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Tuesday, February 9
Earth Institute Practicum: Sustainable Development
Speaker: John C. Mutter, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Department of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Columbia Law School,
Jerome L. Greene Hall,
Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu
Wednesday, February 10
DEES Thesis Proposal: The 'Ins' and 'Outs' of the Bushveld Complex Upper Zone
Speaker: Jill Van Tongeren, Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont Campus,
Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building,
First Floor Seminar Room
Contact: Missy Pinckert, missy@ldeo.columbia.edu
Thursday, February 11
IRI Seminar: Managing Climate Risk for Agriculture and Water Resources Development in South Africa - Investigating the Implications of Near-term Climate Change on Runoff
Speakers: Molly Hellmuth, Associate Research Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI); Arthur M. Greene, Associate Research Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont Campus,
Monell Building, Room 205
Contact: Maria Rise C Fullon, mrf2102@columbia.edu
Friday, February 12
LDEO Division of Ocean and Climate Physics (DOCP) Seminar: Interannual to Decadal Variability in the Indian Ocean and the Role of the Tropical Atlantic
Speaker: Annalisa Bracco, Physical Oceanographer, Associate Professor of Oceanography, Georgia Institute of Technology
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building,
Seminar Room, First Floor
Contact: Colin Kelley, cpk2111@columbia.edu
Health: A Universal Dialect(ic) Access to Health in the Developing World
Speakers: Emi McLean, US Coordinator, Doctors Without Boarders Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines; Alex Preker, World Bank; Inez Murray, Women's World Banking; Barbara Magnoni, EA Consultants; Denis Garand, Health Insurance Consultants; Bhaven Sampat, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Medical Center; Greg Gonsalves, John M. Lloyd Foundation AIDS Leadership Award Winner
Time: 1:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus
International Affairs Building,
15th Floor
Contact: A. Nicole Mihnovets, anm2129@columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cupid/Conference.html
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: Does Rainfall Build Ranges? The Role of the Indian Monsoon in Himalaya Orogenesis
Speaker: Douglas Burbank, Director Institute for Crustal Studies, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010
Monday, February 15
Leadership on the Pathway to Sustainability
Speakers: Miguel Sanz Sesma, President of Navarra, Spain; Georg Kell, Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact; Shahid Naeem, CERC Director of Science; Chair, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Low Memorial Library,
The Rotunda
Contact: Alexandra Varga, avarga@ei.columbia.edu or call (212) 851-5898
Thursday, February 18
DEEE Open Thesis Defense: Geochemical and Hydrologic Determinants of Arsenic Distribution in Sedimentary Acquifers in Bangladesh
Speaker: Karrie Radloff, Gradaute Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University
Time: 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Seeley W. Mudd Building, 918
Contact: Missy Pinckert, missy@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: www.seas.columbia.edu/krumb
IRI Seminar: Climate, Forecast and Impacts Briefing
Speakers: Various
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont Campus,
Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Maria Rise C Fullon, mrf2102@columbia.edu
Innovative Methods of Green Energy Finance
Speakers: Steven A. Cohen, Executive Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Mabell Garcia Paine, Director of Sustainability, Willdan Energy Solutions; Wayne Seaton, Managing Director, Municipal Products Group Sustainable Public Infrastructure, Wells Fargo; Michael Colgrove, Director, Energy Programs, NYC Office of NSERDA; Fred Lee, Senior Project Manager, Energy Policy Group, New York City Economic Development Corporation
Greg Hale, Senior Financial Policy Specialist, Center for Market Innovation, National Resources Defense Council
Time: 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Faculty House,
Presidential Room 2
Contact: Youngmi Jin, yjin@ei.columbia.edu
Friday, February 19
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: "Himalayan Mass Balance, a Bhutan Perspective".
Speaker: Nadine McQuarrie, Assistant Professor of Geosciences, Princeton University
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010
Tuesday, February 23
Earth Institute Practicum: Energy for Development
Speaker: Vijay Modi, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Columbia Law School,
Jerome L. Greene Hall,
Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu
Thursday, February 25
Columbia Water Center Spring Seminar Series: Managing Population and Drought Risks Using Many-Objective Water Portfolio Planning Under Uncertainty
Speaker: Patrick Reed, Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Seeley W. Mudd Building, Room 924
Contact: Columbia Water Center, watercenter@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-1695
Web Site: http://water.columbia.edu
Friday, February 26
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: The Complex Down Dip Evolution of the Nankai Seismogenic Zone Offshore SW Japan
Speaker: Nathan Bangs, Senior Research Scientist, University of Texas at Austin
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010
Tuesday, March 2
Earth Institute Practicum: Seeking New Knowledge about the Earth - An Overview of Research at Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
Speakers: Richard Seager, Palisades Geophysical Institute Senior Research Scientist, Division of Ocean and Climate Physics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Michael Purdy, Director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University; Colin Stark, Doherty Research Scientist, Division of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Columbia Law School,
Jerome L. Greene Hall,
Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu
Friday, March 5
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium
Speaker: Bruce Watson, Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.
Tuesday, March 9
Earth Institute Practicum: Last Ice Age Retreat in the New York Area - A Significant Dating Controversy
Speaker: Dorothy Peteet, Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Division of Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Columbia Law School,
Jerome L. Greene Hall,
Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu
Friday, March 12
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium
Speaker: Michael Follows, Senior Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010
Tuesday, March 23
Earth Institute Practicum: Quantifying and Communicating Change at the Poles
Speaker: Robin Bell, Director, ADVANCE Program; Doherty Senior Research Scientist, Division of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Columbia Law School,
Jerome L. Greene Hall,
Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu
Thursday, March 25
State of the Planet 2010: Connecting Voices Globally to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Economic Recovery
Speakers: Various
Time: All Day Event
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Alfred Lerner Hall,
Roone Arledge Auditorium
Contact: Earth Institute Events, events@ei.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.stateoftheplanet.org/
Friday, March 26
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium
Speaker: Chris Bretherton, Professor, University of Washington.
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010
Tuesday, March 30
Earth Institute Practicum: Tree Rings, Climate and Society in Southeast Asia
Speaker: Brendan Buckley, Doherty Associate Research Scientist, Division of Biology and Paleo Environment, Tree Ring Lab, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Columbia Law School,
Jerome L. Greene Hall,
Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu
Friday, April 2
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium
Speaker: Omar Yaghi, Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010
Tuesday, April 6
Earth Institute Practicum: Carbon Conversion to Useful Products
Speaker: Marco J. Castaldi, Director, Combustion and Catalysis Lab, Columbia University; Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Columbia Law School,
Jerome L. Greene Hall,
Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu
Friday, April 9
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium
Speaker: Michael Evans, Associate Professor, Department of Geology, University of Maryland
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010
Tuesday, April 13
Earth Institute Practicum
Speakers: Lex van Geen, Doherty Senior Research Scientist, Geochemistry Division, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Associate Director, Earth Clinic, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Joseph H. Graziano, Associate Dean of Research; Professor, Interim Chair, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health;
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University Medical Center
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
Columbia Law School,
Jerome L. Greene Hall,
Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu
Friday, April 23
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium
Speaker: Cin-Ty Lee, Associate Professor, Rice University
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010
Friday, April 30
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium
Speaker: Jeff Kiehl, Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010
