Frontiers in the Environment - Lecture Series

Frontiers in the Environment will explore the frontiers of knowledge in climate change, renewable energy, land use and other environmental hot topics. Speakers will provide the audience with a true understanding of the issue, its global significance and potential breakthroughs on the horizon. Join us Wednesdays at noon for a presentation and Q&A session, followed by a get-together in the Institute on the Environment Commons.

Jonathan Foley, director of the IonE, opens the series with "The Other Inconvenient Truth: Feeding and Fueling the World," a thought-provoking talk on our global crisis in land use and agriculture.

Frontiers in the Environment
Wednesdays, noon to 1 p.m. (starting Sept. 23)
IonE Seminar Room 380
VoTech Bldg., St. Paul campus
Free and open to the public; no registration required

October Lectures:
Oct. 7
“Solar After Dark: Storage Options”
Jane Davidson, Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Oct. 14
“Food, Energy and Global Climate: Solving the Trilemma”
David Tilman, Professor, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

Oct. 21
“Fixing our Toxics Problem: Ivory Tower or White Castle?”
Deborah Swackhamer,Co-director, Water Resources Center

Oct. 28
“Mind the Gap:
Building Bridges to Mainstream the Value of Ecosystem Services in Everyday Decisions”
Stephen Polasky, Professor, Applied Economics/Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

See the complete Frontiers schedule and Speaker Bios

Can't make it to the St. Paul campus? The lectures will also air live online and will be archived for future viewing.
Watch and listen online via UMConnect