Sustainability Events at Caltech
Spring 2009-2010
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Gnanadesikan Anand,
lecturer in atmospheric and oceanic sciences,
Princeton University,
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Mak Saito,
associate scientist in marine chemistry and geochemistry,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Impact of Turbulence on the Intensity of Hurricanes in Numerical Models
Richard Rotunno,
senior scientist in mesoscale meteorology,
National Center for Atmospheric Research,
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
1:30pm
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2:20pm
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Thesis Defense
Formate Dehydrogenase Genes Form Termite Gut Microbiota: Insights on the Ricrobial Ecology of Acetogenic Bacteria
Xinning Zhang,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Monday, April 19th, 2010
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
7:30pm
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Caltech Y Social Activism Speaker Series (SASS) Lecture
Activism v 2.0: Technology and Grassroots Organizing
Kalaya'an Mendoza,
regional field organizer,
Amnesty International-USA,
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Into and Out of the Last Glacial Maximum
Peter Clark,
professor of geosciences,
Oregon State University,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Caltech Y Social Activism Speaker Series (SASS) Lecture
Creating Great Places to Bike!
Felicia Williams,
advisory committee member,
C.I.C.L.E. (Cyclists Inciting Change thru Live Exchange),
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Compound-Specific Amino Acid Fractionation Patterns: A New Approach to Tracing Organic Nitrogen Source and Transformation
Matthew McCarthy,
associate professor of ocean sciences,
UC Santa Cruz ,
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Connecting Marine Trace Metal Biogeochemical Cycles with Their Corresponding Metalloenzymes in Phytoplankton
Mak Saito,
Associate Scientist,
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Resolving the Discrepancy between Laboratory and Field-based Reaction Rates: Insights from Isotopes and Reactive Transport Models
Kate Maher,
assistant professor of environmental isotope geochemistry,
Stanford University,
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Wetting and Drying Effects on Soil Microbial Communities in a California Grassland Ecosystem
Patricia Holden,
professor of environmental microbiology,
UCSB,
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Caltech Y Social Activism Speaker Series (SASS) Lecture
A Discussion on the Arizona Immigration Law: 'Civil Rights and Politics: Arizona and Beyond'
Matt Gonzalez,
attorney,
Gonzalez & Leigh, LLP,
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Genetic Adaptation to Nutrient Stress in Marine Unicellular Cyanobacteria
Adam Martiny,
assistant professor of Earth system science,
UC Irvine,
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Thinking about Snowball Initiation and Deglaciation
Dorian S. Abbot,
postdoctoral scholar in geophysical sciences,
The University of Chicago,