[Aspuru-Guzik group list] HUCE Weekly Calendar Email February 25 - March 11

Highlights: Monday, March 1: A special conversation on "Agricultural Science for Africa" with Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor of Agronomy at Purdue University and the winner of the 2009 World Food Prize. Thursday, March 4: The second Climate Change & the Media seminar featuring Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post national environmental reporter and Eric Pooley, deputy editor Bloomberg BusinessWeek and author of "The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, and The Fight to Save the Earth." Monday, March 8: Environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben presents "Reality Check: How the Facts of Life on a Tough New Planet Shape our Choices," with a response by HUCE director Daniel Schrag in the fifth Ecologies of the Human Flourishing lecture series. Calendar Listings: February 25, 2010 3:30pm Harvard China Project Seminar Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA "Regional Air Pollution Control in China: An Institutional and Economic Perspective." WU Jian, Associate Professor, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University; visiting scholar, Harvard China Project. Contact Name: Chris Nielsen nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu 4:00pm OEB Seminar Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Avenue Cambridge, MA "Applying Plant Population Ecology - Increasing the Suppression of Weeds by Cereal Crops." Jacob Weiner, University of Copenhagen. Contact Name: Jeannette Everritt jeverritt(a)oeb.harvard.edu 4:00pm - 5:30pm IOP Study Group - All Politics is Local: Even Global Warming Faculty Dining Room (FDR) Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA Led by IOP Fellow Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle (2002-09), President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (2009), and Founder of the US Mayors Climate Protection agreement. http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Programs/Fellows-Study-Groups/Spring-2010-Study-…... 6:00pm - 8:00pm Infrastructure Finance Reform Stata Center (Building 32, Room 123) 32 Vassar St. Cambridge, MA. The credit crisis effectively closed conventional outlets that traditionally issued debt. In light of this, how are Infrastructure Funds planning to deploy capital? Will they diversify into non-traditional sectors such as renewables and water? What is the path to high returns in this environment? Contact Name: Mahesh Konduru kondum(a)mit.edu February 26, 2010 8:45am - 9:30am MSI Chalktalk Breakfast HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA "Extreme metagenomics: exploring microbial diversity in high mountain environments of Colombia." Mechas Zambrano, Scientific Director, Corporacion Corpogen. Host: Roberto Kolter. MSI-Info(a)hms.harvard.edu March 1, 2010 12:00pm OEB Special Seminar HUH Seminar Room 20 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA "Fungal Commodification of Rural Tibet-Caterpillar Fungus (/Cordyceps sinensis/) fuelling rural economics." Daniel Winkler, an environmental Consultant and researcher on the environment of Tibetal Plateau and Himalayas. All are welcome to attend. Contact Name: Ingrid B. McDonough 617-496-3023 12:00pm - 1:00pm Harvard Energy Journal Club HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Visit the Energy Journal website for updates and topics of discussion. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hejc/ Contact Name: Kate Dennis kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu 4:00pm EPS Spring Colloquium Haller Hall - Geo Museum 102 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA "Using sedimentary successions and geochronologic data to constrain Himalaya tectonics, uplift, and erosion: Beyond the lithotectonic concept." Paul Myrow, Colorado College. Please join us for a reception following the talk, in the 4th Fl. lounge of Hoffman. Contact Name: Ganna Savostyanova ganna(a)eps.harvard.edu 4:00pm Special Seminar: Agricultural Science for Africa HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA A conversation with Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor of Agronomy at Purdue University and the winner of the 2009 World Food Prize. Contact Name: Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu March 2, 2010 (All day) - March 4, 2010 (All day) Climate: Science + Humanities - Graduate Perspectives from the US, China, and Australia The Faculty Club 20 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA Leading students from China, Australia, and the US will address the global issue of climate change from three very different national bases. We will converse across disciplines as well — from philosophy, law, and economics, to design, engineering, and earth sciences. http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k61661&tabgroupid=icb.tabg… Contact Name: Alison Bashford bashford(a)fas.harvard.edu March 3, 2010 (All day) - March 5, 2010 (All day) Think Tank on Energy, the Environment and Business: Leadership for Action in Time and at Scale Harvard Business School Campus Presented by the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University, Harvard Business School and the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. http://www.hbs.edu/environment Contact Name: Kelly Sailhamer ksailhamer(a)hbs.edu 617.495.0872 March 3, 2010 4:00pm - 5:00pm SEAS Winston Chen Lectureship Series Pierce Hall 209 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA "Intermittent Interfaces in Turbulence with Environmental Implications" Julian Hunt, University College London. Contact Name: Marina DiDonato-McLaughlin marina(a)seas.harvard.edu March 4, 2010 11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club HUCE Meeting Room 318 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Reading and discussion group on diverse topics in ecology. Visit the website for topics of discussion. All interested researchers are welcome and lunch is provided. http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm Contact Name: Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu 1:00pm - 2:30pm Climate Policy and Politics: Media Coverage in the Capitol, Copenhagen and Beyond Harvard Kennedy School, Nye B/C Taubman Building, 5th Floor 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA Washington Post national environment reporter Juliet Eilperin; Eric Pooley, deputy editor Bloomberg BusinessWeek & author of new book, “The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, and The Fight to Save the Earth”. http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/4276/climate_policy_and_politics… Contact Name: Christine Russell Cristine_Russell(a)hks.harvard.edu 203 912-7650 4:00pm OEB Seminar Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA "Good food and conservation: Molecular approaches to understanding the physiology of the squid-vibrio symbiosis." Ned Ruby, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Hosted by the Girguis Lab. Contact Name: Jeannette Everritt jeverritt(a)oeb.harvard.edu 4:00pm - 5:30pm IOP Study Group - All Politics is Local: Even Global Warming Faculty Dining Room (FDR) Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA Led by IOP Fellow Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle (2002-09), President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (2009), and Founder of the US Mayors Climate Protection agreement. http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Programs/Fellows-Study-Groups/Spring-2010-Study-…... 