20 Nov
2008
20 Nov
'08
3 p.m.
Dear Friends of HUCE,
Be sure to check the HUCE calendar on our website, www.environment.harvard.edu, for the
most up-to-date listings and complete event descriptions. 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. Feel free to distribute this email to your students, faculty,
colleagues, and anyone else who may be interested in environmental events around the
community.
Highlights:
Today: Bill McKibben talks about the role of religious faith in the environmental
movement.
Tuesday, November 25: Professor Ramprasad Sengupta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi, discusses "Issues in Sustainable Energy Development of India" in this
Energy, Technology, Innovation Policy Seminar.
Wednesday, December 3: Don't miss Amory Lovins, the last Future of Energy speaker
this fall semester! Lovins is the recipient of many international accolades, including a
MacArthur Fellowship and the Right Livelihood award, has led the redesign of over $30
billion worth of facilities in 29 sectors for radical energy and resource efficiency.
Newsweek has praised him as "one of the Western world's most influential energy
thinkers."
Calendar Listings:
Today 11/20/2008
8:00a Greenbuild
(Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA)
The US Green Building Council's Conference and Expo presents hundreds of companies
showing their products and fantastic speakers and panel discussions.
Contact: 617-954-2000 , www.greenbuildexpo.org/
3:30p China Project Seminar
(Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
"Costly Blackouts in China: Measuring Productivity and Environmental Effects of
Electricity Shortages." Ms. WANG Qiong (Juliana), doctoral student, School of
Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Contact: Chris Nielsen , nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu, 617-496-2378,
chinaproject.harvard.edu/seminar%20fo...
4:00p - 6:00p A Conversation with Bill McKibben
(Andover Hall, Room 102, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA )
"On the role of religious faith in the environmental movement."
Contact: P Joshua Griffin, pgriffin(a)hds.harvard.edu
4:00p OEB Seminar Series
(Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA)
"Acoel Flatworm Development & the Evolution of Bilaterian Organ Systems."
Andreas Hejnol, University of Hawaii, Kewalo Marine Labs.
Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/semin...
4:00p Diversifying Science Education
(Northwest Building, Room B-103, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA )
Speaker: Michael Summers, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, University of
Maryland Baltimore County Part of the Dudley Herschbach Teacher/Scientist Lecture Series.
5:00p - 6:30p Biofuels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
(Aldrich 208, Harvard Business Scool, Boston, MA)
A presentation by Dr. Isaac Berzin, the founder of Cambridge-based GreenFuel Technologies,
a venture-backed developer of algae-based biofuels.
Contact: contact(a)boston-israel.org, www.boston-israel.org
6:00p Harvard Museum of Natural History: Earth Matters
(Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
"Earthquakes! How We Can Better Understand and Prepare for Them." John H. Shaw,
Dudley Professor of Structural and Economic Geology at Harvard University
Contact: http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php#earth,
hmnh(a)oeb.harvard.edu, 617.495.3045
6:30p HBS Distinguished Speaker Series
(Hawes 102, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA)
Speaker: Adam Werbach, Global Chief Executive Officer of Saatchi and Saatchi S.
Contact: Jenny Chiu, jchiu(a)mba2009.hbs.edu
7:00p - 9:00p One Laptop per Child: Changing the World
(Science Center Lecture Hall D, One Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
Speaker: Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman and Founder, One Laptop per Child and Calestous
Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School.
7:00p Harvard Book Store Author Reading
(First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge)
E.O. Wilson and Bert Holldobler discuss "The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and
Strangeness of Insect Societies", a conversation moderated by Allan Coukell. $5
tickets on sale now.
Contact: www.harvard.com/events/
Friday 11/21/2008
8:00a Greenbuild
(Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA)
The US Green Building Council's Conference and Expo presents hundreds of companies
showing their products and fantastic speakers and panel discussions.
Contact: 617-954-2000 , www.greenbuildexpo.org/
8:30a - 9:30a Microbial Sciences Friday Chalktalk
(HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA)
"Chemical Biological Approach to Micro Bacteria." Deborah Hung, Center for
Computational and Integrative Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital and HMS.
