Ecosystems Engineering
About the Ecosystems Engineering Seminars:
The Ecosystems Engineering Seminar is a series of invited lectures on a diverse array of science and engineering topics. Most speakers are internationally-renowned experts in their fields and hail from academia, industry, government, and national laboratories. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- water and water quality issues
- atmospheric flows and air pollution
- environmental law and policy
- sustainability
- computing of environmental flow
- environmental socio-economic issues
This year the Center for Environmental Fluid Dynamics has teamed with the Global Institute of Sustainability to offer a broader range of speakers. Seminars are held on Wednesdays in GIOS, room 481, from 4:40 - 5:30 p.m.
PARKING:
Click here for a map showing the locations of visitor parking and the Ecosystems Engineering seminars.
More information about Visitor Parking and parking options can be found at ASU Parking and Transit Services.
STUDENTS:
You may register for the Ecosystems Engineering seminar for credit. The course is cross-listed as CEE/CHE/MAE/MAT/SOS 591: Ecosystems Engineering Seminar. Grading is Pass/Fail and is determined by attendance.You are encouraged to suggest seminar speakers and relevant topics.
Ecosystems Engineering Seminar schedule for Fall 2008:
All seminars will be held in GIOS, room 481, unless otherwise noted.** Light refreshments will be served at 4:25 unless otherwise noted.
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August 27 Reception begins at 4:15 p.m. |
Rick Anthes – President, UCAR; abstract & bio "Weather and Climate Change: Why a Few Degrees Matters" |
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September 3 |
Patrick Phelan -- Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, ASU; abstract & bio "To Drill or Not to Drill" |
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September 10 |
Peter Hyde -- Air Quality Consultant, Center for Environmental Fluid Dynamics, ASU; abstract & bio "Children's Heath Project: Linking PM10 to Asthma in Central Phoenix" |
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September 17 |
Kurt Creager -- Director, Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family; abstract & bio "Change Management: Putting Policy into Practice" |
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September 24 |
Peter Crozier -- Associate Professor, Materials Science, ASU; abstract pending |
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October 1 |
Douglas Rickman -- Global Hydrology and Climate Center NSSTC/MSFC/NASA; abstract & bio "The Global Sweep of Pollution: How you think about a problem determines how you respond" |
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October 8 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Reception begins at 5 p.m. |
Phil Gordon -- Mayor, City of Phoenix, AZ; abstract pending |
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October 15 |
TBA |
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October 22 |
Josef Tanny -- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel; abstract pending "The effect of screen constructions on crop microclimate, canopy boundary layer flows and crop water consumption" |
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October 29* 7 p.m. Murdock Lecture Hall room 101 |
Alan Weisman -- Author, "The World Without Us" |
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November 5** |
John Crittenden -- Richard Snell Presidential Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, ASU; abstract pending |
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November 12 |
William Sprigg – Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Univ. of Arizona; abstract pending |
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November 19 Reception begins at 4:15 p.m. |
Steve Owens -- Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; abstract pending |
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November 26 |
Thanksgiving holiday – No Seminar |
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December 3 |
TBA |
*This is a special seminar co-sponsored by GIOS, the Barrett Honors College Lecture Series and the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) in Urban Ecology Program. The seminar will be held in Murdock Lecture Hall, room 101 at 7 p.m. with a book signing to follow.Students are encouraged to attend.
**Seminar will be held in GIOS, room 401 on November 5.