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Fall, 2009

Key: Climate Change and Sustainability events University Lectures Special events and conferences
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 5-8 pm, Alumni (Nifkin) Lounge (ESF) State of Our Planet Forum - Five ESF professors respond to key questions form the Green Campus Initiative. Refreshments served; bring your own dishes.
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 7:30 pm, Albright Aud, Hobart & William Smith, Geneva NY Frances Moore Lappe, Small Planet Institute - Food, Finance, and Climate: Seeing common roots, searching for solutions. Lappe is the author of Diet for a Small Planet. Sponsored by the Finger Lakes Institute.
Thursday, Nov. 19, 4 pm
Illick 5 (ESF)
Evan DeLucia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Responses of forest and agro-ecosystems to elevated carbon dioxide and other elements of global [climate change]. Adaptive Peaks Seminar
Thursday, Nov. 19, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
D. Kirk Nordstrom, USGS - Yellowstone's contaminated waters -- transport of As, F, H2S, and Hg from thermal waters to rivers and the air. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Friday, Nov. 20, noon
106 Life Sci Complex (SU)
William Cresko, U of Oregon - Population genomic analysis of stickleback evolution using next generation sequencing. Biology Lecture Series
Monday, Nov. 23, 8:30 - 5, Alumni Lounge, ESF Quantification and Valuation of Ecosystem Services. - SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines. Interactive conference designed to prioritize a research agenda, develop guidelines for decision makers, and establish a state-wide network of scholars for future collaborative research and service. Registration required. More information here.
Thursday, Dec. 3, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
Abhijit Basu, Indiana U. - The Purana Basins of India: their chronology, sedimentary history, and tectonic significance. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Friday, Dec. 4, noon
106 Life Sci Complex (SU)
Martin Dovciak, SUNY-ESF, Environmental and Forest Biology - Title TBA. Biology Leecture Series
Saturday, Dec. 5, Finger Lakes Institute, Geneva, NY Annual Finger Lakes Research Conference, Finger Lakes Institute, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. Abstracts due November 4.
Thursday, Dec. 10, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
David Kieber, SUNY-ESF - Production and solar processing of marine aerosols: Impications for atmospheric chemistry, climate, and ocean feedbacks. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Friday, Dec. 11, noon
106 Life Sci Complex (SU)
Melinda Smith, Yale U, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology- Title TBA. Biology Lecture Series
Coming in Spring:
January 20-21, 2010, washington, DC
The New Green Economy. 10th national Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment. National Council for Science and the Environment. (SU and ESF get free registration for a few participants.)
Coming in Spring:
March 2, 2010, Hendricks Chalep (SU), 4 pm
Alex Steffen: Worldchanging: A User's Guide. University Lecture Series

Coming in Spring:
Tuesday, March 9, 4 pm
145 Baker (ESF)

Kathleen Weathers Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and Program Director, Ecosystem Science Cluster, NSF - Fog, clouds, and the maintenance of ecosystems: mist connections? Presented by the ESF Women's Caucus Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions speaker series.
Coming in Spring:
March 11-12, 2010, OnCenter
Annual Green Building Conference, with Sarah Susanka and Rick Fedrizzi

Coming in Spring:
Tuesday, March 23 , 4 pm
5 Illick (ESF)

Molly Walker, Bristol Remediation Services, Anchorage - Gold Mining vs. Salmon Fisheries in Alaska: Controversy over the Pebble Mine, Presented by the ESF Women's Caucus Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions speaker series, the K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, and WISE Lecture Series.
Coming in Spring:
Tuesday, March 23 , 4 pm
5 Illick (ESF)
Nina-Marie Lister, Ryerson University, Toronto - Title TBA. Presented by the ESF Women's Caucus Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions speaker series.
   

