Sustainability Events at Caltech
Winter 2008-2009
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Can We Tackle Air Pollution and Climate Change Simultaneously and Expect Only Benefits?
Frank Raes,
Environmental Institute European Commission,
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
What Are the Opportunities in a Declining Economy?
Bharat Patel,
senior vice president and director sustainability,
HOK architecture firm,
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Shape of Things to Come: The Potential and the Potential Limits of Global Climate Predictions
Gerard Roe,
associate professor of Earth and space sciences,
University of Washington,
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Environment and Society: Xinjiang and China
Ted Crovello,
environmental biologist,
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Natural Photochemical Nanoreactors in Aquatic Systems
Kristopher McNeill,
associate professor of chemistry,
University of Minnesota,
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
9:00am
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Eddy-Mean Flow Interactions in Western Boundary Current Jets: An Observationally-Driven Theoretical Study
Stephanie Waterman,
joint program student,
Physical Oceanography,
massachusetts institute of technology and Woods Hole Oceanographi Institution,
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Overview and Tour of Caltech's Central Plant
Ben Smith,
project manager,
Facilities,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Wave in the Tropical Atmosphere: A New Theory of the Madden Julian Oscillation
Andrew Ingersoll,
Earle C. Anthony Professor of Planetary Science,
Caltech,
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Can Climate Policy Making Learn from Air Pollution Policy Making? The Experience in Europe and the Enhanced Role of Science
Frank Raes,
head of the climate change unit,
Joint Research Center, European Commission in Ispra, Italy,
Institute for Environment and Sustainability,
Friday, February 6th, 2009
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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Thesis Defense
Water Quality Implications of Changing Surface Water Levels at Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona, and Groundwater Levels at the Mercer River, Central California, USA
Rich Wildman,
graduate students in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Large-Scale Characterization of Snowpack and Its Variability in Mountainous Terrain
Steve Margulis,
associate professor of civil and environmental engineering,
UCLA,
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Lessons from the History of Air Pollution in Los Angeles for a Warming World
Chip Jacobs,
Bill Kelly,
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Including Information from Large Multi-model Archives in Climate-Change Detection and Attribution Studies: One Model, One Vote?
Benjamin David Santer,
physicist and atmospheric scientist,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Climate Change in the Sahel, Past, Present and Future
Alessandra Giannini,
associate research scientist,
International Research Institute for Climate and Society,
Columbia University,
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory: An Early postmortem and prospects for future observations of CO2 from space
Paul Wennberg,
R. Stanton Avery Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Science and Engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Gauging Cryosphere-Driven Sea Level Rise: How Stable Are the Polar Ice Sheets?
Shawn Marshall,
associate professor of geography and Canada Research Chair in Climate Change,
University of Calgary,
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Production of Hydrogen from Water with Sunlight: Does the Hydrogen Economy Really Have a Chance?
Michael Hoffmann,
James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science,
Caltech,
Friday, March 13th, 2009
3:00pm
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