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05/02/2012

DSSS: Mapping Ecosystem Carbon, Biodiversity, and Disturbance Regimes: New Insights from the Carnegie Airborne Observatory

ESD welcomes Dr. Greg Asner (Carnegie Institute, Stanford, CA), presenting "Mapping Ecosystem Carbon, Biodiversity, and Disturbance Regimes" May 11 at 10:30am in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium.

04/03/2012

DSSS: Archaeal Ammonia Oxidisers in Soil: So What?

ESD welcomes Dr. James I. Prosser (University of Aberdeen, UK), presenting "Archaeal Ammonia Oxidisers in Soil: So What?" April. 13 at 10:30am in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium.

02/23/2012

Fill 'er Up With Tobacco?

It'll take some doing, but ESD's Christer Jansson and others hope to create a new recipe for biofuels. Jansson will discuss the project at the Feb. 27-29 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.

02/21/2012

DSSS: Islands as Model Systems for Understanding Soils, Ecosystems, and Human-Environment Interactions

ESD welcomes Dr. Peter Vitousek (Stanford Univ.), presenting "Islands as Model Systems for Understanding Soils" Feb. 17 at 10:30am in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium.

02/15/2012

ESD: Science at the Theater

ESD's Tamas Torok will be among other LBNL scentists & will talk on microbial diversity in extreme environments at the latest Science at the Theater, Monday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Rep.

02/13/2012

ESD Climate Scientists and the Press

Clearly informing the general public about the scientific work related to climate change is a necessity. Addressing this need, ESD climate scientists recently spoke to media representatives on key climate issues.

02/03/2012

DSSS: Model-Based Decision Support Systems for Environmental Emergency Management: Post-Chernobyl and Fukushima Case Studies

Who: Mark Zheleznyak, Ph.D., National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine What: Download the file (pdf) Where: Building B50 Auditorium When: 13:00 am to 12:30 noon, February 17, 2012 Why: About the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series

12/05/2011

DSSS: The Asbestos/Carbon Nanotube Analogy: Will there be an epidemic of nanodiseases in 2030?

ESD welcomes Dr. Agnes Kane (Brown University), who will present "The Asbestos/Carbon Nanotube Analogy: Will there be an epidemic of nanodiseases in 2030?" December 9 at 10:30am in the Building 50 Auditorium.

12/01/2011

ESD at the AGU Fall Meeting, Mon–Fri, Dec. 5–9, 2011

At this year’s AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, ESD will man a booth, have scientists available to talk about their work, and have an HR representative on hand to meet with people pursuing work in Earth sciences.

11/09/2011

CC2.0 Special Event: Don DePaolo Talk

ESD Director Donald J. DePaolo talks about the link between climate change and the “carbon cycle change”: the fact that Earth’s carbon cycles have undergone revolutionary change, entirely due to human burning of fossil fuels and removal of forests