All Past Events
This is a list of past iUTAH EPSCoR events from 2012 to 2018
January 21, 2016
Water & Energy Nexus ForumiUTAH is a co-sponsor of the 2nd annual Water & Energy Nexus Forum, to be held next Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Davis Conference Center in Layton. The forum may be especially relevant to those who are considering a proposal for the NSF’S new INFEWS (Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems) call.
The Forum focuses on the interdependencies between water systems and energy systems, and features presentations on energy savings for water systems; micro-hydropower generation; Utah drought history since 1430; bio-energy development from wastewater; and other topics. Speakers include officials of the Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining and Governor’s Office of Energy Development, Jordan Valley and Weber Basin Water Conservancy Districts, Salt Lake City Corp., and Rocky Mountain Power as well as Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and state Sen. Margaret Dayton.
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January 19, 2015
Stegner Center Green BagJohn (Jack) C. Schmidt, Professor of Watershed Sciences at Utah State University, will be presenting the Stegner Center Green Bag: Restoring the Colorado River – Challenges and Opportunities, at 12:15 - 1:15 p.m., S.J. Quinney College of Law, Room 6613, 383 South University St. Salt Lake City, UT.
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December 14-18, 2015
2015 AGU Fall MeetingThe American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting will be held December 14-18, 2015 in San Francisco. AGU Fall Meeting is the largest Earth and space science meeting in the world. Now in its 48th year, AGU Fall Meeting is the best place to present your research; hear about the latest discoveries, trends, and challenges in the field; and network and make connections that can enhance your career.
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December 11, 2015
Dr. Richard Alley to speak at Weber State UniversityDr. Richard Alley, 2014 recipient of the National Academy of Sciences' Arthur L. Day Prize for science communication, will speak at Weber State University's Shepherd Union Building in Ogden. A distinguished glaciologist and climate scientist, Dr. Alley's research has focused on the retrieval and study of ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica. An outstanding communicator, Alley is described in the New York Times as a cross between Carl Sagan and Woody Allen. He has particular gifts for making the science of climate change accessible to everyone, and for taking the politics out of the issue. Dr. Alley has been featured in numerous television documentaries, including Earth: The Operators' Manual, shown on PBS in 2011, and available online. Event times and locations:
Afternoon Event: Abrupt Climate Change: Surprises in the Greenhouse?
Where: Wildcat Theater, in Weber State University's Shepherd Union Building, Ogden, UT
When: Friday, December 11, at 12:30 pm
Evening Event: The Good News About Energy, the Environment, and Our Future.
Where: Browning Theater, in the Union Station, 2501 Wall Avenue, Ogden, UT
When: Friday, December 11, at 5:30 pm - a reception will follow the talk at Union Station.
December 4, 2015
LAEP Speaker Series - Robert Grow from Envision UtahUtah State University LAEP Speaker Series will feature Robert Grow from Envision Utah on Friday, December 4. The talk is scheduled for 3:30-4:30 pm in USU’s Fine Arts Visual Building - FAV 150. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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