 

Fall, 2009 - archive

Key: Climate Change and Sustainability events University Lectures Special events and conferences
Friday, Sept. 4, Antique Boat Museum, Clayton, NY James Gibbs, SUNY-ESF - Amphibians: Why we need them and they need us.
Thursday, Sept. 10, 4 pm
5 Illick (ESF)
Greg Boyer, SUNY-ESF - Harmful algal blooms: Sailing the blue-green waters of our Great Lakes. ESF Exemplary Researcher Seminar
Thursday, Sept. 10, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
Peter Molnar, U Colorado, Boulder - The Growth and Movement of Islands in Indonesia, El Nino and the Ice Age. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Sept. 13-17, OnCenter, Syracuse Healthy Buildings 2009. 9th International Conference and Exhibition, sponsored by the Syracuse Center of Excellence
Sept. 14, 9:45 am, OnCenter Susan Crossett, National Grid: A Unique Electric Utility Focus on Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid Technology. Syracuse CoE Opportunity Exchange
Sept. 14, 12:30 pm
OnCenter
Lee Stein, Prize Capital: Warp-Speed Innovation: Managing the gift of limitless opportunity. Syracuse CoE Opportunity Exchange
Sept. 15, 9:45 am
OnCenter
Fred Maas, Black Mountain Ranch: Practical considerations for sustainable development: Case study - Black Mountain Ranch. Syracuse CoE Opportunity Exchange
Sept. 15, 12:30 pm
OnCenter
Doug Coleman, Corning: Optical connectivity enables the green data center. Syracuse CoE Opportunity Exchange
Thursday, Sept. 17, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
Steve Peters, Lehigh U - mercury emission from the landscape to the atmosphere: travels of a geologist through the fields of organic photochemistry and biology. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Thursday, Sept. 17, 4 pm
408 Baker (ESF)
Lucia Oralia Almeida Leñero, National U of Mexico (UNAM) - Ecosystem Services related to water provision in the borough of Magdalena Contreras, Mexico City. Dept. of Environmental Studies
Thursday, Sept. 24, 12:45 pm, 110 Moon (ESF) Yang Yuming and Tian Kun, Southwest Foresty University - The status and characteristics of biological diversity in Yunnan Province, China. Presented by ESF Offices of Instruction and Graduate Studies and International Education
Thursday, Sept. 24, 4 pm
5 Illick (ESF)
Dan Herms, Ohio State U - An update on the paper, "The dilemma of plants: To grow or defend." Adaptive Peaks Seminar
Thursday, Sept. 24, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
Gene Hunt, Smithsonian Institution, Musseum of Natural History - Evolutionary patterns in fossil lineages. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Friday, Sept. 25, noon
106 Life Sci Complex (SU)
Anthony Flumera, Binghamton U - Variation in reproductive success and the genetic basis to sexually selected traits. Biology Lecture Series
Thursday, Oct. 1, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
Matthew Lachniet, U Nevada, Las Vegas - From the tropics to the tundra: Late Quaternary moisture export across Central America and to Greenland. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Thursday, Oct. 1, 4 pm
408 Baker Hall (ESF)
Dana Fisher, Columbia U (Sociology) - U.S. climate politics and what it means for Copenhagen. Environmental Studies Fall Lecture Series: "On the Road to Copenhagen"
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 12:30 pm
Eggers 341 (SU)
Nosheen Ali, Stanford U. - Nature, region, state: Ecology in the making of the northern areas of Pakistan. Maxwell School
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 10:35 am., 314 Bray Hall (ESF) Bradley Parrish, University of Leeds, UK. - The new entrepreneurialism in natural resources management. SUNY-ESF Dept. of Forest and Natural Resources Management Seminar.
Thursday, Oct. 8, noon
Heritage Alumni Lounge (opposite Grant Aud), Law School (SU)
Larry Lohman, The Corner House - Carbon Offsets: Economic fantasy, climate reality. Lunch is provided if you register in advance.
 In the U.S., many people and firms voluntarily purchase carbon credits to offset carbon emissions associated with their activities. In mandatory emissions trading schemes adopted in Europe and proposed in the U.S. firms can substitute similar offset credits for some of their compliance obligation. These credits reflect claims that projects have been carried out that reduce or greenhouse gas emissions or sequester greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere.These projects, however, sometimes raise important social justice, environmental, and economic issues. Larry will address many of these issues in his talk.
Thursday, Oct. 8, 4 pm
