Events

Come join IDEC for an evening with some of the most innovative minds using design to address the developing world’s wicked problems. Hear from an […]

Electric lighting represents a significant fraction of energy use in commercial and industrial buildings. Controlling electric lighting output based on occupancy, daylight availability and electricity […]

The most resonant slogan of Occupy Wall Street is “we are the 99%!” But who are the one percent? The popular answer is “Wall Street.” […]

Lydia Sohn received her A.B. degree in Chemistry and Physics (magna cum laude) from Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges in 1988. She then received her A.M. in Physics […]

Energy and Resources Group Fall 2012 Colloquium Series (ER295)

Thermal comfort in buildings has traditionally been measured solely by temperature. While other methods such as Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) are available for measuring thermal […]

Within the contemporary art world a group of artists—including Erwin Redl, Leo Villareal, and Jennifer Steinkamp, among others—explore light, color, abstraction, and movement within a […]

Daniel M. Kammen is Professor in the Energy and Resources Group Energy and Resources Group (ERG), Professor of Public Policy in the Goldman School of […]

Please mark your calendars for the annual Holiday Gala at the Banatao Institute@CITRIS Berkeley on Wednesday, December 5th in Sutardja Dai Hall on the UC […]

Dr. Lubchenco has been the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and administrator of NOAA since 2009. Nominated by President Obama in December […]

Four groups of students from the highly popular CE 153 Airport Design Class, which is taught by Jasenka Rakas of NEXTOR and CEE, will present […]

Disaggregated sustainability sensing measures the amount of usage from each fixture or appliance in a space—for example, providing information on the amount of water, electricity, […]

We Witness: A Panel on Digital Video, Social Media, and Political Protest Human Rights Day, December 10, 2012, 4:30 to 6:30pm, Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai […]

Modern silicon technology offers unprecedented spatial and temporal control of electrons with high levels of integrated complexity. Integrating nanophotonic functionality onto silicon should then allow […]

January 24, 2013, Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley ***Event Registration has been higher than expected. Overflow will be accommodated in the atrium. Seating […]

The AFRON “$10 Robot” Design Challenge Winners On Display at the CITRIS Tech Museum 1/24 to 3/1/13 Opening Event: 1pm Thurs Jan 24 3rd Floor […]

This presentation is to educate residents, students, faculty and community members on Concentrating Solar Power (CSP). An overview of Sandia National Laboratories and career opportunities […]

This presentation is to educate residents, students, faculty and community members on Concentrating Solar Power (CSP). An overview of Sandia National Laboratories and career opportunities […]

Abstract: Some of the biggest changes sweeping the technology world today are new forms of network and computer-enabled cooperation. It was easy enough to see […]

This is the 10th Anniversary of the Advanced Imaging Methods Workshop in Berkeley, California. To celebrate 10 amazing years of microscopy discourse, we are planning […]

The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is a student-fee based sustainability fund at UC Berkeley. TGIF awards grants to campus-based projects that promote sustainable modes of […]

An interconnected electric power system is a complex system that must be operated within a safe frequency range in order to reliably maintain the instantaneous […]

In recent years, Chinese telecommunications companies, with the assistance of Chinese financial institutions and diplomatic backing, have successfully secured contracts to build infrastructure and wire […]

What gizmo can we use to read our minds, expose our hearts, or settle disputes? What gadget can improve our communication with house plants or […]

Dr. Werthimer will discuss the possibility of life in the universe and the search for radio and optical signals from other civilizations. Berkeley’s SETI@home project […]

In this talk, I will discuss approaches that enable a quadrotor to autonomously navigate and explore complex indoor and outdoor environments. Micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs), and […]

Energy and Resources Group Spring 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)

Rap Genius and the Open-Sourcing of Hip Hop Knowledge a presentation by RapGenius.com founder Mahbod Moghadam and a panel discussion about the online presence and […]

The global electric power infrastructure is undergoing a dramatic change from a load-following architecture to one that requires improved control and monitoring of the energy […]

This cross-disciplinary seminar series will feature speakers tackling social science questions with big data and cutting-edge computation, data analysis, and inference techniques. Talks will alternate […]

ABSTRACT: The growing popularity of Online Social Networks (OSNs) such as Facebook has led to extensive research on OSN friendship graphs. Arguably, however, the worth […]

Just as chemistry dominated the 19th century, and physics the 20th century, many predict that the 21st century will be “the century of biology.” Indeed, […]

Title: User Experience, Artificial Intelligence, and Relevance Time: 7pm, Tuesday, Feb 19 Venue: Soda 510 (VCL Graphics Lab) Abstract Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are […]

Michael Minear, Chief Information Officer at the UC Davis Medical Center, is a national leader in health-care information technology. He has an extensive record of […]

Michael Minear, Chief Information Officer at the UC Davis Medical Center, is a national leader in health-care information technology. He has an extensive record of […]

In 2008, Lisa McNeilly was appointed the UC Berkeley campus’s first director of sustainability. She has worked to create and manage a campus Office of […]

In 2008, Lisa McNeilly was appointed the UC Berkeley campus’s first director of sustainability. She has worked to create and manage a campus Office of […]

What is a memristor? Why did it take 37 years to make one? Why did HP’s memristor generate so much excitement? How does the memristor […]

Energy and Resources Group Spring 2013 Colloquium Series – Special Guest (ER295)

Please join us at CITRIS for a presentation from Sarah Collins, “Improving the World with Wonderbags” Designed by Durban, South Africa-based entrepreneur Sarah Collins of […]

As Big Data proliferates, search engines must get smarter at delivering the results you want. Harry Shum, VP for search product development at Microsoft, will […]

The “Careers and Futures” speakers series creates a relaxed, round table environment where students can engage with a diverse range of public leaders working domestically […]

Scientific journals serve as two-sided knowledge platforms that facilitate the diffusion of scientific knowledge. Journals offer an outlet for scientists to disclose their findings in […]

The technology of sound recording was first developed in the late 19th century. During this period a great deal of experimentation was done on recording […]

The third lecture in the Implementing Health Care Reform in California Lecture Series will be presented by Kent Lieginger, PharmD, senior vice president, managed care […]

Energy storages are expected to play a significant role in increasing grid penetration of intermittent renewable resources. In this presentation, I will show that -, […]

This cross-disciplinary seminar series will feature speakers tackling social science questions with big data and cutting-edge computation, data analysis, and inference techniques. Talks will alternate […]

In the KeckCAVES visualization facility at UC Davis, one can walk into a snowflake or fly over a landslide. Images from around space and time […]

Professor Emily Shuckburgh (British Antarctic Survey) visits the Bay Area to deliver the second in an international series of MPE2013 public lectures sponsored by the […]

Come learn about how solar cells are made and hear about the latest developments in solar cell technologies! Speakers: Professor Dan Kammen, Class of 1935 […]

Energy and Resources Group Spring 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295)

Abstract: Joint Colloquium Distinguished Lecture Series Software is Rebooting Journalism: Data Mining and Visualization in the Public Interest jeff larson Wednesday, March 6, 2013 306 […]