Past Events: Penn State Energy and Environment Calendar Archive

Please join us for 1.5 day workshop on Math for Sustainability at Penn State. Math for Sustainability: Ethical and Quantitative Reasoning in General Education Mathematics. Sessions include

The workshop provides an opportunity for nonscientists, researchers, experts, government officials, and members of the gas and environmental industries to compare lessons learned about water issues within the northeastern region of shale gas development. Participants take part in sharing and interpreting water data related to shale gas development.

A changing climate drives risks. To better manage climate risks, we need to: (i) do the research right and (ii) do the right research. Starting with real-world decision-problems and integrating decision-makers into an environment of shared discovery can help with this task. This is a part of the Millennium Cafe.

Ferguson Township Supervisor Peter Buckland and Ferguson Twp. Climate Action Committee Chair Brandi Robinson discuss the actions being taken and considered by the township in response to climate change.

You are cordially invited to discuss the establishment of a Plant Institute under the auspices of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences in 108 Wartik from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm on Monday May 6, 2019. Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences Director Andrew Read will open the meeting at 11:00 with a brief explanation of the initiative, followed by an overview of some emerging big ideas and an open discussion.

The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that advances informed environmental policy and decision-making through science. Their work and programs include interdisciplinary research, scientific assessment, information dissemination, training, and curriculum development. They engage scientists, educators, policymakers, business leaders, and officials at all levels of government.

Penn State Extension and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection along with numerous other sponsors invite you to attend the 2019 Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium at it's new location at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College, PA. The Symposium theme, Emerging Concerns for Groundwater, will provide a forum for researchers, students, professionals and educators working in the groundwater field to exchange information and promote protection of groundwater resources throughout the state.

The customary utilization of ordinary portland cement (OPC) concrete, a high-CO2 material with durability drawbacks, limits the creation of sustainable buildings as well as resilient infrastructure. This ubiquitous building material accounts for 4%-6% of global CO2 emissions with about 1.6 billion tons of OPC produced every year. Moreover, severe durability issues have yielded estimates of $1.3 trillion to fix the premature degradation of the material in various applications.

Spotlight on Energy and Mineral Engineering, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering Seminar: Energy Sustainability; the Pride of Oil and Gas Industry presented by Sami Alnuaim, 2019 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) President, Manager of Petroleum Engineering Application Services Saudi Aramco

The first annual EnvironMentors Poster Symposium will occur on April 27, 2019, in Steidle Atrium. All faculty, staff, and students are invited.

Join us for a presentation by Director of the Global Building Network candidate Somayeh Asadi, Assistant Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, Penn State University.

Bucknell University's Center for Sustainability and the Environment is pleased to present the 7th annual Sustainability Symposium: "Young People’s World: Making Your Future Energy, Climate & Human Rights" Dr. James Hansen, Keynote Speaker featuring Sophie Kivlehan, Dr. Hansen's granddaughter Friday, April 26th 2019 and Saturday, 27th 2019 Tentative Schedule: Registration Required Friday, April 26th 2019 5:00 p.m. Poster Session, The Elaine Langone Center 8:00 p.m. Keynote Address, Weis Center Saturday, April 27th 2019 8:00 a.m. Breakfast, The Elaine Langone Center

In a world where human travel is on the rise, they stand as the deadliest animal on the planet. Transmitting a host of human pathogens, mosquitoes, and the diseases they bring with them, have become a matter of global concern. How can we fight back? Dr. Sujit Pujhari takes a look at facing some of our tiniest foes.

Join us for a presentation by Director of the Global Building Network candidate Esther Obonyo, Associate Professor, School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, and Department of Architectural Engineering, Penn State University.

Join us for a presentation by Director of the Global Building Network candidate Nathaniel Belcher, Professor, H. Campbell and Eleanor R. Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Penn State University.

The Population Research Institute Brown Bag Series presents Dr. Lori Hunter, director of the CU Population Center and professor of sociology, University of Colorado. She will present her talk "Time to Mainstream Environment in Migration Theory." Lunch will be provided.

Presenter: Larry Fennessey, Utility Systems Engineer, Stormwater, Office of Physical Plant, Penn State University  

Geochemistry Forum with Adriana Rizzo, Graduate Student, Department of Geoscience, Penn State “Ocean ecosystem transformation during rapid warming and sea level rise: Examples from the Middle Pleistocene Cariaco Basin, Caribbean Sea”

Geosciences Hydrogeology Faculty Search with Kevin Befus, Assistant Professor of Civil 7 Architectural Engineering, University of Wyoming who will present “Groundwater responses to sea level rise: controls and hazards”  

It is well-known that the U.S. skill in numerical weather prediction (NWP), as measured by NCEP’s Global Forecast System (GFS), lags behind other centers, most notably the ECMWF. In this talk, we will discuss some of the reasons for this discrepancy and provide a potential path forward for the U.S. to match or surpass ECMWF accuracy. In doing so, we will examine the history of U.S. NWP, the selection process for the new dynamic core for NCEP’s global model, current status of convection-allowing models and ensemble forecasting, and the opportunity NCEP has to make rapid progress.