Sustainability Events at Caltech
Winter 2007-2008
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Biogeochemical Cycling of Iron Minerals and Humic Substances-Consequences for Pollutant Transformation and Degradation
Andreas Kappler,
assitant professor of geomicrobiology,
Eberhard-Karls-University, Tuebingen,
Monday, January 14th, 2008
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
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Research and Technology Trends Affecting the Availability of Safe, Sustainable Water Supplies
Jim Larkin,
president,
Scientific Methods, Inc.,
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Elucidating Chemical Mechanisms of Aerosol Formation through Studies of the Oxidation of Simple Hydrocarbons
Paul J. Ziemann,
professor of atmospheric chemistry,
UC Riverside,
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Will the "Big One" Collapse Our Big Buildings?
Swaminathan Krishnan,
assistant professor of civil engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Gyoxal as a New Tracer of Photochemical Oxidation of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds
Frank N. Keutsch,
assistant professor of chemistry,
University of Wisconsin—Madison,
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Goods Movement and Air Pollution: How Many People Died for your Nikes?
David Pettit,
senior attorney and director,
Southern California Air Quality Project,
Natural Resources Defense Council,
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar—CANCELLED
Benjamin Van Mooy,
assistant scientist,
marine chemistry and geochemistry,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
8:00pm
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9:00pm
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Markets and Environmental Regulation
John Ledyard,
Allen and Lenabelle Davis Professor,
Econimics and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Stratospheric Dynamics, Ozone, and Climate Change
Theodore Shepherd,
professor of physics,
University of Toronto,
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Sustainability Metrics for Caltech
Asa Hopkins,
graduate student in physics,
Caltech,
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
The Mind of the Market
Michael Shermer,
science writer and publisher,
Skeptic magazine, and executive director, Skeptics Society,
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Global Warming and the Weakening of the Tropical Circulation
Brian Soden,
associate professor,
meteorology and physical ocianography,
The University of Miami,
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Pasadena: Striving to Become a Sustainable Community
Mauricio Mejia,
sustainable programs manager,
department of water and power,
City of Pasadena,
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Siderophore-Mediated Biogeochemical Cycling of Transition Metals
Owen Duckworth,
assistant professor of soil biogeochemistry,
North Carolina State University,
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Eternity Soup: Inside the Quest to End Aging
Greg Critser,
journalist and author,
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Solar Variability and Climate Change
Ka-Kit Tung,
professor of applied mathematics and adjunct professor in atmospheric science,
University of Washington,
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008