Engineering the
Anthropocene
Inspiring conversations to understand how humans are changing the climate and what they can do about it.
A year-long speaker series co-sponsored by Civil & Environmental Engineering and Science & Technology Studies with support from the Vasudha Living & Learning Community and the Vollmer Fries Fund.
| SPRING 2020 SEMINAR SPEAKERS | |
| 01/22 | Sachem Hawk Storm & Kasike Roberto Múkaro Borrero Indigenous Perspectives: A Discussion on the intersections of human rights, the environment, and our responsibilities to the future generations |
| 02/05 | Kari Marie Norgaard The Anthropocene as a Strategic Opportunity: Revitalizing Indigenous Knowledges in the Face of Climate Change |
| 02/19 | Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl Engineering the Via Negativa |
| 03/05 |
Mark Jacobson, Inês Azevedo, Kenneth L. Simons, Vivek Ghosal This talk will be held from 4:00 - 6:00pm in CBIS Auditorium |
| 04/01 | Christopher Dols Public Sector Engineering, Organized Labor & the Climate Crisis |
| 04/22 | Hon. Merton D. Simpson, Andrew J. Schneller & Keith Schue The Empire's Backyard: Power & Pollution in Sheridan Hollow |
| All talks are 12:30-2:00 p.m. in the CBIS Auditorium unless otherwise noted. |
| FALL 2019 SEMINAR SPEAKERS | |
| 9/18 | Darshan Karwat Engineering for the People: Promoting Environmental Protection, Justice, and Peace |
| 10/2 | James A. D’Aloisio, P.E., SECB, LEED AP Quantifying Engineering Solutions to Anthropogenic Climate Change This talk will be in Amos Eaton 214 |
| 10/16 | Paul Edwards Why Not Change the Climate? What Models and Data Tell Us About Planetary Futures |
| 10/30 | Associate Professor Alison Kenner The Climate-Ready Home: Reimagining Domestic Infrastructure in Vulnerable Times |
| 11/13 | Professor Alan Robock Stratospheric Sulfur Geoengineering – Benefits and Risks |
| 11/20 | Bill Vitek The Perennial Imagination: Hard-Wired for Emergence |
| 12/11 | Professor Jesse Goldstein From Planetary Improvement to Energy Abolition (beyond settler futurity, there are a billion worlds better than this) |
| All talks are 12:30-2:00 p.m. in the CBIS Auditorium unless otherwise noted. |