105 Marshall (ESF)
Pijing Zhang, Quingdao University, China (visiting scholar at ESF) - In search of another trajectory for the environmental Kuznets curve.
This talk will focus on why there are different kinds of Environmental Kuznets Curves (EKCs). It will discuss the possibility of a better trajectory of EKC in different economic periods. China’s intensified efforts to reduce the pace of the polluting emissions in recent years both nationally and locally, leads to the expectation of better EKCs
Thursday, Oct. 8, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
Dan Curewitz, Syracuse U. - The effects of axial obliquity and dike intrusion on fault populations at mid-ocean ridge spreading centers. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Fri-Sat, Oct. 9-10, Binghamton University Food, Energy, Environment: Crisis of the Modern World-System. A two-day symposium organized by the Fernand Braudel center for the study of Economies, Historical Systems, and Civilizations at Binghamton U, Development Sociology and the Polson Institute for Global Development at Cornell U, and SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 5 pm
Slucum Hall Auditorium (SU)
Preston Scott Cohen, Harvard U - Geometry and tectonics. Syracuse School of Architecture Lecture.
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2 pm
Marshall 105 (ESF)
Delphin Ganapin, U of Phillippines and Global Environmental Facility - Community-based adaptation to climate change. Dr. Ganapin will also discuss the GEF Small Grants Program, which he manages. This is part of the Environmental Studies lecture series, "On the Road to Copenhagen."
Thursday, Oct. 15, 4 pm
5 Illick (ESF)
Dave Stahle, U Arkansas Tree Ring Laboratory - Using dendrochronology to evaluate global climate change. Adaptive Peaks Seminar
Fri-Sat, Oct. 16-17, Moon Library (ESF) Second International Biophysical Economics Conference. Keynote speaker: Joseph Tainter, Utah State University. Register here.
Friday, Oct. 16, 10:30 am, 220 Eggers (SU) Climate Change Communications: Karen Akerlof, George Mason U, Mark Meisner, SUNY-ESF, and Michael Oko, NRDC. Second Annual Public Diplomacy Symposium
Friday, Oct. 16, 3:15 pm. Whitman 103 (SU) Information session on new Certificate of Advanced Study in Sustainable Enterprise (CASSE), offered through the Whitman School of Management, SUNY-ESF, The L. C. Smith College of Engineering, and the Syracuse Center of Excellence.
Friday, Oct. 16, 3:30 pm. 148 Baker (ESF) Wan Rosli Wan Daud, Universiti Sains Malaysia - Utilization of Palm Oil Biomass. Chemistry Faculty Seminar.
Friday, Oct. 16, 4 pm. 146 Baker (ESF) Joseph Tainter, Utah State University - Biophysical Economics and the Collapse of Complex Societies. Keynote speaker for 2nd International Biophysical Economics Conference.
Thursday, Oct. 22, 4 pm
5 Illick (ESF)
Thomas Woltz, Nelson Byrd Weltz Landscape Architecture - Emphasizing dialogues between the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, and ecological process. Adaptive Peaks Seminar
Thursday, Oct. 29, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
Carlos Dengo, Exxon Mobil - Title TBA. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Thursday, Oct. 29, 7 pm
146 Baker Lab (ESF)
Peter Moon, O2 Composting , and Greg Gelewski, OCRRA - Summary and update on OCRRA's food waste pilot project.
Friday, Oct. 30, noon
106 Life Sci Complex (SU)
Greg Martin, Cornell - Bacterial elicitation and evasion of plant immunity. Biology Lecture Series
Friday, Oct. 30, Time/place TBA. (ESF) Amanda Grannas - Snow and ice photochemistry: Implications for pollutant cycling in Arctic regions. ESF Chemistry Dept.
Thursday, Nov. 5, 4 pm
5 Illick (ESF)
Anne Magurran, University of St. Andrews, Scotland - Biological diversity, conservation, and adaptive behaviors. Presented by the ESF Women's Caucus Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions speaker series.
Thursday, Nov. 5, 4 pm
146 Baker Hall (ESF)
David O'Connor, Chief, Policy Integration branch, Division of Sustainable Development, United Nations - Policy challenges of global climate agreement negotiations. Environmental Studies Fall Lecture Series: "On the Road to Copenhagen"
Thurs., Nov. 5 Sure 2009 Symposium on Sustainable use of Renewable Energy
Thursday, Nov. 5, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
Greg Hoke, Syracuse U. - Paleoaltimetry in the southern Central Andes. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Friday, Nov. 6, noon
106 Life Sci Complex (SU)
Matthew Carling, Cornell - Avian speciation: Insights from Passerina buntings. Biology Lecture Series
