LSST@SLAC: Eli RykoffOn the topic of the Dark Energy Survey and some lessons learned for the LSST.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Individual Treatment Effects in Field Experiments: The Case of Electricity Demand Reduction InterventionsA fixed cost investment in home automation technology can eliminate consumers' marginal costs of responding to changing demand conditions. We estimate the welfare effects of a home automation technology using a field experiment run by a large electric utility that randomly assigned both a technology and price treatment. Average treatment ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Green Friday: Amphibian Conservation in the 21st Century.Why are frogs disappearing worldwide and what can be done to save them? Dr. Kriger will discuss ways you can save frogs and detail his organization's global efforts on behalf of amphibians. The presentation will feature many of Dr. Kriger's photos from around the world.Dr. Kerry Kriger is the Founder ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3 donation requested
San Ramon Parks Astronomy NightSan Ramon Parks Astronomy Night, with good weather we'll view Jupiter, Mars, Venus, the orion Nebula star nursery, and more. This event is at the new Rancho San Ramon Community Park in San Ramon. Google Park Loop Road, off of one of many Dougherty Roads... Setup is on the track ...
Where: San RamonCost: Free
Searching for Polarization in the Cosmic Microwave BackgroundSarah Kernasovskiy is a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University and the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC). Her research focuses on the measurement of B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), including the technological developments needed for the next generation of telescopes. A positive detection of B-mode ...
