19-23 November\u00a02018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n M. Eelsalu participated in the 3rd Latin American Symposium on Water Waves with November\u00a02018,<\/strong>\u00a0WORKSHOP<\/p>\n Prof. Kevin Parnell participated in the Baltic Earth Workshop on Multiple Drivers with October\u00a02018,<\/strong>\u00a0PUBLIC PRESENTATION<\/p>\n Prof. Kevin Parnell presented “Turning science into successful projects: political and 28 August\u00a02018,<\/strong>\u00a0PUBLIC PRESENTATION<\/p>\n Prof. Kervin Parnell presented “Sand, sea-level and society: Complexity on the 12\u201315 June 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n Fatemeh Najafzadeh, Tarmo Soomere and visting students Kuanysh Kussembayeva and Aigerim Sakhayva participated in the 7th<\/sup> IEEE\/OES Baltic Symposium \u201cClean and Safe Baltic Sea and Energy Security for the Baltic countries\u201d (12\u201315 June 2018, Klaip\u0117da, Lithuania) with four oral presentations:<\/p>\n T.Soomere was chairman of Session III of this conference<\/p>\n 11 June 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n The newspaper Pealinn<\/em> (The Capital City) published a short comment on the possible dangers to Tallinn related to climate changes, Pealinn, 19(600), 11.06.2018, 8.<\/p>\n 11\u201315 June 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n Andrea Giudici, Nade\u017eda Kudryavtseva, Rain M\u00e4nnikus, Kevin Parnell, Katri Pindsoo and Tarmo Soomere participated in the 2nd<\/sup> Baltic Earth Conference (Helsing\u00f6r, Denmark, 11\u201315 June 2018) with five oral presentations<\/p>\n 10 June 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the 11th<\/sup> meeting of the Baltic Earth Science Steering Committee\u00a0(Helsing\u00f6r, Denmark).<\/p>\n 07 June 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the paper\u00a0Kliimamuutuste teravad j\u00e4ljed merelinnades<\/em>\u00a0(Signatures of climate change\u00a0in coastal cities) to the joint conference of Estonian and Finnish muncipal engineering societies “Kvaliteetse elukeskkonna v\u00f5imekad loojad\u201d (Creating high-quality living environment) (Tallinn, the Russian theatre).<\/p>\n 05 June 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEETING<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the award ceremony of the L’Oreal-UNESCO prize for female scientists (Riga, Latvian Academy of Sciences).<\/p>\n 31 May\u201301 June 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the European\u00a0Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) council meeting (Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences (Sofia, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences).<\/p>\n 28 May\u201301 June 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n Andrea Giudici, Katri Pindsoo and Nade\u017eda Kudryavtseva participated in the\u00a050th<\/sup> International Li\u00e8ge Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics \u201cLong-term studies in oceanography \u2013 a celebration of 50 years of science at the Li\u00e8ge Colloquium\u201d (Li\u00e8ge, Belgium, 28 May\u201301 June 2018) with two oral presentations:<\/p>\n and one poster presentation<\/p>\n 27\u201330 May 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0VISIT TO KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY<\/p>\n The visit of T.Soomere to al-Farabi Kazakh National University focused on preparation of a new curriculum in mechanics for international students.<\/p>\n 25 May 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T.Soomere was moderator of the panel discussion on the conference of Estonian centers of excellence in science (Omicum, Tartu).<\/p>\n 21 May 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the paper\u00a0Kliimamuutused: teadus poliitikat toetamas<\/em>\u00a0(Climate change: science supporting policy) to the climate conference “Meie tee Pariisi\u201d (Our road to Paris) of the Ministry of the Environment and participated in the panel discussion of this conference\u00a0(Tallinn, the House of Ministries).<\/p>\n 16\u201318 May 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0SCIENCE POLICY AND CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the General Assembly of the union All Europan Academies ALLEA and presented a final comment to the conference\u00a0\u201eScience in Times of Challenged Trust and Expertise: Shaping European Science Advice\u201c.\u00a0(Sofia, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences).<\/p>\n 15 May 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0DISTINCTION<\/p>\n T.Soomere received the Medal of the Coat of Arms of the City of Tallinn for his long-term contribution to marine and coastal studies for the benefit of the city and its inhabitants.<\/em><\/p>\n 13\u201318 May 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n Andrea Giudici, Katri Pindsoo and N.Delpeche-Ellmann participated in the International Coastal Symposium ICS2018 (Haeundae, Busan, South Korea, 13\u201318 May 2018) with three oral presentations:<\/p>\n T.Soomere was co-author of another oral presentation:<\/p>\n 06 May 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A longer interview with T.Soomere in the broadcast Osoon<\/em>\u00a0of the national TV channel ETV about functioning our beaches under climate change.<\/p>\n 04 May 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0DISTINCTION<\/p>\n T.Soomere was inaugurated as honorary doctor of Klaipeda University (Lithuania). A part of the event was the public academic lecture Multifaceted patterns of climate change in the eastern Baltic Sea.