For the inaugural lecture in this new series, Prof. Raja Sengupta will present an introduction to the future of aviation and the exciting work being done on campus in the related fields of aviation data science.
As Earth continues to warm due to anthropogenic emissions, weather patterns are predicted to become more extreme. There is a need to understand how these regional changes will manifest, as any changes can have dramatic impacts on water resource management, hydroelectric power generation, agriculture, and disaster planning. In this seminar, ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Port of San Francisco - Geotechnical Challenges and Approach for Risk-Based Seismic AssessmentThe three-mile long Port of San Francisco northern Seawall was built more than a century ago to reclaim hundreds of acres of tidal mudflat and transform them into a major deep water port. The Seawall was constructed by dredging a trench through soft Young Bay Mud, hundreds of feet bayward ...
California and China have a long-standing history of climate and environment partnership through the dozen MOUs between the governments, as well as policy exchange and joint research initiatives, ranging from air-quality, carbon market, energy efficiency, renewable energy innovation to long-term climate goal setting. What motivates and what has worked in ...
My lab is interested in engineering micro systems and automation tools to address questions in systems neuroscience, developmental biology, and cell biology that are difficult to answer with conventional techniques. Micro technologies provide the appropriate length scale for investigating molecules, cells, and small organisms; moreover, one can also take advantage ...
Digital technologies have accelerated the pace of change demanding a mindset shift.How can we future-proof ourselves to navigate that accelerating change?Immerse yourself in a range of new insights that will help you as an individual, as a team and as an organization to navigate the ambiguity in order to truly ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Broad-Spectrum Electronic Biomolecular SensingConventional electronic biomolecular sensors use charge transfer across an electrically biased electrode-electrolyte interface as the detection mechanism. Specificity to a single analyte molecule is possible by functionalizing the electrode with an engineered protein. Recent research at Stanford has introduced a new type of electronic biomolecular sensor, in which the interface ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Peninsula Gem & Geology Society ProgramThe next meeting of the Peninsula Gem & Geology Society will feature club member, Sonja Loban. She will share a dvd chock full of photos from her trip to Ireland. There will be a door prize drawing and many items available by silent auction. Free parking and free admission.
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Skeptics in the Pub: MillbraeScience and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub West Bay, Fiddlers Green, Millbrae sponsored by Bay Area Skeptics.If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. If ye shun the brewer’s art, at least help us lay waste to bangers & mash!Skeptics ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
What Does a Black Hole Look Like: How We Got our First PictureBlack holes are one of the most remarkable predictions of Einstein's theory of gravity: so much material is compressed into such a small volume that nothing, not even light, can escape. Black holes have also captured the public imagination, and are commonly featured in popular culture, from Star Trek to ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free (free parking in Lot 1)
Fungal Cooperation and ConflictAltruism is defined an individual acting at a cost to themselves but benefiting, another individual, without the expectation of reciprocity (self-sacrifice). Self-sacrifices include complex behaviors, such as meerkats, that watch for predators while other members of their family forage  or may be relatively simple, as in bacteria that absorb peptides ...
