Videos

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Behind the Book: From Scientist to CEO - Jess Adkins and Julie Schoenfeld

Caltech science writer Lori Dajose (BS '15) moderates a conversation between Jess Adkins, the Smits Family Professor of Geochemistry and Global Environmental Science and CEO of oceanic carbon sequestration start-up Calcarea; and Julie Schoenfeld, Caltech's entrepreneur in residence for physical sciences. Discussion topics include the process of taking an idea from the lab into the commercial sector, the learning curve involved with running a company after working in academia, and the ways in which Caltech can assist entrepreneurs across campus.

Conversations on Artificial Intelligence: Using AI for Wildlife Conservation

Earth is quickly losing its biodiversity: One million plant and animal species are under threat of extinction, according to the United Nations. To better assess the problem of biodiversity loss and what to do about it, ecologists and field biologists need access to accurate observation data on more species in more parts of the globe. That's where artificial intelligence researchers like Caltech professor Pietro Perona and graduate student Suzanne Stathatos can help.

In this webinar, Perona and Stathatos discussed the AI methods they have developed to more effectively monitor species, from salmon to birds to mountain lions. Their data uncovers information about complex ecosystems, human impact on biodiversity, and the effects of climate change on nature.

Conversations on Sustainability: Microbes and Climate Change

Caltech researchers and engineers on campus and at JPL, which Caltech manages for NASA, pursue science-driven solutions to mitigate climate change. In Conversations on Sustainability, you will hear directly from Caltech experts about their progress and can ask your own questions.

Caltech scientists and MacArthur Fellows Dianne Newman and Victoria Orphan speak with science writer Lori Dajose (BS '15) about the role of microorganisms in sustaining life on a warming planet, from enabling precision agriculture to cycling carbon in the ocean to mitigating the greenhouse gases produced by livestock.

Conversations on Sustainability: A Smarter Electricity Grid

Caltech researchers and engineers on campus and at JPL, which Caltech manages for NASA, pursue science-driven solutions to mitigate climate change. In Conversations on Sustainability, you will hear directly from Caltech experts about their progress and can ask your own questions.

Adam Wierman, professor of computing and mathematical sciences and director of Information Science and Technology, and Steven Low, the Frank J. Gilloon Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Electrical Engineering, discussed how a "smarter" electrical grid can help us more efficiently meet today's power demands while incorporating sustainable energy sources like wind and solar.

Conversations on Sustainability: The Power of Sunlight

Caltech researchers and engineers on campus and at JPL, which Caltech manages for NASA, pursue science-driven solutions to mitigate climate change. In Conversations on Sustainability, you will hear directly from Caltech experts about their progress and can ask your own questions.

Harry Atwater, Otis Booth Leadership Chair of the Division of Engineering and Applied Science and Howard Hughes Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science, envisions a future in which solar power not only supplies our electricity needs but also creates fuels for our vehicles and greener chemicals for manufacturing.

Conversations on Sustainability: Beyond Lithium-Ion Batteries

Caltech researchers and engineers on campus and at JPL, which Caltech manages for NASA, pursue science-driven solutions to mitigate climate change. In Conversations on Sustainability, you will hear directly from Caltech experts about their progress and can ask your own questions.

In the first conversation in this series, assistant professor of chemistry Kimberly See speaks with Caltech science writer Emily Velasco about the fundamental science advances needed to create more efficient, greener batteries to power Earth's electric future.

Watson Lecture: Sunlight to Everything: Catalyzing a Sustainable Future

Jonas Peters, Bren Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Resnick Sustainability Institute (RSI) at Caltech, describes how, using sunlight, RSI researchers are imagining how to generate and manage electricity more efficiently; convert it to chemical fuels, materials, and fertilizers; and use it to power water purification.

Intro to Ecology and Biosphere Engineering

A brief introduction to the Ecology and Biosphere Engineering research initiative featuring Victoria J. Orphan, James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science and Geobiology, and Resnick postdoctoral fellow Kurt M. Dahlstrom PhD (Newman Group). (RSI-10 in Session | Nov. 8, 2019 )

Intro to Sunlight-to-Everything

A brief introduction to the Sunlight-to-Everything research initiative featuring Resnick graduate research fellow Kyle Virgil (CCE: Blake and Atwater Groups) and Harry B. Gray, Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry; Founding Director, Beckman Institute. (RSI-10 in Session | Nov. 8, 2019 )

Intro to Remote Sensing in Environmental Science

A brief introduction to remote sensing applications in environmental science research featuring Paul O. Wennberg, R. Stanton Avery Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Science and Engineering; Executive Officer for Environmental Science and Engineering; Director, Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Global Environmental Science, and Resnick graduate research fellow Liyin He (ESE: Frankenberg Group). (RSI-10 in Session | Nov. 8, 2019 )

Chen-Huang Lecture | Terry Tamminen

Terry Tamminen, CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, and former CalEPA Secretary, examines California sustainability policies that succeeded in the state and became models around the globe for advancing environmental protection and "green" economic development. (2019)

Climate School w/ Prof. Jess Adkins

This session addresses the basic concepts of energy balance, looking at the ways in which the planet's temperature and climate can change at the global scale, and what the interacting earth systems are that play a role in this process. This session also includes a look at the historical climate record for clues about how these systems and processes have changed.

Climate School w/ Prof. Andy Thompson

This session provides information about how ocean dynamics influence the ocean's response to rising atmospheric temperatures and CO₂ levels. It also highlights how observations from ships, satellites and autonomous platforms have contributed to our understanding of recent oceanic changes.

Chen-Huang Lecture | Hal Harvey

Hal Harvey, CEO of the energy and environmental policy firm Energy Innovation, presents the strategy—which countries, which policies—required to deliver a low-carbon future. He also highlights characteristics of successful energy policy design and answers audience questions.

You Belong - Science Has No Borders

We are happy to share this short video put together by Concerned Caltech Faculty documenting Caltech's "Science Has No Borders" immigrant solidarity rally. In response to the international travel restrictions, more than 500 people gathered on the Caltech campus on March 1, 2017, to express support for the international members of the Caltech community.