Sustainability Events at Caltech
Winter 2010-2011
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Topic to be announced.
Jennifer Walker,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Energetics and Potential Implications of Iceberg Calving
Jason Amundson,
postdoctoral scholar in geophysical sciences,
the University of Chicago,
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
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Environmental Justice: Historical Perspectives and Policy Challenges
Jennifer Walker,
Caltech,
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Using Triple O Isotopes and O2/Ar Ratios for Estimating Primary Production under Non-steady Conditions in Marginal Ice Blooms in the Bering Sea
Masha Prokopenko,
assistant research professor of Earth science,
USC,
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
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The Chlorine Dilemma: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Michael Hoffmann,
James Irvine Professor,
Caltech,
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Field-Scale Bioremediation of a Uranium-Impacted Aquifer under Natural and Artificially Stimulated Conditions
Kate Campbell,
research biogeochemist,
Water Resources,
U. S. Geological Survey, Boulder, Colorado,
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
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The Science and Politics of Soil
Gretchen Keppel-Aleks,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Defining and Scaling Coupled Hydrological-biogeochemical Processes Responsible for the Worlds Largest Mass Poisoning
Benjamin David Kocar,
postdoctoral fellow,
Stanford University,
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
9:00am
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Nanotechnology for Sustainability: Environment, Water and Climate
Mamadou Diallo,
visiting associate in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
On the Impact of Ocean Heat Transport in Warm and Cold Climates
Brian Rose,
postdoctoral fellow in atmospheric sciences,
University of Washington,
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
9:00am
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A Solar Cell Primer: From the Sun to the Lab to the Market
Dan Turner-Evans,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Direct CO2 Capture from Air Using Moisture Swing Absorption
Klaus Lackner,
professor of geophysics, Earth, and environmental engineering,
Columbia University,
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
12:00pm
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Sustainability Lecture
Thermochemical Fuels
Sossina Haile,
professor of materials science and chemical engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Insights Derived from Studying the Signature of the MJO in Satellite and Lightning Observations
John Wallace,
University of Washington,
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
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Can Montana Repeal the Physics of Climate? Market of Fundamentalism and the Rise of Anti-science in the United States
Erik Conway,
JPL,
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Environment, Agriculture, and Food Nexus
Pamela Martin,
assistant professor of geophysical sciences,
the University of Chicago,
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Microscale Distributions of Phytoplankton Revealed Using a Planar Laser Imaging Fluorometer
Peter J. S. Franks,
professor of biological oceanography,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
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Did the Retro Commissioning of the Mudd Buildings Actually Save Energy?
John Onderdonk,
manager for sustainability programs,
Caltech,
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Projected Changes in the Seasonal Cycle under Global Warming
Adam H. Sobel,
professor,
Department of Applied Physics & Applied Mathematics and Department of Earth & Environmental Science,
Columbia University,