Upcoming Events

Featured Event
Tuesday, November 24

The National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges: An Overview and Focus on Water
Speakers: Charles Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering, President Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Farouk El-Baz, Director, Center for Remote Sensing; Research Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University; Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Peter Schlosser, Director, Columbia Climate Center; Associate Director and Director of Research, The Earth Institute; Vinton Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Fu Foundation School for Engineering and Applied Science; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Contact: Betsy Ness-Edelstein, en2109@columbia.edu

This Week’s Events
Monday, November 23

Managing Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate-related Disaster Risks in a Changing Climate - From International Agreements to Local Action
Speaker: Maryam Golnaraghi, Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction Programme, World Meteorological Organization
Time: 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn, Room 603
Contact: Maria Rise C Fullon, mrf2102@columbia.edu

Tuesday, November 24

The National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges: An Overview and Focus on Water
Speakers: Charles Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering, President Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Farouk El-Baz, Director, Center for Remote Sensing; Research Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University; Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Peter Schlosser, Director, Columbia Climate Center; Associate Director and Director of Research, The Earth Institute; Vinton Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Fu Foundation School for Engineering and Applied Science; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Contact: Betsy Ness-Edelstein, en2109@columbia.edu

Earth Institute Practicum: Use of Remote Sensing and GIS in Sustainability Policy and Management
Speakers: Robert Chen, Senior Research Scientist; Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN); Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Manager, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Marc Levy, Senior Staff Associate; Deputy Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN); Associate Director for Science Applications, 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

Next Week’s Events
Monday, November 30

LDEO Geochemistry Division Seminar Series: Paleoclimate Change in Sub-tropical South America
Speaker: Jay Quade, University of Arizona
Time: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, First Floor Seminar Room
Contact: Adi Torfstein, adi.torf@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~adi.torf/Seminars/Geochemistry

Tuesday, December 1

Earth Institute Practicum: Climate Change and Public Health
Speaker: Patrick L. Kinney, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Health Sciences Center
Time: 4:20 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Columbia Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall, Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu

Wednesday, December 2

LDEO Geochemistry Division Seminar Series: Clumped Isotopes in Speleothem Carbonates and in Atmospheric CO2
Speaker: Hagit Affek, Yale University
Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, First Floor Seminar Room
Contact: Adi Torfstein, adi.torf@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~adi.torf/Seminars/Geochemistry


To see the complete listing of all future events, visit the Calendar