Sustainability Events at Caltech
Fall 2008-2009
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
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Joint Engineering & Applied Science and Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Trans-Boundary Air Pollution: Tracking Sources of Aerosols in the Middle East
Professor Yigal Erel,
head of the Institute of Earth Sciences,
the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel,
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Long-Term Changes in the Southern Ocean Carbon Dioxide Sink
Nicole Lovenduski,
postdoctoral research fellow in atmospheric science,
Colorado State University,
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
A Simple Model of Subtropical Stratocumulus Cloud Feedbacks
Peter Caldwell,
postdoctoral researcher,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
The Low Energy-Use Design for the Building and Its Associated Laboratories
Eric Soladay,
Lead MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) Engineer for the Robinson building redesign,
Rumsey Engineering,
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Reconstructing Climate Deep in Earth history
John Eiler,
Robert P. Sharp Professor of Geology and professor of geochemistry,
Caltech,
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
A History of Water Use in the West: Lessons from Cadillac Desert
Ashley Jones,
Ph.D. Candidate,
ESE,
Caltech,
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Predicting Sea Ice-Climate Interactions
Cecilia Bitz,
assistant professor of atmospheric sciences,
University of Washington,
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
California Ballot Initiatives, 1A, 2, 7, and 10
Nathan Dalleska,
lab administrator,
Caltech,
Monday, October 27th, 2008
9:00am
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Special ESE & Society Discussion Group
Rocky Mountain Institute: Abundance by Design
Amory B. Lovins,
cofounder, chairman, and chief scientist,
Rocky Mountain Institute,
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Interpreting the Variability of Oceanic Oxygen
Curtis Deutsch,
assistant professor,
atmospheric and oceanic sciences,
UCLA,
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Global Water Issues
Zack Lebo,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Tropical Pacific Climate during the Last Millennium
Julian Sachs,
associate professor of chemical oceanography,
University of Washington,
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Water Use on Campus
Matt Berbee,
sustainability coordinator,
Caltech,
John Onderdonk,
manager,
Sustainability Programs,
Caltech,
Friday, November 7th, 2008
8:00am
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Pollen and Asthma
Richard Flagan,
Irma and Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor of Chemical Engineering,
professor of environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
9:00am
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Innovations in Environmental Education (aka: "Are You Smarter than a 6th Grader?")
Lindsay Yee,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
New Insights on Redox Cycling and Microbial Function with in Situ Voltammetry
Greg Druschel,
assistant professor of geology,
University of Vermont,
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Lake Baikal: The Blue Eye of Siberia
Kaitlyn Lucey,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Basic Problems and Plans of Environment Protect in China
Da Yang,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,