Thursday, Nov. 12, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
Fred D. Day-Lewis, USGS - Geophysical monitoring of natural and engineered hydrologic processes. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Thursday, Nov. 12, 6 pm
Joyce Hergenhan Aud, Newhouse 3 (SU)
Adam Werbach, Saatchi & Saatchi S - Strategies for Sustainability. Sponsored by the Newhouse School and the Sustainable Enterprise Partnership. More info here.
Friday, Nov. 13, noon
106 Life Sci Complex (SU)
Marc Cadotte, U Toronto-Scarborough - Whence diversity: using evolutionary history to understand diversity change and ecosystem function. Biology Lecture Series
Friday, Nov. 13, 3:30 pm,
148 Baker Lab (ESF)
Brian Tripp, Western Michigan U - Bioengineering of bacterial flagellin: A self-assembling protein nanotube toolkit. Chemistry Department Seminar
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 5-8 pm, Alumni (Nifkin) Lounge (ESF) State of Our Planet Forum - Five ESF professors respond to key questions form the Green Campus Initiative. Refreshments served; bring your own dishes.
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 7:30 pm, Albright Aud, Hobart & William Smith, Geneva NY Frances Moore Lappe, Small Planet Institute - Food, Finance, and Climate: Seeing common roots, searching for solutions. Lappe is the author of Diet for a Small Planet. Sponsored by the Finger Lakes Institute.
Thursday, Nov. 19, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
D. Kirk Nordstrom, USGS - Title TBA. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Friday, Nov. 20, noon
106 Life Sci Complex (SU)
William Cresko, U of Oregon - Population genomic analysis of stickleback evolution using next generation sequencing. Biology Lecture Series
Monday, Nov. 23, 8:30 - 5, Alumni Lounge, ESF Quantification and Valuation of Ecosystem Services. - SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines. Interactive conference designed to prioritize a research agenda, develop guidelines for decision makers, and establish a state-wide network of scholars for future collaborative research and service. Registration required. More information here.
Thursday, Dec. 3, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
Abhijit Basu, Indiana U. - The Purana Basins of India: their chronology, sedimentary history, and tectonic significance. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Friday, Dec. 4, noon
106 Life Sci Complex (SU)
Martin Dovciak, SUNY-ESF, Environmental and Forest Biology - Title TBA. Biology Leecture Series
Saturday, Dec. 5, Finger Lakes Institute, Geneva, NY Annual Finger Lakes Research Conference, Finger Lakes Institute, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. Abstracts due November 4.
Thursday, Dec. 10, 4 pm
113 Heroy (SU)
David Kieber, SUNY-ESF - Production and solar processing of marine aerosols: Impications for atmospheric chemistry, climate, and ocean feedbacks. K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Friday, Dec. 11, noon
106 Life Sci Complex (SU)
Melinda Smith, Yale U, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology- Title TBA. Biology Lecture Series
Coming in Spring:
January 20-21, 2010, washington, DC
The New Green Economy. 10th national Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment. National Council for Science and the Environment. (SU and ESF get free registration for a few participants.)
Coming in Spring:
March 2, 2010, Hendricks Chalep (SU), 4 pm
Alex Steffen: Worldchanging: A User's Guide. University Lecture Series

Coming in Spring:
Tuesday, March 9, 4 pm
145 Baker (ESF)

Kathleen Weathers Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and Program Director, Ecosystem Science Cluster, NSF - Fog, clouds, and the maintenance of ecosystems: mist connections? Presented by the ESF Women's Caucus Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions speaker series.
Coming in Spring:
March 11-12, 2010, OnCenter
Annual Green Building Conference, with Sarah Susanka and Rick Fedrizzi

Coming in Spring:
Tuesday, March 23 , 4 pm
5 Illick (ESF)

Molly Walker, Bristol Remediation Services, Anchorage - Gold Mining vs. Salmon Fisheries in Alaska: Controversy over the Pebble Mine, Presented by the ESF Women's Caucus Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions speaker series, the K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, and WISE Lecture Series.
Coming in Spring:
Tuesday, March 23 , 4 pm
5 Illick (ESF)
Nina-Marie Lister, Ryerson University, Toronto - Title TBA. Presented by the ESF Women's Caucus Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions speaker series.