Highlights:
Tuesday, October 12: Sunil Sinha, the CEO of Tata Quality Management Services, Tata Group,
presents
"The Innovation Equation at Tata" in the second The Future of Energy lecture
this semester.
Thursday, Octover 14: J. William Munger, Senior Research Fellow, SEAS, discusses "CO2
and its
Correlation with CO at a Rural Site Near Beijing: Implications for Combustion Efficiency
in China."
Monday, October 18: Brian Enquist, a broadly trained plant ecologist, is the next speaker
in the
HUCE series on Biodiversity, Ecology and Global Change.
Calendar Listings:
October 8, 2010
8:45am - 9:30am MSI Chalktalk Breakfast
HUCE Seminar Room 301 24 Oxford St 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
Scott Edwards, OEB. "Evolutionary genomics of Mycoplasma gallisepticum, an avian
pathogen in the wild."Please join us for coffee/tea/pastries at 8:30 am
http://www.msi.harvard.edu
3:00pm - 4:00pm Harvard Electrical Engineering Seminar Series
Maxwell Dworkin G125 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
Mandyam V. Srinivasan, Queensland Brain Institute and School of Information Technology and
Electrical Engineering University of Queensland
"Small Brains, Smart Minds: Vision and Navigation in Honeybees, and Applications to
Robotics"
October 11, 2010
11:45am - 12:45pm 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
October 12, 2010
12:00pm Harvard University Herbaria Seminar
HUH Seminar Room 12 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Dr. Egbert Leigh, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. "Historical Biogeography
of the Isthmus of Panama"
Contact Name: Erin A. Ciccone eciccone(a)oeb.harvard.edu 617-495-7504
2:30pm - 4:00pm Energy Policy Seminar Series
Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building, HKS 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Matthias Risse, HKS. "Climate Change and Common Ownership of the Earth."
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/cepr/events.html.
Contact Name: Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)hks.harvard.edu (617) 495-8693
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: Sierra Petersen speters(a)fas.harvard.edu
5:15pm - 6:15pm Future of Energy: Sunil Sinha, CEO of Tata Quality Management Services,
Tata Group
Contact Name: Brenda Hugot bhugot(a)fas.harvard.edu 617-496-1788
Science Center D One Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
Sunil Sinha. CEO, Tata Quality Management Services, Tata Group. "The Innovation
Equation at Tata"
October 13, 2010
11:00am OEB Weekly Seminar Series
Main Lecture Hall BioLabs Building 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Ronald Hoy, Cornell University. "Acoustic Signals in Mating Mosquitoes: Hearing or
Listening?"
Contact Name: Jeannette Everritt jeverritt(a)oeb.harvard.edu
1:00pm - 3:30pm Grilled Cheese Social and Sustainable Farming Conversation
http://green.harvard.edu/
Harvard Community Garden 27 Holyoke St. Cambridge, MA
‘Generation Organic’ makes a stop at the Harvard Community Garden to serve fresh grilled
cheese sandwiches plus home-made pesto sourced from the garden. Sustainable Farming
Conversation from 4 - 5 pm in the Lowell JCR, featuring special guest organic pioneer and
Vermont native Travis Forgues, followed by a reception and dinner with the farmers in
Lowell.
Contact Name: Rachel Johnson rachel_johnson(a)harvard.edu 407.701.4357
8:00pm - 9:00pm Environmental Action Committee Meeting
Quincy House Spindell Room Harvard University Cambridge, MA
The best way to get involved with the EAC is to attend the general meetings. 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 14, 2010
11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club
HUCE Seminar Room 310 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
3:30pm China Project Seminar
Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
J. William Munger, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences
"CO2 and its Correlation with CO at a Rural Site Near Beijing: Implications for
Combustion Efficiency in China."