<\/em><\/p>\n 23\u201324 April 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the joint meeting of EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) environment steering panel and energy steering panel (Budapest, Hungarian Academy of Sciences).<\/p>\n 18 April 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A. Giudici was interviewed by an Italian TV national channel RAI 3, in a program called “Agora”. He spoke about the Institute of Cybernetics, floating pollution forecast models, and research in Estonia (in Italian) : The interview (video)<\/a> and a screenshot<\/a><\/p>\n 13 April 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the paperReflections of climate change in nearshore and coastal processes in the Baltic Sea\u00a0<\/em>o the colloquium Future of coastal dynamics research<\/em> on the occasion of the 75th<\/sup> birthday of Prof. Dr. Jan Harff, Ernst Moritz Arndt Unversit\u00e4t Greifswald, Germany.<\/p>\n 11 April 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0NETWORK MEETING<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the meeting of the network “Growth and innovation in the ocean economy: Baltic Sea Checkpoint. Sebastian Checkpoints \u2013 Lot 3 Baltic\u201d of the call MARE\/2014\/09 (Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark).<\/p>\n 09\u201310 April 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEETING OF STEERING COMMITTEE<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the meeting of the steering committee of the Baltic Sea Science Congress 2019, Stockolm, Sweden.<\/p>\n 08\u201313 April 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n N.Delpeche-Ellmann participated at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly (Vienna, Austria, 8\u201313 April 2018) with the oral presentation: Delpeche-Ellmann N., D\u00f6\u00f6s, K., Viikm\u00e4e, B., Soomere T. Examining the role of bottom topography on coastal upwelling jets using a synergy of in-situ, satellite and model data in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea (EGU2018-15364).<\/p>\n 04 April 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture\u00a0Kliimamuutuste\u00a0kauge k\u00f5min Eestit puudutamas<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>(Remote echo of climate change will touch Estonia) to the conference of employers\u00a0“Tuulelohe lend\u201d (Swissotel, Tallinn).<\/p>\n 02 April 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A longer comment by T.Soomere to the broadcast Ringvaade<\/em> of the national TV channel ETV about the background and possible solutions of the problems related to disruptions of ferry traffic to Hiiumaa because of low water level.<\/p>\n 27 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0KEYNOTE LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture\u00a0Kliimamuutuste peegeldused Eesti rannikuvetes<\/em> (Reflections of climate change in Estonian coastal waters) to the Biosphere Day, Kuressaare, Saaremaa.<\/p>\n 23 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture\u00a0Statistika ja d\u00fcnaamika s\u00fcmbioos mere- ja rannikuteaduses\u00a0<\/em>(Symbiosis of statistics and dynamics in marine and coastal science) to the 29th conference of the Estonian Statistical Society \u201cAndmeteadus eluteaduste teenistuses\u201d (Data science serves the life sciences, Narva College, of the University of Tartu, 23.\u201324.03.2018) .<\/p>\n 23 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0KEYNOTE LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture\u00a0Kliimamuutuste n\u00e4htamatud m\u00f5jud ja riskid\u00a0<\/em>(Invisible impacts and risks of climate change) to the 13th\u00a0conference “P\u00f5llumees kui tippjuht 2018” (Farmers as top level leaders), Olustvere.<\/p>\n 23 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A short comment of T.Soomere about presentations to the lunch of opinion leaders organised by the daily newspaper Postimees<\/em>.<\/p>\n 20 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0LECTURE OUTSIDE THE HOME INSTITUTE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture Unistused, ootused ja faktid kiiresti muutuvas maailmas<\/em>\u00a0(Dreams, expectations and facts in the rapidly changing world) to the team of developers of the new version of national curricula for the gymnasium level, Tartu, VSpa conference centre.<\/p>\n 15 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the opening lecture\u00a0P\u00f6\u00f6rates mere\u00e4\u00e4rset riiki n\u00e4oga mere poole<\/em>\u00a0(It is time for the coastal country to face the sea) to the conference \u201cEesti mereteadus 2018\u201d (Estonian Marine Science 2018), Aula of the University of Tartu.<\/p>\n 15 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A short comment of T.Soomere about certain specific marine noise heard near Laimjala, Saaremaa (Saarte H\u00e4\u00e4l, 15. m\u00e4rts 2018, p 4). https:\/\/www.saartehaal.ee\/2018\/03\/15\/kulalood-laimjala-rahvas-jai-ilma-ebamaise-kolaga-meremuhast\/.<\/p>\n 09 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A. Giudici\u00a0was interviewed by an Italian weekly newspaper and an article was published on Estonian research, e-citizenship and entrepreneurship (in Italian) : http:\/\/www.repubblica.it\/vener 07 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the live-on-air broadcast Suud puhtaks<\/em> (Hard-talk) dedicated to the problems related to the planned wood chemistry plant in Tartu county.