Contact: Christy Herren, herren(a)fas.harvard.edu, (617) 495 8643,
www.msi.harvard.edu/fridays.html
11:00a Harvard Forest Seminar Series
(Seminar Room at Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA)
"The Oregon Biscuit Fire: A large ecological and political disturbance."
Jonathan Thompson, Harvard Forest
Contact: Audry Barker Plotkin, aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu, 978-724-3302 x 268,
harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc...
12:30p - 2:00p Creating the First Net-Zero Energy Housing Project in Canada - the
Vancouver Winter Olympic Village
(Gund Hall, Room 505, 42 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA)
Speaker: Esteban Undurraga. RED Club Lecture Series. Part of the Green Build conference in
Boston.
Contact: David Lewis, david.as.lewis(a)gmail.com
4:00p EPS Dissertation Defense
(Haller Hall, Room 102, Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
"On the Physics and Chemistry of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage in Terrestrial
and Marine Environments" by Kurt House. Refreshments to follow in Hoffman Student
Lounge
Saturday 11/22/2008
8:00a Greenbuild
(Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA)
The US Green Building Council's Conference and Expo presents hundreds of companies
showing their products and fantastic speakers and panel discussions.
Contact: 617-954-2000 , www.greenbuildexpo.org/
9:00a - 4:45p Clean Energy Connections
(MassMutual Center, 1277 Main St., Springfield, MA)
Career and business development information and networking event for individuals and
organizations that will accelerate the growth of our clean energy economy.
Contact: Loren Walker, loren(a)research.umass.edu, 413-577-3725, umass.edu/green/index.html
Monday 11/24/2008
12:00p - 1:00p Harvard Energy Journal Club
(HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA)
Visit the Energy Journal website for current topics of discussion.
Contact: Mark Winkler, mwinkler(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/index.html
4:00p - 5:30p Energy Policy Research Seminar
(Perkins Room, 4th Floor, Rubenstein Building, KSG, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA)
Speaker: Prof. Daniel Schrag, FAS/HUCE.
Contact: Louisa Lund, louisa_lund(a)harvard.edu, (617) 495-8693,
www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/cepr/index...
Tuesday 11/25/2008
9:00a - 11:00a Energy Technology Innovation Policy Seminar Series
(Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, 79 JFK St., JFK School of Government, Cambridge,
MA)
"Issues in Sustainable Energy Development of India." Ramprasad Sengupta,
Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Contact: Sam Milton, sam_milton(a)harvard.edu, belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/project/...
12:00p Herbaria Seminar Series
(Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA)
"Biomechanics of invasive growth by Armillaria rhizomorphs." Levi Yaffeto,
Farlow Fellow/Dumais Lab.
Contact: www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/
12:30p Russian Energy: Curse or Blessing?
(Room S354, third floor, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA)
Marshall I. Goldman, Davis Center; David Lane, University of Cambridge; Peter Rutland,
Davis Center.
3:00p - 4:00p ClimaTea Lecture/Journal Club
(Geological Museum, Room 418, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA)
Visit the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics website for current speakers and topics
of discussion.
Contact: Kate Dennis, kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars...
Monday 12/1/2008
12:00p - 1:00p Harvard Energy Journal Club
(HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA)
Visit the Energy Journal website for current topics of discussion.
Contact: Mark Winkler, mwinkler(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/index.html
4:00p - 5:30p Energy Policy Research Seminar
(Perkins Room, 4th Floor, Rubenstein Building, KSG, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA)
"Gazprom and Europe: Politics and Pipelines." Prof. Rawi Abdelal, HBS
Contact: Louisa Lund, louisa_lund(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8693
Tuesday 12/2/2008
11:30a Solid Earth Physics Seminar Series
(Hoffman Faculty Lounge, 4th Floor, 20 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
"Ductile Rheology of the Lithosphere: Lessons from the 1992 Landers, the 1999 Hector
Mine and the 2004 Parkfield Earthquakes." Sylvain Barbot, Scripps Institute of
Oceanography.
