Past Events: Penn State Energy and Environment Calendar Archive

A discussion led by faculty from Penn State’s Sustainability Institute, which will host a virtual event with author Robert D. Bullard on April 1 as part of a year-long initiative on environmental justice.

Terry Torres-Cruz, Graduate Student, Penn State

Geography Coffee Hour: Tatiana Gumucio, Penn State

Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME) Energy for the Future Seminar hosts Dr. Louis Durlofsky, Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University Coffee Hour will be from 5:00 to 6:00 PM

Tushar Mittal Crosby Postdoctoral Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Earth's largest volcanoes: Understanding Large Igneous Province eruptions and their environmental impact Geosciences Faculty Search

Jamese Sims Meteo Colloquium An Overview of Artificial Intelligence in NOAA

A four-part virtual symposium series to expand networks and inspire creative strategies to promote biodiversity in urban, agricultural and natural areas, to improve human and ecological health and well-being. Shannon Cruz, Applying communication science to build support for biodiversity conservation Allyson Brownlee Muth, Peer volunteer networks to conserve biodiversity and care well for the land Juliet Pinto, News production of biodiversity in comparative perspective  

Harnessing the Data Revolution to Enhance Diversity: Data science techniques have revolutionized many scientific disciplines, enabling new insight and discoveries. This Symposium will explore the intersection of data science and diversity with a goal of enhancing diversity and inclusion. To achieve this, multiple communities will be brought together — from data scientists, to industry leaders, to academics working across disciplines — who are interested in laying the groundwork for a future in which big data and artificial intelligence are utilized to achieve equity. 

Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy (EEEP) Seminar hosts Catie Hausman, Associate Professor, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research, University of Michigan

Harnessing the Data Revolution to Enhance Diversity: Data science techniques have revolutionized many scientific disciplines, enabling new insight and discoveries. This Symposium will explore the intersection of data science and diversity with a goal of enhancing diversity and inclusion. To achieve this, multiple communities will be brought together — from data scientists, to industry leaders, to academics working across disciplines — who are interested in laying the groundwork for a future in which big data and artificial intelligence are utilized to achieve equity. 

Water Insights is an interdisciplinary seminar series on water science, water management, and water policy sponsored by the Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Science (SAFES). Speakers include researchers, water managers, and water policy makers from Penn State, other universities, government agencies and non-governmental organizations. The series engages the University and broader community in collaborative learning and discussion about critical water challenges from local to global scales.

Mark Sentesy presenting "Climate ethics: Social systems and human health"

Kaitlin Gold, Assistant Professor, Cornell

Emily Cooperdock Assistant Professor ​University of Southern California  Timing of fluid-rock interaction and faulting in serpentinites revealed by (U-Th)/He thermochronology ​Geosciences Faculty Search

Emily Starr, Board Co-Chair, US Green Building Council Central PA, Senior Project Manager, KCI Technologies, will provide an overview of a sampling of green building certification programs available and lead a discussion on the aspects of green building design that consistently produce high performance, as well as high occupant satisfaction.

Jensen Cowan, Post-Landfill Action Network’s Director of Engagement presents A Zero Waste Campus Is (Actually) Possible The Sustainability Showcases make connections between faculty research, personal and professional interest and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals while broadening the discourse surrounding sustainability. Speakers are invited to give a thirty-minute talk, answer questions and hang around to mingle with attendees.

Elisabeth Gallant ​Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Cambridge A collaborative approach to characterizing and modeling lava flow hazards: insights from a "glorified plumber" Geosciences Faculty Search

Konar will be delivering two "mini-talks" in her seminar, with a small Q&A session in between. The abstract for each can be found below. Registration is required.

Yue Ying Meteo Colloquium How to handle nonlinearity in multiscale problems: pushing the frontier of data assimilation methodology

The Ecology Institute announced a funding competition for its annual Flower Grant for Ecological Research. The events, which will take place as virtual pitch slams, will occur from noon to 1 p.m. on March 9 and 10. The Ecology Institute is inviting researchers who are seeking funding to participate.