Sustainability Events at Caltech
Winter 2009-2010
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Insights from a Coastal Ocean Time Series—Biogenic and Lithogenic Sedimentation
Will Berelson,
professor of Earth science,
USC,
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
The North Mudd Retro-Commissioning Project
Matthew Berbee,
energy LEED-EB manager,
Caltech,
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Fire Contributions to Contemporary Changes in the Global Carbon Cycle and Climate System
James Randerson,
professor, Earth system science,
UC Irvine,
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
9:00am
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10:00am
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Smog in the Pearl River Delta
Zhihong Tan,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
4:00pm
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Sustainability Lecture
Solar Decathlon: Commercially Available Sustainable Building Technologies
John Onderdonk,
manager for sustainability programs,
Caltech,
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Why Is Monsoon Onset Rapid?
Simona Bordoni,
assistant professor of environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Sustainability Lecture
Solar Decathlon: Photovoltaic Technology
Harry Atwater,
Howard Hughes Professor and professor of applied physics and materials science,
Caltech,
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Drinking Water Management in Korea
Dae Jung Kwon,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:30pm
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Sustainability Lecture
Solar Decathlon: Batteries and Other Energy Storage Options as Applied to the Solar Decathlon Competition
Nate Lewis,
Argyros Professor and professor of chemistry,
Caltech,
Friday, January 29th, 2010
10:30am
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12:00pm
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Sustainability Lecture
Solar Decathlon: Smart Grid Technology
Christopher Clark,
engineer,
Southern California Edison,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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Sustainability Lecture
Solar Decathlon: Overview of Energy Technologies
Joseph Shepherd,
Johnson Professor of Aeronautics and professor of mechanical engineering,
Caltech,
Monday, February 1st, 2010
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Sustainability Lecture
Solar Decathlon: Building Insulation and Heat Loss
Melany Hunt,
professor of mechanical engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Low-Frequency Tropical Pacific Sea-Surface Temperature over the Past Millennium: Reconstruction and Error Estimates
Julien Emile-Geay,
assistant professor of Earth sciences,
USC,
4:00pm
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Sustainability Lecture
Solar Decathlon: Engineering Design Process
Ken Pickar,
visiting professor of mechanical engineering,
Caltech,
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Arctic sea ice retreat: Observations and Predictions
Ian Eisenman,
postdoctoral scholar in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Friday, February 5th, 2010
4:30pm
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Sustainability Lecture
Solar Decathlon: HVAC and Water Heating
Michael Pauken,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Holocene Evolution of the El Nino/Southern Oscillation Phenomenon
Christopher Charles,
professor,
Geosciences Research Division,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
9:00am
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Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage: Creating a Sustainable Future
Sossina Haile,
professor of materials science and chemical engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Topic to be announced.
David Lea,
professor of paleochimatology, paleoceanography, geochemistry,
UC Santa Barbara,
4:00pm
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6:00pm
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar—cancelled
Isabella Velicogna,
assistant professor of Earth system science,
UC Irvine,
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
9:00am
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Location to be announced
A Cold Climate: The Challenge of Communication the Climate Change Story in a Declining Media Environment
Usha McFarling,
communications director,
Resnick Institute for Science of Energy,
Caltech,
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Short and Long-term Climatic Impacts on Water Circulation in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa
Jason Antenucci,
associate professor and deputy director,
Center for Water Research,
University of Western Australia,
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Climate Change Impacts on Biogeochemical Cycling in a Temperate Estuary
Robinson Fulweiler,
assistant professor of marine geochemistry,
Boston University,
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
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1:00pm
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Past 30,000 Years on the Southern Chile Margin: Ventilation, Productivity and Weathering
Zanna Chase,
assistant professor of chemical oceanography,
Oregon State University,
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Drift, Jump, Mix: Jet-Topography Interactions in the Southern Ocean
Andrew F. Thompson,
NERC postdoctoral fellow in applied mathematics and theoretical physics,
University of Cambridge,