[Aspuru-Guzik group list] HUCE Weekly Calendar Email April 28 - May 12

Highlights: Tomorrow, April 29: Yi Cui, Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, will discuss exciting applications of nano-technologies in solar cells, batteries, microbial fuel cells, and water filters in "Energy and Environment Nanomaterials" at the final Energy Materials group seminar. Wednesday, May 4: Join a conversation with the members of Refrigerants, Naturally! about how corporations, NGOs and government can work together to make substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in "Keeping Our Cool: Promoting Green Technologies to Combat Climate Change." Did you miss an HUCE lecture? Visit the links our events page to view the videos online: http://environment.harvard.edu/events/calendar Calendar Listings: Tonight 6:00pm Greening Our Future Through Farming Environmental Impacts of Animal Agriculture SOCH 104 Harvard University Cambridge, MA Gene Baur, President of the Farm Sanctuary. Contact Name: Marina N. Bolotnikova mbolotnikova(a)college.harvard.edu 314.484.1937 7:30pm Movie Screening: The Economics of Happiness Emerson Hall 210 Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA The Economics of Happiness restores our faith in humanity and challenges us to believe that it is possible to build a better world. ‘Going local’ is a powerful strategy to repair our fractured world—our ecosystems, our societies and ourselves. April 29, 2011 12:00pm Energy Materials at Harvard: "Energy and Environment Nanomaterials" Maxwell Dworkin G115 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge Featuring Yi Cui, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University. Contact Name: Brenda Hugot bhugot(a)fas.harvard.edu 617-496-1788 1:00pm - 6:00pm Tackling Global Challenges Through International Law The Fletcher School Tufts University 160 Packard Ave, Medford, MA The Forum's proposals take a three-pronged approach to ensuring environmentally sustainable growth and energy access: progress through the UN; cooperation between like-minded actors; and partnerships with the private sector and civil society. http://worldeconomicforumatfletcher.eventbrite.com 5:30pm "The Promise and Challenge of Water Sensitivity" Tsai Auditorium Center for Government and International Affairs Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Herbert Dreiseitl, Landscape Architect, Artist, Founder & Partner, Atelier Dreiseitl, Loeb Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design. http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/node/2506 Contact Name: Elizabeth Flanagan elizabethflanagan(a)fas.harvard.edu 617.495.1036 April 30 - May 8, 2011 Cambridge Science Festival Locations throughout Cambridge The Cambridge Science Festival is a celebration showcasing Cambridge as an internationally recognized leader in science, technology, engineering and math. A multifaceted, multicultural event every spring, the Cambridge Science Festival makes science accessible, interactive and fun for everyone! April 30, 2011 9:00am - 4:00pm WAZE Symposium -- On the Frontline: Overcoming the Challenges of Conservation Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston Campus The symposium will explore how policy, economics, ecology, medicine, culture and anthropology can intertwine to overcome current and future challenges in conservation. http://sites.tufts.edu/wazesymposium2011/ wazesymposium2011(a)gmail.com 9:30am - 1:00pm Harvard Alumni Global Month of Service - Trail Restoration at Harvard Forest Harvard Forest 324 North Main St. Petersham, MA 01366 After a short orientation period, we'll work in groups on simple maintenance projects along the Harvard Forest natural history trails. PLEASE RSVP by Friday, April 22 to hart3(a)fas.harvard.edu, specifying how many adults and children will be in your group. http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu Contact Name: Clarisse Hart hart3(a)fas.harvard.edu 978-756-6157 3:30pm HMNH Author Talk and Booksigning 26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA Learn about the massive mammals that roamed the planet 13,000 years ago at "Once and Future Giants: What Ice Age Extinctions Tell Us About the Fate of Earth's Largest Animals", an author talk and booksigning with science writer Sharon Levy. http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php#secrets May 2, 2011 8:30am - 5:00pm College GreenFest at the 2nd Annual Massachusetts Sustainable Economy Conference Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 600 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA Improve and Grow the Economy of the Commonwealth by Advancing Business Sustainability. http://www.foundationforagreenfuture.org/upcoming_events crystal(a)isesplanning.com 12:00pm Harvard Energy Journal Club HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Facilitating discussion and furthering our understanding of the technical details of energy technology and science. Visit the Energy Journal website for updates and topics of discussion. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hejc/ Contact Name: Dan Recht drecht(a)fas.harvard.edu 12:00pm - 1:30pm Energy Technology Innovation Policy/Consortium for Energy Policy Research Energy Policy Seminar Series Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, HKS 79 JFK St Cambridge, MA "National Oil Companies and the Geopolitics of Energy." Jonas Meckling, Geopolitics of Energy Fellow. Contact Name: Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)harvard.edu 2:30pm - 4:30pm MIT Clean Energy Showcase Hynes Convention Center Boston, MA The MIT Energy Innovation Showcase will include poster presentations from the MIT Clean Energy Prize top 25 semi-finalists, MIT Clean Energy Prize alumni teams, and other successful energy start-ups in the area. http://enterpriseforum.mit.edu/network/broadcasts/201105/index.html May 3, 2011 3:00pm - 4:30pm ClimaTea HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Visit the Climatea website for updates and topics of discussion. http://www.deas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars/climatea.html Contact Name: Jennifer Lake jlake(a)fas.harvard.edu May 4, 2011 10:00am Special Seminar at HKS Allison Dining Room, Taubman Building, 5th floor Harvard Kennedy School Cambridge, MA Robert H. Socolow, Princeton University. "High-Consequence Outcomes and Internal Disagreements: Tell Us More, Please" discussing the communication of uncertainty within the IPCC framework. Contact Name: Karin L. Vander Schaaf Karin_vander_schaaf(a)harvard.edu 617-496-5584 1:15pm Webcast: Sustainable Consumption and Production: Educating, Engaging and Empowering Stakeholders for Low Carbon, Inclusive Growth Online Highlights the role of education in promoting consumption and production systems that lead to low carbon, inclusive growth. http://scpwebcast.eventbrite.com/ Contact Name: Portia Gama unuony(a)unu.edu 3:00pm The Great Sendai Earthquake Room 32-123 MIT Cambridge, MA Professor Akira Wada, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan -“Impact on the Built Environment” Professor David Simchi-Levi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Mitigating Supply Chain Disruptions. Horace Crary Memorial Lecture. Contact Name: Marygrace A. Aboudou maboudou(a)mit.edu 617-324-6488 4:00pm Keeping Our Cool: Promoting Green Technologies to Combat Climate Change Nye Conference Center Taubman building, 5th floor Harvard Kennedy School Cambridge, MA Join a conversation with the members of Refrigerants, Naturally! about how corporations, NGOs and government can work together to make substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in a time of political austerity and contention. http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/5521/keeping_our_cool.html May 5, 2011 2011 Annual Plant Biology Symposium "Genetics of Adaptation.” RSVP requested. http://www.pbi.fas.harvard.edu/events.htm pbi(a)fas.harvard.edu 6:00pm “Phase Change: Maria Telkes and the Rise and Fall of Solar Energy, 1946-1963” Portico 123 Harvard University Graduate School of Design 48 Quincy Street Cambridge MA 02138 A lecture by Daniel Barber, Harvard University Center for the Environment, Ziff Environmental Fellow. http://environment.harvard.edu/about/fellows/daniel-barber Presented by the New England Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians. 1:15pm Webcast: Vision for RIO+20: System Change for Green Economy and Poverty Reduction Online This seminar will show how changes in price structure and sustainable infrastructure can lead to poverty reduction in a green economy. http://visionrio20webcast.eventbrite.com/ Contact Name: Portia Gama unuony(a)unu.edu May 10, 2011 6:00pm HMNH Lecture and Booksigning Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA At "The Secrets of Field Notes: Capturing Science, Nature, and Exploration, Tuesday", editor Michael Canfield, lecturer in biology at Harvard, will discuss what makes these notes and journals so important, the secrets they reveal, and how they can help us cultivate skills as a bird watcher, citizen scientist, or adventurer. May 12, 2011 7:30pm Forum and Book Signing: The Renewable Revolution First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square Cambridge, MA Dr. Sajed Kamal, long-time BASEA member and board member, will discuss his most recent book: The Renewable Revolution: How We Can Fight Climate Change, Prevent Energy Wars, Revitalize the Economy and Transition to a Sustainable Future. http://www.basea.org/ --- Always check the calendar on the website for updated information. If you would like to submit an event to the calendar, contact Lisa Matthews at the Center for the Environment: lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu. Be sure to sign up to receive the HUCE newsletter. Become a Fan of HUCE on Facebook You are receiving this email because you indicated interest in Harvard University Center for the Environment events. [60]Unsubscribe aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu from this list. 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