Sustainability Events at Caltech
Fall 2007-2008
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Hubbert's Peak, the Coal Question, and Climate Change
David Rutledge,
Tomiyasu Professor of Electrical Engineering and chair,
division of engineering and applied science,
Caltech,
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
New Insights into the Biogeochemical Dynamics of the Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane: Lessons from Three Extreme Environments
Samantha B. Joye,
professor of marine sciences,
University of Georgia,
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Fast Food and Farm Policy
Dan Feldman,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Understanding Recent Atmospheric Circulation Trends: The Relative Impacts of Oceanic vs. Atmospheric Radiative Forcing
Clara Deser,
senior scientist,
climate and global dynamics division,
National Center for Atmospheric Research,
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
9:00am
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The Omnivore's Dilemma Part 2: Big Organic vs. Beyond Organic
Ashley Jones,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: California and Beyond
David B. Lobell,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
9:00am
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Omnivor's Dilemma 3: Hunting and Gathering
Gretchen Keppel Aleks,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Mass Dependent and Mass Independent Fractionation of Mercury Isotopes in Aquatic Systems
Bridget Bergquist,
postdoctoral fellow in geological sciences,
University of Michigan,
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
9:00am
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Societal and Environmental Topics Regarding Pennsylvania's Natural Resources: Amish Farmlands and Anthracite Coal
Zachary J. Lebo,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
3:45pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Anticipating Threats from New Chemicals and Mixtures: Linking Molecular Models to Field-Scale Forecasts
Samuel Arey,
US NSF International Research Fellow,
Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry,
École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne,
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Lecture Sponsored by the Caltech Entrepreneurship Club and the Engineers for a Sustainable World
The Opportunity to Make a Difference: The Challenges and Lessons Learned from Starting and Managing a Nonprofit
Leonard Nelson,
The Least Among Us,
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Chemistry and Phase Partitioning in Atmospheric Organic Aerosols: A Dynamic Interaction
Neil M. Donahue,
associate professor of chemical engineering and chemistry,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Noise Effect on Humans and Animals
Man Nin Chan,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
New Insights into Lignocellulose Degradation by Termite Gut Microbes
Jared Leadbetter,
associate professor of environmental microbiology,
Caltech,
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
9:00am
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Typhoon in Taiwan
Yi-Chun Chen,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
On the Apparent North-South Symmetry of Climate Variatility at Orbital Time-Scales
Peter John Huybers,
assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences,
Harvard University,
Friday, December 7th, 2007