Models, Methods, and Decisions in Earthquake Engineering: Structural Engineering, Mechanics and MaterialsEarthquakes pose a challenging decision problem with high stakes and significant uncertainty. To promote design decisions that minimize the total cost of earthquakes, this presentation puts forward a collection of new probabilistic models. The models are implemented in a new computer program, Rt, which is tailored for probabilistic analysis with ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Distributed Energy RevolutionThe energy supply industry is witnessing a transformation with the rise of renewable energy technology and distributed energy generation. What barriers must be overcome to make distributed energy the major form of energy generation? What business strategies are currently being used to enable distributed generation off and on the grid? ...
Physics of Baroque Bassoons A connection between music and physics-- a bassoonist and a physicist have worked together to model the standing wave physics in Baroque bassoons and accurately predict the pitch of the various notes of the bassoon. Our model is based on more than a hundred measurements from each bassoon of the ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Science Smart Kids- Wormology and CompostingWormology and Composting with Science Smart Kids offers engaging, multi-sensory, hands-on science workshops for children. Kids learn best when they are having fun
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Better Burning-China's Attempt at 'Clean Coal'David Mohler is vice president of emerging technology for Duke Energy. He is responsible for the development and application of technologies in support of Duke Energy's strategic objectives.David has operational experience in both nuclear and fossil power generation, as well as experience in corporate marketing, human resources and business development. ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The 'Undercover' Life of Uranium in Aquifers; Why it Matters to Energy and the EnvironmentLarge and persistent uranium groundwater plumes created by mining to produce nuclear fuel have resisted clean-up attempts. This failure of traditional remediation approaches has emphasized the need for a deeper scientific understanding of the biogeochemical processes, occurring at molecular scale to meso scales, that control uranium behavior in subsurface environments. ...