5:30pm - 7:00pm Considering Copenhagen: Rethinking Climate Policy Coolidge Room Ballou Hall, Tufts University Medford, MA Discussion moderated by Professor Kelly Sims Gallagher, Energy and Environmental Policy, The Fletcher School. Contact Name: Jacqueline Deelstra Jacqueline.Deelstra(a)tufts.edu March 5, 2010 10:00am - 11:30am Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements Special Seminar Nye Conference Room A, Taubman Building, 5th Floor Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA "Climate policy after Copenhagen: the way forward for Europe and the world." Nancy Kontou, Former Head of Cabinet to the Commissioner for Environment, European Commission. http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/climate Contact Name: Tyler Gumpright Tyler_Gumpright(a)harvard.edu 617-384-8415 11:00am Harvard Forest Seminar Harvard Forest Seminar Room 324 North Main Street Petersham, MA "The Yatir Pine Forest semi-arid flux site – overview with details on tree water use and LAI." Shabtai Cohen, Institute of Soil, Water & Environmental Sciences (Israel), and Harvard Bullard Fellow. http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/research/seminars.php Contact Name: Audrey Barker Plotkin aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu 1:30pm - 4:00pm Harvard Environmental, Energy, and Clean Tech Expo Harvard University Cambridge, MA Registration required. http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/ Contact Name: Scott LaChapelle slachap(a)fas.harvard.edu 617-496-0738 March 8, 2010 12:00pm - 1:00pm Harvard Energy Journal Club HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Visit the Energy Journal website for updates and topics of discussion. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hejc/ Contact Name: Kate Dennis kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu 5:15pm Ecologies of Human Flourishing Lecture Series Sperry Room, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Avenue Harvard Divinity School Cambridge, MA "Reality Check: How the Facts of Life on a Tough New Planet Shape Our Choices" A presentation by Bill McKibben, scholar in residence at Middlebury College and American environmentalist and writer who frequently writes about global warming, alternative energy, and the risks associated with human genetic engineering. A response will be given by Daniel Schrag, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. Registration required. http://www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/events/theme.html Contact Name: Rebecca Kline Esterson resterson(a)hds.harvard.edu March 9, 2010 2:00pm - 5:00pm NESEA Green Roof Workshop World Trade Center One Seaport Lane Boston, MA 02210 This workshop will debunk green roof myths and provide important data to assist in your consideration of green roofs. Registration fee: $50 http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2qpwoj26b046532&…seq=... March 10, 2010 5:00pm - 7:00pm Promises and Challenges of Development and Conservation in the Amazon Science Center, Lecture Hall D Harvard University 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA Presentation and commentary by: Arnóbio “Binho” Marques, Governor of the State of Acre, Brazil; Jorge Viana, Former Governor of the State of Acre, Brazil; Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Roscoe Pound Professor of Law at the Harvard Law School and former Minister of Strategic Affairs for the Brazilian government; and John Briscoe, Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering at Harvard University and former World Bank Country Director for Brazil. http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil Contact Name: Marcio Siwi msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu March 11, 2010 11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club HUCE Meeting Room 318 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Reading and discussion group on diverse topics in ecology. Visit the website for topics of disucsion. All interested researchers are welcome and lunch is provided. http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm Contact Name: Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu 3:30pm Harvard China Project Seminar Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA "Modeling Private Car Ownership in China: Investigating the Impact of Urban Form across Mega-cities." LI Jieping, Transportation Planner, Central Transportation Planning Staff, Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization; former visiting scholar, Harvard China Project. Contact Name: Chris Nielsen nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu 4:00pm - 5:30pm IOP Study Group - All Politics is Local: Even Global Warming Faculty Dining Room (FDR) Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA Led by IOP Fellow Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle (2002-09), President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (2009), and Founder of the US Mayors Climate Protection agreement. http://www.iop.harvard.edu/Programs/Fellows-Study-Groups/Spring-2010-Study-…... 4:00pm OEB Seminar Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA "Mimicry and butterfly speciation in the Amazon basin." James Mallet, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study & University College London. ost: Pierce Lab. 5:30pm Clean Coal ? - Challenges and Opportunities! Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000, North Entrance Waltham MA AIChE-Boston meeting. Speaker: Dr. Agarwal is Vice President / co-founder of CRA International and Managing Director, New England Equity Group, LLC. 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