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The East Bay Science Cafe
Upcoming Talks
Wednesday, November 4th
Kristie Boering, professor at U.C. Berkeley in the Departments of Chemistry and of Earth and Planetary Science
Solving Environmental Problems Without Creating New Ones: An Atmospheric Scientist's Perspective
What do the Ozone Hole, MTBE-polluted groundwater, and arguably global climate change all have in common? They were all unexpected and unintended environmental problems that resulted from trying to make life safer and healthier for humans. Will we repeat those mistakes with a move towards a hydrogen fuel cell economy or wide-spread production of biofuels? As we debate solutions to current environmental crises, we?ll hear an atmospheric scientist?s historical and chemical perspective on the complex relationship between the Earth's atmosphere and human activity.
Kristie Boering is a professor at U.C. Berkeley in the Departments of Chemistry and of Earth and Planetary Science who studies atmospheric chemistry and climate using a combination of atmospheric observations (using, for example, autonomous instruments aboard U-2 spyplanes and stratospheric balloons) and laboratory experiments. She grew up in Riverside, California, which she credits with sparking an early interest in the atmosphere, how humans affect it, and what we can do about it. She has a B.A. from UCSD, a PhD from Stanford University, and was a postdoctoral and research fellow at Harvard University before joining the faculty at Cal in 1998. Her two elementary-school-aged sons and teaching Chem 1A keep her fully entertained when she is not doing research.
Past Talks
- October 7th, 2009 "The Next Big Earthquake in Our Backyard", Kevin Mayeda
- September 2nd, 2009 "Native Bees: A rich natural resource in urban California gardens", Gordon Frankie, Professor of Insect Biology in the College of Natural Resources at UC Berkeley
- July 1st, 2009 "The Evolving Universe", Steve Croft, Researcher in the Department of Astronomy at U.C. Berkeley
- June 3, 2009 "Algae mats, bugs, fish, and bats: mapping the future of rivers of the California North Coast", Mary Power, Professor of Integrative Biology at U.C. Berkeley
- May 6, 2009 "Solar Energy for 7 Billion People: Linking the Economics to the Chemistry Will Get us There", Cyrus Wadia, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
- April 1, 2009 "A Pathway to Sustainable LIFE on Planet Earth", Jeffery F. Latkowski, Chief Engineer for the Laser Inertial Fusion-Fission Energy (LIFE) program
- March 4, 2009 "How Could We Survive the Big Bang?", Hitoshi Murayama, Professor in the Department of Physics at UC Berkeley, and Director of the Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at University of Tokyo
- February 4, 2009 "Milkshakes and melanin: Evolutionary adaptations out of place in a modern world?", Leslea Hlusko, Associate Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley
- January 7, 2009 "From limpets to echo location in whales: Serendipity in science", Dave Lindberg, Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley and Faculty Curator of the UC Museum of Paleontology.
- December 3, 2008 "Barcoding DNA???", Brent Mishler, Director of the University and Jepson Herbaria
- November 5, 2008 "Long-term effects of a wildfire on butterfly and moth diversity in coastal California", Jerry A. Powell
- October 2, 2008 "Glowing Bands and Patches of Light in the Sky - the Northern Lights" Dr. Laura Peticolas
- September 3, 2008 "Water Wars: Bottled vs. Tap." Kishore Hari, Independent Water Treatment Consultant
- June 12, 2008 "The Dark Side of the Universe." Dr. Bernard Sadoulet, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley
- May 8, 2008 "Mortality and Nature: the Human Challenge." Dr. Charles Fisher, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University
- April 10, 2008 "Growing Dinosaur Salad", Paul Licht, UC Botanical Garden Director
- March 13, 2008 "Amanitas of California: The Good, The Bad and the Beautiful", Debbie Viess, Co-Founder Bay Area Mycological Society
- February 13, 2008"Charles Darwin", Kevin Padian, Curator UC Museum of Paleontology
- December 13th, 2007
"Arctic Dinosaurs - what do we know and what are we still wondering about...", Dr. Roland Gangloff, Visiting Scholar, UC Museum of Paleontology
- November 8th, 2007
Michael Eisen and the Public Library of Science
- October 11th, 2007.
"Where Are Species Now? Changes in Distribution of Birds and Mammals in Yosemite over 100 Years", Craig Moritz UCB Professor & Director Museum of Vertebrate Zoology.
- September 13th, 2007.
"Evolution and Extinction on Remote Islands of Oceania: The Comings and Goings of Bugs", Rosemary G. Gillespie UCB Professor & Director Essig Museum of Entomology, BNHM.
- August 9th, 2007. "Can a new virus explain diabetes and other diseases?" Speaker was William Klitz, Public Health Institute, Oakland and School of Public Health, University of California
- June 14th, 2007. "The Basics of Nanotechnology and Applications to Energy and the Environment." Speaker was Jeff Grossman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems, University of California, Berkeley (see QUEST Nanotechnology video)
- May 10th, 2007. "The Dangerous Nymphs of California." Speaker was Robert S. Lane, UC Berkeley, Professor of Medical Entomology
- April 12th, 2007. "Does Life Exist Elsewhere in the Universe?" Speaker was Dr. Jere H. Lipps from the UC Museum of Paleontology.
- March 8th, 2007. "Unseen and unheard: Finding bats in the night sky." Speaker was Dr.
Joe Szewczak from Humboldt State University.
- Feburary 8th, 2007. Robert Dudley and Jim McGuire addressed the topic of "New Insights into Animal Flight Evolution Obtained from Gliding Southeast Asian Lizards and Amazonian Ant-Tossing"
- January 11th, 2007. Tyrone B. Hayes, PhD addressed the topic of "Amphibians, How Pesticides Impact Them, and Why Humans Should Be Concerned."
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