Geology before Pluto: Pre-encounter considerationsThe cameras of New Horizons will provide robust data sets that should be imminently amenable to geological analysis of the Pluto system's landscapes. I will give with a brief discussion of the planned observations by the New Horizons cameras that will bear most directly on geological interpretability.Then I will review ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
The Ecosystems of Smart Grid – the public and the personalThe joint IEEE-NATEA conference on an emerging technology is aimed to provide IEEE and NATEA members with an inexpensive solid overview of a technology that may affect their work and careers in the near future. This annual conference series have been traditionally held at Stanford University with the help of ...
Where: StanfordCost: $50 General, but see website for discounts
Conversations About Landscape From Data to Action: How Visualizations Give Us New Insights into Our EnvironmentPlease join computer scientists, data artists, and scientists in a conversation about how data visualization is changing the way we see our landscapes, and how these new views can often lead to positive change.Conversations About Landscape brings together practitioners from the fields of geography, ecology, environmental sciences, policy, design, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free (RSVP required)
May LASER event - Santa CruzPlease join us for presentations by Daniel Press, Professor of Environmental Studies and Executive Director, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, Roger Linington, Associate Professor of Chemistry, UCSC, Documentary Filmmaker, Anita Chang, and Artist/Activist Kim Abele.
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Chemistry of WaterWithout water we could not survive. Learn about how this mysterious molecule of H2O is such a miracle and the reason why. Explore the strength of the molecule through various solutions. Reading: Dr. Drippy, Give Water a Second Chance
Pictures of Other Worlds: Exploring the Atmospheres of ExoplanetsIn less than two decades, scientists have discovered more than a thousand planets orbiting other stars. Now we know that our solar system is not alone -- but we still do not know if it is rare or unique. Most of these new planets were not seen directly, but instead were discovered ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Building the TMT: The World's Most Advanced Ground-Based TelescopeThe Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) is a next-generation giant telescope. As the name suggests it will have a primary mirror that is 30 meters in diameter and composed of 492 hexagonal shaped segments. The primary mirror has very high-performance sensors and actuators that are used in a real-time control system to ...
