Climate Dynamics Seminar and ESSC Brown Bag: Methane, the Overlooked Culprit of Global Warming. Presenter: Kristina Rolph, Department of Meteorology & Atmospheric Science, Penn State
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Dr. Daniel Hummer, Geochemist, Mineralogist and Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University and Penn State Alum
The water-energy nexus emerged Janus-faced. In the 1980s as the U.S grappled with infrastructure and regulations for water diversions for thermoelectric and hydropower generation, numerous other countries were already crossing thresholds of groundwater depletion resulting from green-revolution irrigation. This talk traces the conceptual and operational origins of the food-water-energy nexus that is focus of the SNIP speaker series.
Dr. C. Lindsay Anderson, Kathy Dwyer Marble & Curt Marble Faculty Director for Energy with Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability & Associate Professor at Cornell University in Biological & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering & Systems Engineering
Regina Baucom, University of Michigan
This course emphasizes the theoretical and practical aspects of laboratory microbial fermentation and scale-up and would be ideal for new employees who need a more solid grounding in fermentation technology. Additionally, experienced individuals who are looking to either learn and develop new skills or supplement their current knowledge of fermentation fundamentals would benefit from this course.
Bird evolution: From dinosaurs to DNA by Scott Edwards
Dr. Laura Leites, Associate Research Professor of Quantitative Forest Ecology, Penn State
Dr. Philip Molling, Senior Geochemist, Unocal Geothermal
Sean Giery, PSU Biology
The composition of the microbiome associated with "super" corals in the Red Sea highlights bacterial plasticity and selection of endosymbiotic algae.
Scott Edwards - "Convergent regulatory evolution and loss of flight in paleognathous birds"
Kodouda will discuss the recent uprising, current transition, and prospects for democratization in Sudan, situated in the regional context of transitions in the Horn of Africa, Red Sea region, and broader geopolitics. He will discuss the role of regional actors, including Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt, as well as the role of the African Union, the United States and the European Union.
Dr. Smithwick reviews the socio-ecological barriers and opportunities for incorporating fire, sustainably, into landscape management, with implications for understanding fire-prone ecosystems globally. By using Pennsylvania and New Jersey as case-studies, we begin to understand the challenges of Prometheus’ “gift” of fire to humans.
Jack Dangermond, founder and president of the world’s leading geographic information system (GIS) software developer, will visit Penn State on Oct. 2 as part of the Department of Landscape Architecture’s Bracken Lecture Series. His talk — titled “Geography and Landscape: The Foundations for Geodesign” — will be held at 6 p.m. in the HUB’s Freeman Auditorium.
Dr. Arlene Laing, Coordinating Director of the Caribbean Meteorological Organization
Dr. Daniel A. Brent, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Sciences, Penn State
Dr. Dustin Trail, Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester
Earth’s Critical Zone (CZ) spans from the bedrock to the atmospheric boundary layer. Since 2007 the Susquehanna-Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory has been hosting interdisciplinary studies of water, energy and solute fluxes in the Shaver’s Creek watershed. In this talk, I will describe our local Observatory, the CZ approach, and how the interdisciplinary CZ lens is leading to water insights. One key contribution is describing how CZ architecture entrains water flowpaths with distinct chemistry.
Traditionally, stormwater has been managed with 'grey' solutions like sewer pipes and underground detention, but increasingly there's interest in implementing more nature-based or ecological approaches. I'll give a quick overview on what 'green infrastructure' means and talk about efforts to ensure the most effective designs for managing flooding, water quality, and providing other benefits- including a new 'living lab' for green stormwater infrastructure here on campus.