Highlights: September 16: Daron Acemoglu, MIT, Philippe Aghion, Leonardo Bursztyn, and David Hermous, Harvard University, discuss "The Environment and Directed Technical Change" in the first Environment and Economics Seminar. September 22: The Future of Energy is here -- David Keith, Director, Energy and Environmental Systems Group, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Economy at the University of Calgary, proposes that the capability to engineer the climate is a necessary tool for managing climate risks. September 23: Center for European Studies visiting scholar Eloi Laurent presents "An Ever More De-carbonated Union? Towards a Better European Taxation against Climate Change." Calendar Listings: Thursday 9/10/2009 4:00p OEB Departmental Seminar (Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall, Room 1068, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA) "Simple aspects of growth and form." Professor L. Mahadevan Lola England de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University. Contact: Katharine Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, 617.495.5891 6:00p Microbial Science Initiative Thursday Evening Seminar (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) "Age of Innovation: a story about how life learned to breathe and thrive as recorded in hundreds of microbial genomes." Eric Alm, MIT, Dept. of Biological Engineering. Contact: Karen L. Lachmayr, klachmay(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.msi.harvard.edu/thursdays.html 7:00p Massachusetts PowerShift Meeting (SOCH, Radcliffe Quad, Cambridge, MA) Harvard campus introductory meeting. Mass Powershift is a statewide youth network fighting climate change through political activism. Contact: www.masspowershift.org/about 7:30p Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum (First Parish Unitarian Church, 3 Church St., Cambridge, MA) "A Global Overview of Action on Climate Change." Professor William Moomaw, Tufts University. Contact: info(a)basea.org, www.basea.org Friday 9/11/2009 11:00a - 12:00p Harvard Forest Seminar (Harvard Forest, 324 North Main St., Petersham, MA) "Occupancy estimation and modeling in monitoring tigers and co-predators with implications for conservation and management: A case study in Similipal Tiger Reserve, India." Bullard Fellow Debabrata Swain and Paul J. Morris of OEB. Contact: harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc... 7:00p - 9:30p Vault N51: A Low Carbon Masonry Innovation (MIT Museum Building N51 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA) The MIT museum invites the design community and the general public to celebrate the unveiling of a thin brick vault, constructed by graduate architecture students at MIT. Contact: museuminfo(a)mit.edu, 617.253.5927, web.mit.edu/museum/programs/programde... Tuesday 9/15/2009 8:30a - 5:30p Workshop on Human-Environment Mobile-Based Interactions (Bartos Theatre MIT Media Lab 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA) MIT Media Laboratory hosts a first-of-its-kind two-day workshop to explore how the latest digital technologies can be applied to better understand and preserve our natural environment. Contact: Michael Reynolds, michael.reynolds(a)comcast.net, 617-253-0365, hembi.media.mit.edu/program 6:00p Smart Grid Applications, Standards Development and Recent Deployments (Auditorium at Milas Hall, Olin College, Needham, MA) John McDonald, P.E., General Manager, Marketing of GE Energy T&D. Contact: Ron Tabroff, r.tabroff(a)ieee.org, 978-535-2815, www.ieeeboston.org/power_energy.htm 6:30p Science for the Public (Boston Public Library 700 Boylston Street, Copley Square, Room C-05-06, Johnson Bldg., Boston, MA) "Notes from the Wildlife Hot Zone." Dr. Bryan Windmiller, Ecological Consultant; Founder, Hyla Ecological Services. Contact: 617-536-5400, scienceforthepublic.org/index.php?pag... Wednesday 9/16/2009 8:30a - 5:30p Workshop on Human-Environment Mobile-Based Interactions (Bartos Theatre MIT Media Lab 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA) MIT Media Laboratory hosts a first-of-its-kind two-day workshop to explore how the latest digital technologies can be applied to better understand and preserve our natural environment. Contact: Michael Reynolds, michael.reynolds(a)comcast.net, 617-253-0365, hembi.media.mit.edu/program Calendar: Center for the Environment 4:00p - 5:30p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy (Room L-382, HKS, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA) "The Environment and Directed Technical Change." Daron Acemoglu, MIT, Philippe Aghion, Leonardo Bursztyn, and David Hermous, Harvard University. Contact: Jason Chapman, 617-496-8054, isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword... 4:00p - 5:00p Origins of Life Forum (Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall, Room 1068, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA) "Information in the Prebiotic World." Irene Chen, FAS Center for Systems Biology, Harvard. Contact: origins.harvard.edu/Origins%20Forum.html 5:00p - 6:30p 2nd Annual X PRIZE Energy Forum: Breakthrough Investments in Energy Storage (MIT Room 54-100, Cambridge, MA) An exciting event with leading investors and entrepreneurs interested in revolutionizing the way we store and use energy. Contact: Erika B. Wagner, erika(a)MIT.EDU, web.mit.edu/xprize 8:00p - 9:00p Enviromental Action Committee Meeting (Spindell Room, Quincy House, 58 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA) Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a difference for the environment is welcome. Contact: www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/ Thursday 9/17/2009 3:30p - 5:30p Risks and Rationality: Challenges to Sound Decision Making (Harvard School of Public Health Kresge Building Room G-2 677 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA ) Three speakers provide different perspectives on the notion that ndividual preferences often diverge from the standard tenets of rational choice. Contact: Amy B. Rosenstein, arosenstein(a)icfi.com, www.sra-ne.org/ 4:00p - 5:00p OEB Departmental Seminar (Biological Laboratories Main Lecture Hall, Room 1068, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA) "A new epoch in termite biology." Kenji Matsuura, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama University, Japan. Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, (617) 495-5891 Friday 9/18/2009 8:30a Microbial Science Initiative Friday Chalktalk (HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA) "Transmission Strategy of Host-Associated Bacteria: Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences." Colleen Cavanaugh, Edward C. Jeffrey Professor of Biology, Harvard. Contact: Karen L. Lachmayr, klachmay(a)fas.harvard.edu, www.msi.harvard.edu 9:00a - 12:30p New England Restructuring Roundtable (Foley Hoag, Seaport West, 155 Seaport Blvd., Boston, MA) Focus on the New England Governors' Renewable Energy Blueprint and on Off-Shore Renewable Energy Development in New England. Contact: www.raabassociates.org/main/roundtabl... Sunday 9/20/2009 11:00a - 4:00p First Annual Urban-Agricultural Fair (Winthrop Street and Winthrop Park, Cambridge, MA) "Celebrating Local Gardens, Growers and Food." This First Annual Urban-Ag fair is being held on the very historic site of the first marketplace in Newtowne (1630's). Contact: www.harvardsquare.com/Home/Articles/T... 5:00p - 7:00p Harvard Environment Society BBQ (Quincy House patio, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA) Open to all members of the Harvard University environmental community. Contact: Julila Africa, jafrica(a)gsd.harvard.edu Monday 9/21/2009 5:00p - 6:30p Harvard Law School Lecture (Langdell North, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA) "The Yukos Affair in Context: the Energy Charter Treaty and Russia's Energy Policy." A Talk with Emmanuel Gaillard, Professor of Law, Paris XII University. Contact: ipenusliski(a)llm08.law.harvard.edu, www.law.harvard.edu/calendar/ Tuesday 9/22/2009 5:00p The Future of Energy (Science Center, Lecture Hall D, One Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "Climate Engineering: A Necessary Tool for Managing Climate Risks." Director, Energy and Environmental Systems Group, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Economy, University of Calgary. Contact: Lisa Matthews, lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-8883 5:30p - 7:00p MIT Wind Energy Lecture (4-145, MIT, Cambridge, MA) "The Regulatory Aspects of Wind Power Scale Up in Massachusetts." Paul Hibbard, Chairman, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Contact: Kathy Araujo, kmaraujo(a)mit.edu Wednesday 9/23/2009 12:15p - 1:45p An Ever More De-carbonated Union? Towards a Better European Taxation against Climate Change (Cabot Room, Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA) New Research on Europe Lecture Series. Speaker: Eloi Laurent, Visiting Scholar, Center for European Studies. Contact: Arthur Goldhammer, art.goldhammer(a)gmail.com 4:00p - 5:30p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy (Room L-382, HKS, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA) "Managing Catastrophic and Dependent Risks: Fat Tails, Tail Dependence, and Micro-Correlations." Carolyn Kousky and Roger Cooke, Resources for the Future. Contact: Jason Chapman, 617-496-8054, isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword... 4:00p - 5:00p Scientific and Technical Industries: How to Find a Job (OCS Conference Room, 54 Dunster St., Cambridge, MA) Interested in biotechnology, alternative energy, scientific consulting, or IT? Come to this session to learn tips about searching for jobs in these and related industries. Contact: www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/index.htm 6:00p - 7:00p MIT Energy Club Lecture Series (E51-335, MIT, Cambridge, MA) "Key Issues in the Water Industry." Ramesh Rengarajan, formerly EVP GE Water Technologies. Contact: Mahesh Konduru, kondum(a)mit.edu 7:00p Distinctive Voices at the Jonsson Center (314 Quissett Ave., Woods Hole, MA) "Doomsday Vaults and the Future of Food." Contact: www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pag... 7:00p Film Screening: The Greening of Southie (Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Mass Ave., Lexington, MA) A film about green architecture which chronicles the design and construction of the Macallen Building, an 11-story condominium development, the first such residence in Boston to attain a LEED rating. Contact: www.lexgwac.org/ 8:00p - 9:00p Enviromental Action Committee Meeting (Spindell Room, Quincy House, 58 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA) Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a difference for the environment is welcome. Contact: www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/ Thursday 9/24/2009 3:30p China Energy and Environment Seminar (Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA) "China's SO2 Mitigation at Coal Power Plants in the 11th Five-Year Plan" Xu Yuan, doctoral student, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Contact: nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu 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. ============================================== You are receiving this email because you indicated interest in Harvard University Center for the Environment events. 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