PEI Faculty Seminar: Ocean Acidification
François M.M. MorelFrançois M.M. Morel, the Albert G. Blanke, Jr., Professor of Geosciences and professor of geosciences and the Princeton Environmental Institute, will discuss the acidification of the world's oceans due to human-made carbon dioxide in the lecture, "Ocean Acidification," at 12:30…
Student-Faculty Dinner Discussion, The Physics of Politics – Andrew Zwicker
Speaker: Andrew Zwicker, physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and member of the NJ General Assembly The astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson once said, "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it."…
PEI Faculty Seminar: Loo to discuss making smart windows smarter
Lynn LooLynn Loo, the Theodora D. '78 and William H. Walton III '74 Professor in Engineering and Director of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, will discuss emerging smart-window technology that will save energy and make buildings more comfortable…
Rubenstein to discuss equines and the environment for PEI Faculty Seminar
Dan RubensteinDan Rubenstein, Princeton University's Class of 1877 Professor of Zoology and director of PEI's Program in Environmental Studies, will discuss the relevance of equine behavior to understanding environmental processes and policy in his talk, "Horses, Zebras and Asses: What Their…
Student-Faculty Dinner Discussion, Catalytical reduction of CO2 into methanol – Andrew Bocarsly
Andrew B. Bocarsly - Professor of Chemistry Dr. Andrew Bocarsly's research interests lie in the general field of physical inorganic chemistry, with emphasis on the chemistry of excited state and charge transfer processes and the chemistry of surfaces. These interests have…
The International Climate Regime Without US Leadership: Collapse or Multilateral Institutionalization?
Robert KeohaneRobert Keohane, Professor of Public and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School. Climate negotiations since 1992 have been conducted in the context of US leadership, heavily constrained by domestic US politics. When Donald J. Trump was elected President, the Paris Accord…
Student-Faculty Dinner Discussion, Drawback of current climate models and discussion on climate sciences/policies – William Happer
William Happer - Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics, Emeritus Summary I am interested in the physics of spin-polarized atoms and nuclei, and in the application of these spin-polarized systems in other areas. Together with Professor Cates, research associates and…
Mathematical Ecology: A Century of Progress, and Challenges for the Next Century
Simon LevinSimon Levin, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology The subject of theoretical ecology is an old and productive one, and has helped in the management of natural systems and infectious diseases. In the past several…
PEI Faculty Seminar Series: Environmental Martyrdom and Defenders of the Forest
Robert NixonRobert Nixon, Thomas A. and Currie C. Barron Family Professor in Humanities and the Environment. Professor of English and the Princeton Environmental Institute Martyrdom is direct action in extremis. Martyrs put their bodies on the line, risking, for the sake…
