San Francisco State's College of Science and Engineering, in conjunction with Earthquake Awareness Week, offers a presentation to the public on the science behind the recent earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan. Topics include:Science of Earthquakes and TsunamisBuilding EngineeringNuclear reactorsBiological effects of radiationJack Adams Hall
Design of Aircraft Trajectories: based on Trade-offs between Emission SourcesAviation operations affect the climate in several ways. Carbon dioxide, water vapor and other greenhouse gasses are unavoidable by-product of the combustion of fossil fuel. There are indications that persistent contrails can lead to adverse climate change, although the complete effect on climate forcing is still uncertain. A flight trajectory ...
Molecular Environmental Archaeology: Ancient DNA Applications to Environmental StudiesWith today's widespread concern over the effects of climate change, eroding biodiversity and human-induced environmental degradation, researchers are turning increasingly to archaeological data to reconstruct past ecosystems. Environmental archaeology can provide not only baseline data on the past abundance and distribution of plants and animals, but can elucidate the complex ...
