Dr. Tom Benson, Lead Global Geologist, Lithium Americas Corp
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William Driscoll, PSU Harrisburg Biology
Erika Ganda, Penn State
Pollinator gardens can be vital places for pollinator habitat, but our scientific understanding of how to build these landscapes is just coming into focus. The soon-to-be-built four-acre Pollinators' Garden at the Penn State Arboretum is an exemplar of pollinator resources, including 351 species of plants, nest sites, and educational displays and a beautiful landscape to help build a human connection to nature.
Dr. Wei Peng, Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Civil and Environmental Engineering, Penn State
Carbon taxes have uncertain emissions outcomes, which can be a particular problem for certain constituencies and when international agreements are based around quantity targets. Many studies examine ways to reduce price uncertainty under cap-and-trade, but very few look at reducing emissions uncertainty under a carbon tax.
Climate Dynamics Seminar and ESSC Brown Bag: Methane, the Overlooked Culprit of Global Warming. Presenter: Kristina Rolph, Department of Meteorology & Atmospheric Science, Penn State
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.