Sustainability Events at Caltech
Winter 2016-2017
Wednesday, January 4th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Impact of mesophyll conductance on photosynthesis from leaf to globe
Ying Sun,
Caltech Postdoctoral Scholar,
Earth Science Section,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Caltech,
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Ambiguity in the causes for decadal trends in atmospheric methane and hydroxyl
Alex Turner,
Graduate Student,
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry,
Harvard University,
Saturday, January 14th, 2017
10:00am
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11:30am
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Understanding how Weather Responds to Changes in Climate
Derek Posselt,
Research Scientist,
Atmospheric Physics and Weather | Earth Science Section,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The California Drought
Richard Seager,
Professor,
Palisades Geophysical Institute,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University,
Saturday, January 28th, 2017
6:00pm
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8:00pm
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Monday, January 30th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Arsenic mobilization in groundwater aquifiers and as removal in drinking water filters - causes and solutions for the world's largest mass poisoning
Andreas Kappler,
Visiting Professor,
Department of Geobiology,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Mesoscale aggregation of shallow marine cumulus convection
Christopher Bretherton,
Professor,
Departments of Atmospheric Science and Applied Mathematics,
University of Washington,
Monday, February 13th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
From North Dakota to the Southern Ocean: Surprising atmospheric observations with climate and air quality implications
Eric Kort,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences,
University of Michigan,
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Resnick Institute Seminar
Research talks from Resnick Fellow Rachel Ford & Postdoctoral Scholar Bradley Brennan
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Carbonyl sulfide as a new window on the carbon cycle
Ulli Seibt,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,
UCLA,
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
On the Planning and Control of Power Networks with Distributed Energy Resources
Yujie Tang,
PhD Candidate,
Electrical Engineering,
Caltech,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Caltech Y Nuclear Winter Series Talk
The New Trump Card: Domestic Nuclear Weapons Policy
David Wright,
Co-Director and Senior Scientist,
Global Security Program,
Union of Concerned Scientists,
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Understanding carbon isotope records during early Paleogene greenhouse conditions
Gerald Dickens,
Professor,
Department of Earth Science,
Rice University,
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Resnick Institute Seminar
Research talks from Resnick Postdoctoral Scholars Allegra Liberman-Martin Ph.D. & Yuanyue Liu Ph.D.
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar in Conjunction with the Young Investigators Lecture Series sponsored by the Caltech Division of Engineering & Applied Science
Bioelectrochemical Systems (BESs) for Energy Recovery from Wastewater
Christine Dykstra,
Graduate Student,
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Thursday, March 16th, 2017
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
Data-Driven Models in Power Systems
Ram Rajagopal,
Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Stanford University,
Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
Data-driven power system modelling: identification/validation of power system dynamic model from PMU measurements
Janusz Bialek,
Professor,
Director of Skoltech Center for Energy Systems,
Skoltech,
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Friday, March 24th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
Computational toolbox for fragility and resilience assessment of power systems
Kostya Turitsyn,
Professor,
Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Monday, March 27th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
Polynomial optimization, interpolation, and its application to power systems
Cédric Josz,
LAAS,
French National Scientific Research Center,
Wednesday, March 29th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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