Highlights: TONIGHT at 5pm: The Future of Energy lecture series welcomes Chris Somerville, Director of the Energy Biosciences Institute, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and Visiting Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for a talk on producing fuels through biochemical innovation. Wednesday, October 19: Join HUCE faculty associate and keynote presenter Brian D. Farrell for the 2011 Boston Harbor Island Science Symposium. Scientists from a wide range of disciplines will share what they are learning about the park’s ecosystem and natural processes. Wednesday, October 26: The next installment of the Future of Energy series continues with Susan Tierney, Managing Principal at Analysis Group and former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy on the risks and opportunities of natural gas. Calendar Listings: October 13, 2011 5:00pm - 6:00pm Future of Energy Lecture Science Center D, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge "The Development of Liquid Fuels from Lignocellulose" with Chris Somerville, Director of the Energy Biosciences Institute, and professor in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and a visiting scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Contact Name: Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu 5:30pm MSI Seminar Haller Hall, Room 102, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge "Using what phage have learned to kill gram-positive pathogens" with Vincent Fischetti (Rockefeller University). Host: Michael Gilmore 7:00pm BASEA Forum First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge “Reaching Sustainability” with Ken Ward, 35.org http://www.BASEA.org October 14, 2011 7:00am – 5:00pm Molecules, Movement, and Motors Radcliffe Gymnasium 10 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge The symposium will bring together experts in genetics, chemistry, biology, physics, medicine, and engineering to discuss the mechanics of motors—from naturally occurring motors, such as those inside cells, to new synthetic motors made from DNA. Registration is required to 617-495-8600. http://www.radcliffe.edu 12:00pm - 1:00pm Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar Pierce 100F, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge “Black Carbon, Snow and Climate: A Perspective from the Field” with Sarah Doherty, Research Scientist, University of Washington. Host: Tom Breider http://jisao.washington.edu/research/bios/doherty_sarah.html 4:00pm - 5:00pm Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar Maxwell Dworkin G125,33 Oxford Street, Cambridge “Multiphase Chemical Kinetics in Aerosols, Clouds and Biological Systems” with Dr. Ulrich Pöschl. Host: Prof. Scot Martin October 17, 2011 11:00am - 5:00pm Green Solutions Expo Newton Centre Green & Wainwright Bank, Newton A Newton/Needham Chamber of Commerce Expo with solutions you need to reduce your carbon footprint, over 60 exhibitors, and tips on how to live a "green" life style. http://greendecade.org/green-solutions-expo.html 11:45am - 12:45pm Harvard Energy Journal Club HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford Street, 3rd Floor, Cambridge 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 12:15pm - 2:00pm STS Circle Lecture 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 100, Room 106, Cambridge With Gary Edmond (UNSW School of Law), "Advice for the Courts? Science Studies, Criminal Justice, and the Forensic Science Crisis."Please RSVP to sts(a)hks.harvard.edu by the Thursday before. http://www.hks.harvard.edu/sts 4:00pm EPS Colloquium Haller Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge "Hydrological Responses to Earthquakes (and Why the LUSI Mud Volcano Eruption in Indonesia Was Not Caused by an Earthquake)" with Michael Manga, UC Berkeley. Hosted by Brendan Meade. Contact Name: Sabinna Cappo scappo(a)fas.harvard.edu October 18, 2011 12:15pm Harvard University Herbaria Seminar Weld Hill Lecture Hall, Arnold Arboretum, 1300 Centre Street, Boston "Evolution of the biogeographic disjunctions between eastern Asia and North America" Featuring Jun Wen, Research Botanist and Curator, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History http://botany.si.edu/staff/staffPage.cfm?ThisName=74&homepage=no 3:00pm ClimaTea HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford Street 3rd Floor, Cambridge Visit the ClimaTea website for a list of speakers and topics: http://www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars/climatea.html October 19, 2011 - October 20, 2011 Garden Design Master Class with Rosemary Alexander Weld Hill, 1300 Centre Street, Boston Spend two days exploring principles of garden design with renowned garden designer Rosemary Alexander. http://arboretum.harvard.edu/ October 19, 2011 9:30am - 4:30pm 2011 Boston Harbor Islands Science Symposium Taubman Building, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge The 2011 Boston Harbor Islands Science Symposium will bring together scientists from a wide range of disciplines to share what they are learning about the park's ecosystems and natural processes. Reception and Keynote Presentation by HUCE faculty associate Brian D. Farrell. http://www.nps.gov/boha Contact Name: Catherine Weisel cweisel(a)oeb.harvard.edu (617) 495-2460 4:10pm - 5:30pm Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy Room L-382, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge “The Environment, Trade, and Directed Technical Change” http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k82245&pageid=icb.page4438… Contact Name: Jason Chapman 617-496-8054 8:00pm - 9:00pm Environmental Action Committee Meeting Quincy House Spindell Room, Harvard University, Cambridge Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a difference for the environment is welcome. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/ Contact Name: Jackson Salovaara jsalov(a)fas.harvard.edu October 20, 2011 11:30am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club HUCE Seminar Room 310 24 Oxford St. 3rd Floor, Cambridge 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 2:30pm HUCE Climate Seminar Haller Hall, Room 102, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge "Arctic Armageddon? Can microbial methane oxidation prevent runaway methane release?" with William S. Reeburgh, Professor Marine and Terrestrial Biogeochemistry, University of California Irvine. Contact Name: Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu 6:30pm Earth's Surprising Climate History MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building 32-123, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge Harvard geologist and Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology Emeritus Paul Hoffman will share his fascination with the give and take between those who discovered the ancient changes and those struggling to develop theories of climate change. His story ranges from the beginnings of climate change as a science to his own involvement in the controversy over the ultimate climatic disturbance: snowball Earth. http://web.mit.edu/science/events/john_carlson_lecture.pdf Contact Name: Shira Wieder swieder(a)mit.edu October 22, 2011 8:00am Harvard Business School Energy Symposium Harvard Business School, 35 Harvard Way, Allston Panels and keynotes representing cleantech, conventional, finance (banks/PE/VC), consultants, regulators & governments. Additionally, a “Start-up Showcase” will feature 20 energy related start-ups. This is a great opportunity to learn about the sector, its players and trends as well as to boost your network and career prospects. http://www.harvardenergyclub.org/symposium_home/ Contact Name: Louis Beryl louis.beryl(a)gmail.com 2:00pm Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon’s Army and Other Insect Monstrosities Weld Hill, 1300 Centre Street, Boston Author and gardener Amy Stewart discusses the insects, worms, and spiders that have tormented humankind for centuries. http://arboretum.harvard.edu/ October 23, 2011 5:00pm - 8:00pm Community Empowerment in the Coal-Mining Region of Colombia Courtyard by Marriott, 777 Memorial Drive, Cambridge Join us in this seminar to learn how the indigenous communities are resisting the encroachment of the world’s largest open-pit coal mining operation in Colombia. http://gingermint.info/pdf/Community-Empowerment-Colombia.pdf October 24, 2011 11:45am - 12:45pm Harvard Energy Journal Club HUCE Seminar Room 24 Oxford Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge 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 Policy Seminar Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge "China’s energy future with Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Lunch with be provided. 12:15pm - 2:00pm STS Circle Lecture 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 100, Room 106, Cambridge With Joanna Radin (University of Pennsylvania), "Frozen Human Tissure and the Problem of Indeterminacy." Please RSVP to the sts(a)hks.harvard.edu by the Thursday before. http://www.hks.harvard.edu/sts 12:45pm The Center for International Environment and Resource Policy’s Road to Durban Speaker Series Cabot 102, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, 160 Packard Avenue, Medford Climate Governance at the Crossroads: Experimenting with a Global Response after Kyoto A book talk with Matthew J. Hoffman, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto. RSVP required. http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2286262272 Contact Name: Miranda Fasulo 617.627.2778 4:00pm EPS Colloquium Haller Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge "A Roadmap for Empirically Constraining the Chaotic Behavior of the Solar System and its Implications," with Paul Olsen, LDEO of Columbia University. Contact Name: Sabinna Cappo scappo(a)fas.harvard.edu October 25, 2011 3:00pm ClimaTea HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford Street 3rd Floor, Cambridge Visit the ClimaTea website for a list of speakers and topics: http://www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars/climatea.html 7:00pm Autumn Colors: A Mystery Revealed Weld Hill, 1300 Centre Street, Boston Featuring David Lee, Tropical Biologist, Florida International University. Lee will explain some of the biological processes that take place within a deciduous plant come fall and also the signals to humans and animals that are communicated through plant pigments. http://arboretum.harvard.edu/ October 26, 2011 9:00am - 5:00pm Intersections—Aligning Environmental and Transportation Policies to Mitigate Climate Change New York University School of Law’s D’Agostino Hall, 108 West 3rd Street, New York A day-long workshop for practitioners, government officials, and academics to discuss cutting edge issues in environmental and transportation economics. Topics will focus on the continuing challenges posed to policymakers by climate change. Contact Name: Luan Khuong luan.khuong(a)nyu.edu 212-992-8932 5:00pm - 6:00pm Future of Energy Lecture Northwest Building B-103, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge "Risks and Opportunities of Natural Gas"featuring Susan Tierney, Managing Principal at Analysis Group and former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy. Contact Name: Lisa Matthews matthew(a)fas.harvard.edu 5:30pm Peabody Museum Lecture Peabody Museum Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge "Trash Track: Reverse Engineering the Removal Chain” with Dietmar Offenhuber, SENSEable City Lab, MIT. http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/files/2011%20Fall%20Cal_0.pdf 6:30pm - 7:30pm Technology Series: Engineering Design @ Harvard GSD Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge “Climate Engineering: Why Architects Need Engineers to Achieve Holistic Design Excellence” with Matthias Schuler, Founder, Transsolar, Stuttgart http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/events Contact Name: Jill Larson Jlarson(a)seas.harvard.edu 8:00pm - 9:00pm Environmental Action Committee Meeting Quincy House Spindell Room Harvard University Cambridge Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a difference for the environment is welcome. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/ Contact Name: Jackson Salovaara jsalov(a)fas.harvard.edu October 27, 2011 9:00am Wood Decay Fungi Common to Urban Living Trees in the Northeast Weld Hill, 1300 Centre Street, Boston Christopher J. Luley, Ph.D. Urban Forestry LLC http://arboretum.harvard.edu/ 11:30am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club HUCE Seminar Room 310 24 Oxford St. 3rd Floor Cambridge 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 6:00pm The Emergent Forest of New England Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge Peter Del Tredici, botanist and senior research scientist at the Arnold Arboretum, will present an overview of the recent history of the forests of southern New England as impacted by natural disasters, shifting land-use patterns, pests and pathogens, invasive species, acid rain, and climate change. http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php --- Always check the calendar on the website for updated information. 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