PECS Student-Faculty Dinner: “Bioenergy, BECCS and Double-Counting,” Tim Searchinger
Speaker: Tim Searchinger, Research Scholar, Woodrow Wilson School, Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Program Abstract: Although nearly all studies project expanding land-use demands for agriculture and urban areas, many studies still claim potential for bioenergy at levels that would require…
ChESS Series/Bradford Seminar Series: “Governance of Shared Resources in the Face of Global Change”
Marty AnderiesMarty Anderies, Senior Sustainability Scientist at Arizona State University, will present, "Governance of Shared Resources in the Face of Global Change," at noon Monday, Feb. 19, in Wallace Hall, Room 300. Open to the public with an RSVP to Chuck…
ChESS Series: “Resolving Host-Microbe Conflict”
Toby KiersToby Kiers, University Research Chair and professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Amsterdam, will present, "Resolving Host-Microbe Conflict," at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in Guyot Hall, Room 10. This event is the first in PEI's Challenges in…
PEI Faculty Seminar Series: Truths We Must Tell Ourselves to Manage Climate Chan
Rob SocolowRob Socolow, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Emeritus, will present, "Truths We Must Tell Ourselves to Manage Climate Change," at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Guyot Hall, Room 10. Lunch will be served at noon in the Guyot…
Student-Faculty Dinner Discussion: “Using Climate Science to Understand Water, Extreme Weather and Economic Growth,” Sarah Kapnick
Speaker: Sarah Kapnick, physical scientist at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Sarah Kapnick '04 focuses her research on understanding the physical climate related to water, known as hydroclimate. She seeks to quantify the variability and predictability of precipitation, mountain snowpack…
Student-Faculty Dinner Discussion, The Local Economic and Welfare Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing – Janet Currie
Speaker: Janet Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs Research led by Janet Currie has found that allowing fracking leads to sharp increases in oil and gas recovery and improvements in a wide set of economic indicators. At…
PEI Faculty Seminar Series: Lane on politics and nature in the ancient world
Melissa LaneMelissa Lane, the Class of 1943 Professor of Politics and Director of the University Center for Human Values, will explore how politics shaped human involvement with nature in the ancient world in her lecture, "Ancient Greek and Hebrew Ideas of…
Student-Faculty Dinner Discussion, Hurricanes and climate variability – Gabriel Vecchi
Gabriel Vecchi - Professor of Geosciences and the Princeton Environmental Institute.
Student-Faculty Dinner Discussion, Uncertainty and Energy System Modeling – Warren Powell
Speaker: Warren Powell, Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering Warren Powell, a professor in Princeton's Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering, has pioneered the use of approximate dynamic programming for high-dimensional applications in freight transportation. He is the…
