Energy and the Environment: CITRIS Events

Solar Taxi visits CITRIS at Berkeley

  • July 14, 2008: 10:30am - 11:30am
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, UC Berkeley

For the first time in history, a solar-powered car is driving around the world without any carbon emissions. Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer is taking a small blue environmentally-friendly taxi around the world.

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CITRIS Global Research Alliance for Climate and Energy

  • June 18, 2008: 8:30am - June 19, 2008: 5:00pm
  • Location: Copenhagen University, Denmark



CITRIS recently hosted a two-day event in Denmark in collaboration with the Copenhagen Climate Council, Monday Morning, and the Danish Ministries of Environment; of Energy; and of Science, Technology and Innovation.

Videos of these important talks are now online.

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Dan Sperling to speak at CITRIS

  • December 8, 2008: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley
UC Davis Professor Daniel Sperling will speak on cars, fuels, and mobility technologies.

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Helene York to speak at CITRIS

  • September 22, 2008: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley
Helene York is the director of the Bon Appétit Management Company Foundation, an educational organization whose mission is to educate consumers, chefs, and food service managers about how their food choices affect the environment and the livelihoods of traditional food producers.

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CITRIS Holiday Gala

  • December 12, 2008: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Location: Gordon and Betty Moore Lobby, Hearst Memorial Mining Building, UC Berkeley
Please join us for our annual holiday gala on the Berkeley campus, featuring refreshments and live entertainment.

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CITRIS Building Dedication

  • February 27, 2009: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Location: CITRIS Headquarters Building, UC Berkeley
On Feb. 27, 2009, CITRIS will mark the official opening of its new headquarters, Sutardja-Dai Hall, with a day of talks and celebration.

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Microsoft Research Silicon Valley Road Show

  • May 22, 2008: 12:00pm - 4:30pm
  • Location: Microsoft Mountain View Campus, Building 1
We are pleased to invite you to the fourth Microsoft Research Silicon Valley Road Show on Thursday, May 22, at the company’s Mountain View campus to personally experience some of the recent innovations coming out of Microsoft’s research labs.

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Ice911: A Proposal to Reversibly Rebuild Polar Ice and Habitat

  • May 13, 2008: 10:00am - 11:00am
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Dr. Leslie Field, Founder and Managing Member of SmallTech Consulting, LLC and the Founder and CEO of MEMS Insight, Inc.

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Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum

  • April 27, 2008: 7:19am - 7:19am
  • Location: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
The 2008 Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum will feature panels on nano electronics, solar technology, health care, business and public policy, as well as distinguished speakers.

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Posters and Judging for Big Ideas contest

  • April 25, 2008: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley
The top-12 finalists will present a poster session for this year's Big Idea competition, followed by the award ceremony for the judged winners.

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Student Competition deadline: $25K in prizes

  • April 11, 2008: 5:00pm - 5:00pm
CITRIS is proud to announce the third annual CITRIS White Paper competition, which will give away $25K in cash prizes for the best ideas that demonstrate the ability of IT to address a major societal challenge.

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Vortex-Induced Vibration for Aquatic Clean Energy

  • March 12, 2008: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Location: 240 Bechtel Engineering Center, UC Berkeley

Technology to harness marine energy is at its infancy. The VIVACE (Vortex induced Vibration for Aquatic Clean Energy) converter is a novel approach to harness hydrokinetic energy from currents even slower than 2 knots without using dams or turbines.

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Lecture by Tom Friedman

  • February 19, 2008: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Location: Building 50 Auditorium, LBNL
Berkeley Lab is hosting a lecture by NY Times Columnist Tom Friedman on Tuesday, February 19, in Building 50 Auditorium at 4:00 PM.

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Far-Reaching Environmentally Friendly Motor Vehicle Technologies: Eyeing 2020 and Beyond

  • February 28, 2008: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley
Please join us for a talk by Yasuhiro Daisho, Professor of Engineering at Waseda University in Japan.

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2008 UC Berkeley Energy Symposium: Leadership At The Nexus of Science, Policy, & Business

  • March 7, 2008: 7:00am - 5:00pm
  • More Information: Main Symposium site
  • Location: Martin Luther King, Jr Student Union, UC Berkeley
The 2008 BERC symposium brings together leaders in energy from both the public and private sectors to discuss the innovative science, technology, and requisite public policies that will shape the future of energy in the United States and across the globe

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CITRIS Center and Strategic Partner Development

CITRIS Center and Strategic Partner Development

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The Rational Design of Catalytic Materials

  • January 15, 2008: 7:00am - January 16, 2008: 2:14pm
  • Location: Lawerence Berkeley National Laboratory
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CITRIS Distinguished Speaker: Severin Borenstein

  • March 17, 2008: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, UC Berkeley
This talk was broadcast live online. 

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Site-Specific Water and Fertilizer Application by a Wireless Valve Controller Network

  • March 19, 2008: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Michael Delwiche [Chair, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis]

 

Part of the CITRIS Research Exchange at UC Berkeley. The complete schedule for the fall semester is online at RE-Spring2008. Sponsored by Infineon Technologies.

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Development of Cellulosic Biofuels

  • February 27, 2008: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley
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Automating and Optimizing Demand Response (DR) in Commercial Buildings

  • January 30, 2008: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Mary Ann Piette [Research Director, DR Research Center, LBNL]

 

Part of the CITRIS Research Exchange at UC Berkeley. The complete schedule for the fall semester is online at RE-Spring2008.  Sponsored by Infineon Technologies.

