This talk addresses the multiscale features of electric energy systems (EES). These infrastructural systems are inherently multilayered structures, and we propose a five - layer decomposition involving material, energy, information, capital, and policy flows. Focusing on modeling, estimation, and control tasks at different scales, we review the concept of dynamic ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
The Path to Understanding Dark Matter: Novel Observations of Low-Mass GalaxiesBeing some of the most dark matter-dominated systems discovered to date, low-mass galaxies offer crucial tests for our cosmological model and fill in the gaps in our understanding of the universe at smaller scales. With recent advancements in telescope instrumentation and image analysis techniques, we are now able to gain ...
Designing and Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal ResilienceCoastal environments in the United States range from natural sandy beaches and marsh grass fields to developed, active ports and picturesque marinas. These diverse shorelines must contend with the effects of climate change, such as sea level rise, intensified storms, and subsequent increase in flooding and damage to the natural ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Bulk photospin effectWe know, e.g., from the bulk photovoltaic effect, that nonlinear transport is sensitive to the geometry of the electron wave function but, is this also true for other observables such as nonlinear magnetization? We partially answer this question by computing the electric spin susceptibility of Bloch electrons to second order. ...
Follow a gamma-ray photon from birth to death in a talk that is formatted for audience engagement! Attendees will be able to choose the path of physics that the gamma ray experiences as it makes its way from the depths of one of the most energetic galaxies in the universe to ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Equity Impacts of a Market for Clean AirWhile a growing body of literature documents the disproportionate shares of pollution borne by under-represented and low-income communities, less is known about how environmental regulations and markets contribute to these shares. This talk presents the results from a recent working paper that studies the equity impacts of a market-based policy ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Global Famine after Nuclear WarThe world as we know it could end any day as a result of an accidental nuclear war between the United States and Russia. The fires produced by attacks on cities and industrial areas would generate smoke that would blow around the world, persist for years, and block out sunlight, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
COP27 Summary and the History of United Nations NegotiationsWhat is the COP? What is the UNFCCC (1992)? What was the Kyoto Protocol (1997)? What is the Paris Agreement (2015)? Why do these nations meet every year? Why did it take eighteen years to go from the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement? Arthur Lee will provide brief historical ...
