Environmental Breakfast Club 2016 - 2017 Schedule

Aug. 30, 2016
Sandwell-Weiss

The Environmental Breakfast Club, a diverse group of faculty from various departments, programs and colleges on the campus who meet monthly at Arizona Law to discuss works in progress on the environment and natural resources, has released their schedule for the coming year. All presentations will be on the first Friday of each month (except January), from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., in the Law College Faculty Lounge (Room 237). Coffee and bagels will be ready shortly after 8:30 a.m.

  • September 2, 2016 - Kacey Ernst, Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Division, Zuckerman College of Public Health
    Topic:  Disentangling the Social and Environmental Factors Limiting the Spread of Dengue, Zika Virus and Chickungunya, in the Arizona-Sonora Desert.
  • October 7, 2016 - Paul Blowers, University Distinguished Professor, Chemical & Environmental Engineering
    Topic:  Banning Hydrofluorocarbons and What This Means For AC Systems at Different Scales
  • November 4, 2016 - Scott Saleska, Associate Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
    Topic:  The Challenge of Ecosystem Genomics
  • December 2, 2016 - Julie Neilson, Associate Research Professor, Department of soil, Water & Environmental Sciences
    Topic:  Challenges of Using Phytostabilization (Vegetation) to Stabilize Contaminants on Legacy Mining Sites in Arizona
  • February 3, 2017 - Gene A. Giacomelli, Professor, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Director of Controlled Environment Agriculture Center
    Topic:  Special Time for Special Foods -- Organic Hydroponic Foods for Urban Agriculture
  • March 3, 2017 - Neal R. Armstrong, Regents’ Professor Chemistry/Biochemistry/Optical Sciences, Associate Vice President, Office of Research & Discovery
    Topic:  An Overview of “Printable” Low-Cost Solar Cells
  • April 7, 2017 - Michael A. Crimmins, Associate Professor, Department of Soil, Water & Environmental Science
    Topic:  Climate Science and Cooperative Extension:  Developing Climate Services for the 21st Century