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Rational Design of Catalytic Materials

  • January 14, 2008: 10:19am - January 15, 2008: 10:19am
  • More Information: Meeting site
  • Location: LBNL, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley
The conference will feature presentations on state-of-the-art research, and will offer participants unique networking opportunities, with the ultimate aim of forming joint research projects and public–private partnerships in the development of new catalytic materials. 

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INDO-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF)

  • December 11, 2007: 1:00pm - 6:15pm
  • Location: 306 Soda Hall, HP Auditorium, UC Berkeley

Please join us for talks on innovative bi-national initiatives on topics ranging from educating engineers, predicting cyclones, treating tuberculosis, and more. There will also be a panel discussion and networking reception.

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The Future of Energy at Berkeley

  • December 6, 2007: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Location: 105 Stanley Hall, UC Berkeley
Please join three of the University's preeminent researchers in a discussion on the future of energy on the campus.

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California Air Resources Board's (ARB) Global Warming Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee

  • November 29, 2007: 9:00am - 5:00pm
  • Location: California Room, Terrace Center, University of California at Merced
The California Air Resources Board's (ARB) Global Warming Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee invites participation through the webcast of its next public meeting.

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BEARS 2008: Berkeley EECS Annual Research Symposium

  • February 21, 2008: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
The 2008 CITRIS poster and demonstration session will be in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley, from 2-5pm.

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Big Ideas @ CITRIS student mixer

Come meet fellow project leaders and learn about the work they're doing, as well as learn about Bears Breaking Boundaries 2008.

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Freedom from Oil

  • November 6, 2007: 10:00am - 11:00am
  • Location: 390 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Homestake Mining Auditorium, UC Berkeley
David Sandalow, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institute. The video from this talk is now online here.

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TechNet Innovation Summit with Charlie Rose

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CITRIS Research Exchange - Inorganic Nanowires for Photonics & Energy Conversion

  • November 7, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Please join us for this talk by Peidong Yang, Professor of Chemistry, UC Berkeley.

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CITRIS Research Exchange - Snowcover Patterns in the Sierra Nevada from Blended Satellite & Ground-Based Networks

  • September 5, 2007: 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk on "Snowcover Patterns in the Sierra Nevada from Blended Satellite & Ground-Based Networks" by Roger Bales, Professor of Engineering, UC Merced on Sept. 5 at noon in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, UC Berkeley.

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Fifth International Symposium on Digital Earth

  • June 5, 2007: 8:00am - June 9, 2007: 4:00pm
  • Location: UC Berkeley campus

Digital Earth is a visionary concept for the virtual and 3-D representation of the Earth that is spatially referenced and interconnected with digital knowledge archives from around the planet with vast amounts of scientific, natural, and cultural information to describe and understand the Earth, its systems, and human activities.

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Cleantech 2007

  • May 23, 2007: 8:00am - May 24, 2007: 4:00pm
Cleantech 2007 brings together investors, global research and development scientists
and engineers, government officials and business leaders implementing clean
technologies in their companies.

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CITRIS Research Exchange: PhyloFacts

  • April 25, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley
Please join us for a talk by Kimmen Sjolander, Associate Professor of Bioengineering, UC Berkeley, at noon on April 25 in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley.

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CITRIS Research Exchange: Policy and Economic Issues in Dynamic Electricity Pricing

  • April 11, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley
Please join us for a talk by Severin Borenstein, Director of the University of California Energy Institute at noon on April 11 in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley.

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CITRIS Research Exchange: Cap and Trade Programs, and Climate-Friendly Innovation

  • March 14, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 3110 Etcheverry Hall, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk by Margaret Taylor, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley, at noon on March 14 in 3110 Etcheverry Hall, UC Berkeley.

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CITRIS Research Exchange: Using Mathematical Models to Help Understand Planar Cell Polarity in Developmental Biology

  • March 7, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk by Claire Tomlin, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, UC Berkeley, at noon on March 7 in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley.

 

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CITRIS Research Exchange: Solar Energy for Heat, Light and Power

  • February 28, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk by Roland Winston [Professor in the School of Engineering, UC Merced] at noon on Feb. 28 in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley.

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CITRIS Research Exchange: Advanced Technologies for Observing a Changing Ocean

  • February 21, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 3110 Etcheverry Hall, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk by James Bellingham, Chief Technologist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, at noon on Feb. 21 in 3110 Etcheverry Hall.

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CITRIS Research Exchange: Engineering and Management for Sustainability

  • January 31, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley
Please join us for a talk by Professor Arpad Horvath at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31 in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley.

 

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CITRIS Research Exchange: Matchmaking Global Energy Needs and Local Energy Technology

  • January 24, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley
Please join us for a talk by Arun Majumdar, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and  at UC Berkeley, entitled "Matchmaking Global Energy Needs and Local Energy Technology"

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CITRIS Research Exchange: In situ bioremediation: bacteria saving the world by eating much of our junk

  • November 8, 2006: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Contact: Yvette Subramanian
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk by Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley, at noon on November 8 in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley, as part of the CITRIS Research Exchange.

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CITRIS Research Exchange: Solid-state thermionic energy conversion for waste heat recovery

  • October 25, 2006: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Contact: Yvette Subramanian
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Ali Shakouri, Professor of Electrical Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, at noon on October 25 in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley, as part of the CITRIS Research Exchange.

 

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