Sustainability Events at Caltech
Winter 2005-2006
Wednesday, January 4th, 2006
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Microbial Metabolism of Reduced Phosphorus Compounds: Novel Biochemistry and Biotechnological Applications
William W. Metcalf,
Associate Professor,
Department of Microbiology & Institute for Genomic Biology,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Friday, January 6th, 2006
12:00pm
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2006
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Strata Formation by Hyperpycnal Flows: Experiments, Modeling, and Observations from Lake Powell
Lincoln Pratson,
Associate Professor,
Earth and Ocean Sciences Division,
Duke University,
Friday, January 13th, 2006
12:00pm
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Pasadena's Green Building Program
Alice Sterling,
Senior Project Manager,
City of Pasadena,
Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Estimating Primary Production Rates in the Ocean: Recent in situ Versus Traditional in vitro Methods
Paul Quay,
Professor,
School of Oceanography,
University of Washington,
Friday, January 20th, 2006
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
"The Griffith Park Master Plan: The Plan, the Process, and the Consequences for Griffith Park"
Janet Hering,
Professor,
Environmental Science and Engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Water, Drugs, and Sex: Endocrine Disruption in Aquatic Ecosystems
Larry B. Barber,
U.S. Geological Survey,
Friday, January 27th, 2006
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
The Green Party at the Local Level: Two Candidates for the California State Assembly Share their Perspectives
Ricardo Costa,
Green Party,
Philip Koebel,
Green Party,
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Combined Budget of Gas- and Particle-Phase Organic Carbon in a Polluted Atmosphere
Joost DeGouw,
U.S. Department of Commerce,
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration,
Friday, February 3rd, 2006
12:00pm
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Climate Change: Policy Options after Kyoto
Tapio Schneider,
Professor,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Vesicle-Mediated Signal Trafficking in Prokaryotes
Marvin Whiteley,
Assistant Professor Periodontics,
Department of Microbiology and Immunology,
The University of Oklahoma Health Science Center,
Friday, February 10th, 2006
12:00pm
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Proposition 65: Why is California Covered with Warning Signs?
Laurine Tuleya,
South Coast Air Quality Management District Hearing Board,
Friday, February 17th, 2006
12:00pm
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ESE and Society Discussion Group
Unconventional Oils: Are Microbes the Answer?
Victoria Orphan,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Geochemical and Genetic Controls of Microbial Arsenite Oxidation
Timothy R. McDermott,
Associate Professor,
Center for Biofilm Engineering,
Montana State University - Bozeman,
Friday, February 24th, 2006
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Friday, March 3rd, 2006
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Wednesday, March 8th, 2006
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Recent Changes in the Arctic Marine Environment: What Can We Learn from Geochemical Tracers of Oceanic Circulation?
Christopher Guay,
President,
Pacific Marine Sciences and Technology LLC,
Friday, March 10th, 2006
12:00pm
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