Contact: esag.harvard.edu/rice/SOLID.EARTH.SEM...
12:00p Herbaria Seminar Series
(Herbaria Seminar Room, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA)
"Phytotelmata of Temperate Tree Trunks. Microwildernesses in Temporary Waters."
Paul Davison, University of Northern Alabama.
Contact: www.huh.harvard.edu/seminar_series/
12:30p - 1:30p Green Chemistry: Sustainability at the Molecular Level
(FXB G13, 651 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA)
Speaker: John C. Warner, President and Chief Technology Officer, Warner Babcock Institute
for Green Chemistry Sponsored by the HSPH-NIEHS Center Grant Organics Core.
Contact: Ann Backus, MS, abackus(a)hohp.harvard.edu, 617/432-3327
3:00p - 4:00p ClimaTea Lecture/Journal Club
(Geological Museum, Room 418, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA)
Visit the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics website for current speakers and topics
of discussion.
Contact: Kate Dennis, kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars...
4:15p - 5:15p MIT Energy Initiative Seminar Series
(66-110, Landau Building, 25 Ames Street, MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA)
"The Sustainable Energy Challenge." George Crabtree, Materials Science Division,
Argonne National Laboratory Reception to follow.
Contact: Jameson Twomey , jtwomey(a)mit.edu, mit.edu/mitei/news/seminars/
4:15p Decolonizing Nature: West German Safari Tourism and the Making of Serengeti National
Park
(Guido Goldman Room, Center for European Studies, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland St., Cambridge,
MA)
Speaker: Thomas Lekan, Associate Professor of History, University of South Carolina
Sponsor: German Study Group; Harvard University Center for the Environment
Contact: Professor Alison Frank, afrank(a)fas.harvard.edu
5:30p - 8:30p Xconomy Forum: Energy Innovation
(British Consulate-General Boston, One Memorial Drive, 15th floor, Cambridge, MA)
Energy innovation and entrepreneurship have traditionally been hampered by everything from
the field's complexity to its huge infrastructure costs.
Contact: xconomyforum6.eventbrite.com/
Wednesday 12/3/2008
4:00p - 5:30p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
(Littauer-382, 79 JFK St., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University)
"Trickle Down: Diffusion of Chlorine for Drinking Water Treatment in Kenya?"
Contact: Jason Chapman, Jason_Chapman(a)ksg.harvard.edu, 617-496-8054,
www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/heep/event...
5:00p - 6:00p The Future of Energy
(Science Center Lecture Hall B, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
“Profitable Solutions to Climate, Oil, and Proliferation.” Amory B. Lovins, Cofounder,
Chairman, and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute.
Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8883
Thursday 12/4/2008
4:00p Climate Seminar
(Haller Hall, Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
Joseph Kirschvink, Div. of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech
Contact: Sarah Colgan, colgan(a)eps.harvard.edu, www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars...
4:00p OEB Seminar Series
(Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA)
Speaker and Title TBA.
Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, www.oeb.harvard.edu/news_events/semin...
6:00p Microbial Sciences Initiative Thursday Evening Seminar Series
(HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA)
"D-amino acids regulate the composition, structure, amount, and strength of
peptidoglycan." Matt Waldor, Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, Harvard Medical
School Attending physician in infectious diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Contact: Christy Herren, herren(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.msi.harvard.edu/thursdays.html
6:30p The Future of Transportation: Ending our Dependence on Oil
(Starr Auditorium, 3rd Floor, Belfer Building, Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK St.,
Cambridge, MA )
Speaker: Shai Agassi, an Israeli-born entrepreneur who is taking the auto industry by
storm with a revolutionary new electric car infrastructure. Also founder and CEO of Better
Place.
Contact: Allison Shapira , allison_shapira(a)ksg.harvard.edu ,
www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=25vhyh...
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