<\/p>\n 07 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0PRESENTATION OUTSIDE THE HOME INSTITUTE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the paper\u00a0Puidu v\u00e4\u00e4rindamise piiratud valikud<\/em>\u00a0(Options for a biorefinery are strongly limited) to the extraordinary meeting of the Board of the City of Tartu dedicated to the problems related to the planned wood chemistry plant in Tartu county<\/p>\n 06 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A\u00a0comment by T.Soomere to the broadcast Aktuaalne Kaamera of the national TV channel ETV about the recommendation of the Research and Development Council about the recommended level of investments into research.<\/p>\n 06 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A longer comment by T.Soomere to the broadcast\u00a0 Seitsmesed uudised (News at 19.00) of the TV channel TV3 about problems related to the planned wood chemistry plant in Tartu county.<\/p>\n 04 March 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A comment by T.Soomere to the broadcast Aktuaalne Kaamera of the national TV channel ETV about the reasons behind unusually low water level in the Western Estonian archipelago.<\/p>\n 22 February 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n An interview with T.Soomere in the broadcast Labor<\/em> of the national radio channel Vikerraadio<\/em> about the specific role of academies of science in the development of small countries. Reflected by the portal:\u00a0ERR Novaator, Eesti teaduse fenomen, https:\/\/novaator.err.ee\/685013\/eesti-teaduse-fenomen-akadeemia-tarmo-soomere<\/p>\n 16 February 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n An article by Laura Mallene reflects a longer interview with T. Soomere about mechanisms how the choices of parents steer the thinking of children\u00a0[Laura Mallene,\u00a0Tarmo Soomere: laste kasvatamise 16 February 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0LECTURE OUTSIDE THE HOME INSTITUTE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture “Richness in forest and mineral resources: dreams and obstacles” to the joint winter conference of the Estonian Society of Biology Teachers and Estonian Union of Chemistry Teachers (Tartu, Omicum, 16.\u201317.02.2018).\u00a0<\/p>\n 09 February 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n An interview with T. Soomere published in the February issue of popular science magazine\u00a0Eesti Loodus<\/em>\u00a0(Estonian Nature<\/em>) invites scientists to be more active in various kinds of social media (Rainer Kerge. Teadlased peavad okupeerima Facebooki! (Scientists must occupy Facebook!). Eesti Loodus, 2\/2018, 44\u201349).\u00a0<\/p>\n 17 January 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A paper by K\u00fcllike Roov\u00e4li “Veetaseme oodatav langus esialgu praame ei \u00e4hvarda” (A drop in water level is not yet dangerous for ferry connections) based on comments of T.\u00a0Soomere about possible magnitude of low water level in an unusual south-eastern storm,\u00a0\u00d5htuleht<\/em>, 17.01.2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n 15 January 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n The portal Novaator<\/em>\u00a0(that focuses on science and innovation) reflected on the interview with T. Soomere\u00a0on 13 January:\u00a0https:\/\/novaator.err.ee\/654237\/burokraatia-ja-maaramatus-pigistavad-teadlastest-elumahla-valja<\/p>\n 13 January 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A longer interview with T. Soomere in the broadcast\u00a0Kajalood<\/em>\u00a0of the national radio channel Vikerraadio<\/em>\u00a0about current changes in the air flow and associated changes in our weather, and about problems faced by young scientists in Estonia.\u00a0<\/p>\n 09 January 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A live-on-air interview with T. Soomere in the broadcast\u00a0Terevisioon<\/em>\u00a0of the national TV\u00a0 channel ETV\u00a0about legacy of the 2005 January storm, achievements of operational oceanography in Estonia and about implementation of the new (Amsterdam) height system instead of the classic Kronstadt-zero-based system.\u00a0<\/p>\n 02 January 2018,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A. 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an oral presentation “Quantification of the evolution of sandy beaches applying laser
scanning technology with inverse Bruun\u2019s Rule”.<\/p>\n
an oral presentation “Coastal management as a driver for earth system changes in
the Baltic Sea region”.<\/p>\nOctober\u00a02018<\/h3>\n
community dimensions (environment and climate change)”. Invited presentation and
discussion panel member to “Advisory Role of Academies in the Information-rich
Society”, organised by the Estonian Academy of Sciences,
http:\/\/www.akadeemia.ee\/_repository\/file\/TEGEVUS\/YRITUSED_2018\/Programme_
of_the_October_conference_03_10.pdf, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qio7wX6zHx8<\/p>\nAugust\u00a02018<\/h3>\n
coast”. Invited presentation “FuturICT 2.0”, a European Commission network of
future technologies, organised by the Estonian Academy of Sciences,
http:\/\/www.akadeemia.ee\/et\/tegevus\/uudised\/uritused\/20180818093822\/
http:\/\/www.akadeemia.ee\/_repository\/file\/TEGEVUS\/YRITUSED_2018\/FuturICT2_0\/
Parnell_FuturICT_Tallinn_28_08_2018.pdf<\/p>\nJune 2018<\/h3>\n
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\nm\u00f5ju avaldub vanemate valikute kaudu.\u00a0Eesti P\u00e4evaleht\u00a0<\/em>(Estonian Daily),\u00a033, 16.02.2018, 6].<\/p>\nJanuary 2018<\/h3>\n