Sustainability Events at Caltech
Fall 2006-2007
Friday, September 29th, 2006
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Fire and Ice: Dynamics of Climate Variability at High Latitude
Peter B. Rhines,
professor of oceanography and atmospheric sciences,
University of Washington,
Friday, October 6th, 2006
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Reviewing for Journals & Funding Agencies
Janet Hering,
professor of environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
A Tale of Two Sludges: Metagenomic Analysis of Two Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) Sludge Communities
Phil Hugenholtz,
head,
Microbial Ecology Program DOE Joint Genome Institute,
Friday, October 13th, 2006
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Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Kissing Butterflies and Chips Bag: Unraveling the Chemistry of Phenazine Biosynthesis
Dr. Wulf Blankenfeldt,
physical biochemistry department,
Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany,
Friday, October 20th, 2006
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Molecular Basis and Consequences of Phenotypic Variation in Vibrio Cholerae
Fitnat H. Yildiz,
assistant professor, environmental toxicology,
UC Santa Cruz,
Friday, November 3rd, 2006
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Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Modeling PAH and PCB Sources and Degradation in Aquatic Sediments Based on Factor Analysis with Nonnegative Constraints
Professor Erik Christensen,
department of civil engineering and mechanics,
University of WisconsinMilwaukee,
Friday, November 10th, 2006
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Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Importace of Biofilms in Environmental Mercury Methylation and Persistence of Enteric Bacteria in Beach Sediments
Jenny Ayla Jay,
assistant professor,
department of civil and environmental engineering,
UCLA,
Friday, November 17th, 2006
12:00pm
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
The Outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong
King-Fai Li,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Friday, November 24th, 2006
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Massive Releases of Radioactivity—A Retrospective Look
Charles S. Shapiro,
professor of physics,
San Francisco State University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
Friday, December 1st, 2006
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Student Presentations on Product Design for the Developing World
Ken Pickar,
visiting professor of mechanical engineering,
Caltech,