http://chinaproject.harvard.edu/seminar%20folder/seminar/Munger101014
Contact Name: Chris Nielsen nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu
October 15, 2010
10:00am - 12:30pm Sawyer Seminar Series on Energy Transitions and Society
Boston University School of Management Room 424 595 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA
"Sawyer Seminar 2: Energy, Society and Culture"
http://www.bu.edu/pardee/research/sawyer-energy-transitions/
pardee(a)bu.edu
5:30pm - 9:30pm MIT Energy Night
MIT Museum Cambridge, MA
MIT Energy Night ishowcases the most exciting energy research, education, and
entrepreneurship at MIT.
energynight(a)mit.edu
October 18, 2010 - October 19, 2010
Symposium: Transatlantic Perceptions of Climate Change: The Role of the Arts and Media
Boston University 595 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA
This symposium aims to examine the shaping of perceptions of climate change within Europe
and the United States, and ask: ‘what is the role of the media and the arts in determining
this perception and enabling an appropriate response to climate change?’ Free and open to
the public but registration is required.
http://www.bu.edu/pardee/research/arts-media-and-climate-change/
October 18, 2010
11:45am - 12:45pm 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 Fall EPS Colloquium
Contact Name: Sabinna Cappo scappo(a)fas.harvard.edu
Haller Hall (Geo-Museum 102) 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA
Tom Johnson, University of Minnesota. Title TBA. Host: Dan Schrag
5:00pm - 6:00pm Biodiversity, Ecology & Global Change: Brian Enquist
Biolabs Lecture Hall 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Professor Enquist, a broadly trained plant ecologist, investigates how functional
constraints at the level of the individual (anatomical and physiological) influence larger
scale ecological and evolutionary patterns.
Contact Name: Lisa Matthews lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu 617-495-8883
October 19, 2010
2:30pm - 4:00pm Energy Policy Seminar Series
Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building, HKS 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Joseph Cullen, HUCE Fellow. "Environmental Regulation in Electricity Markets"
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/cepr/events.html
Contact Name: Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)hks.harvard.edu (617) 495-8693
3:00pm - 4:30pm ClimaTea
Haller Hall 102 Geological Museum 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA (to be confirmed)
Stefan Rahmstorf. "Sea Level Rise." Visit the Climatea website for updates and
topics of discussion.
http://www.deas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars/climatea.html
Contact Name: Sierra Petersen speters(a)fas.harvard.edu
4:00pm Industry Insiders: A Panel Presentation on Careers in Sustainability
51 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA
Panelists discuss the economic, environmental, and financial aspects of a career in
sustainability, as well as insights and anticipated trends within the industry. Walk away
knowing how to position yourself in this highly growing field.
October 20, 2010
11:00am OEB Weekly Seminar Series / Hrdy Lecture
Main Lecture Hall BioLabs Building 16 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA
Per Jakob Palsbøll, Sarah and Daniel Hrdy Visiting Fellow, Stockholm University.
"Population genetic methods in ecology and conservation: issues and solutions."
Contact Name: Jeannette Everritt jeverritt(a)oeb.harvard.edu
4:10pm - 5:30pm Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
Harvard Kennedy School Room L-382 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA
Meghan Busse, Northwestern University, Christopher Knittel, University of California,
Davis, and Florian Zettelmeyer, Northwestern University. "Pain at the Pump: The
Effect of Gasoline Prices on New and Used Automobile Markets."
Contact Name: Jason Chapman Jason_Chapman(a)harvard.edu 617-496-8054
8:00pm - 9:00pm Environmental Action Committee Meeting
Quincy House Spindell Room Harvard University Cambridge, MA
The best way to get involved with the EAC is to attend the general meetings. 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 21, 2010
11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club
HUCE Seminar Room 310 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
Notice:
Student Sustainability Grant Applications Open
Due: October 25, 2010
The Harvard Office for Sustainability is now accepting Student Grant applications for
projects that reduce waste, cut energy use, promote sustainability in student life, and
create a healthier and more environmentally friendly campus.
http://www.green.harvard.edu/grants
Contact Name: Rachel Johnson sustainability(a)harvard.edu 407.701.4357
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