Beyond Engineering: Career Panel for Engineering Students

Panel Discussion | November 3 | 12:30-2 p.m. | Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg., Room 290

Sponsor: Engineering, College of

Engineering students are invited to attend a career panel featuring Berkeley Engineering alumni working in non-engineering fields such as law, investments, journalism, and development. Alumni will share what it’s like to work outside a traditional engineering job and offer tips and techniques on how to find these careers.

RSVP recommended

RSVP info: RSVP by November 2 online, or by calling Dawn Kramer at 510-643-7828, or by emailing Dawn Kramer at bears@berkeley.edu.

CE92 Intro to Civil Engineering Seminar - Fall 2009: Environmental Engineering. Present Applications and Future Trends

Lecture: Civil and Environmental Engineering | November 4 | 12-1 p.m. | 534 Davis Hall

Speaker: William Faisst, Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek, CA

Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Environmental engineering. Present applications & future trends

High Speed Rail and Air: What We Do Know and What We Do Not Know

Seminar: Transportation Engineering | November 4 | 2:30-3:30 p.m. | 406 Davis Hall

Speaker/Performer: Matthew A. Coogan, Director of the New England Transportation Institute

Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Abstract: What do we know about the predicted impact of high speed
rail (HSR) on the rest of the multimodal transportation system? What
are the diversions from air that are expected? What are the
implications of such diversions from air to rail for relieving airport
congestion, based on the American experience to date?

Engineering Employer Roundtable

Workshop | November 5 | 2-4 p.m. | Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg., Room 290

Sponsor: Co-sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Cal Career Center

Thinking about applying for internships or jobs? Meet with a engineering/technical professional to learn about specific technical fields and companies in a table discussion setting. Get pointers on how to successfully market yourself. Bring your resume.


To RSVP, login to Callisto: http://callisto.berkeley.edu.

Study Abroad in Science and Engineering

Information Session | November 5 | 5:30-7 p.m. | 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg.

Sponsors: Berkeley Programs for Study Abroad, BPSA, Engineering, College of

Come learn about study abroad opportunities in engineering and the physical from study abroad and science and engineering advisors, as well as engineering and science students who have studied abroad.

Women of SEMM General Meeting

Meeting | November 6 |  Davis Hall

Sponsor: Graduate Assembly

Environmental Engineering Seminar Series: Mechanistic Models for Simulating the Factors Influencing Bulk to Total Bacteria Ratio in Drinking Water Distribution Systems

Seminar | November 6 | 12-1 p.m. | 406 Davis Hall

Speaker: Soumya Kini, Brown and Caldwell

Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

In this research, mechanistic models were developed to simulate how residence time, chlorine concentration, and water velocity influence the fraction of Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) bacteria in bulk water relative to the total HPC bacteria in the system.

An Overview of Energy Research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lecture | November 6 | 12-1 p.m. | 250 Sutardja Dai Hall

Speaker/Performer: Ashok Gadgil, Professor and Deputy Director, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, LBNL

Sponsor: CITRIS (Ctr for Info Technology Research in the Interest of Society)

Macroscopic Models for City Evacuations

Seminar: Transportation Engineering | November 6 | 4-5 p.m. | 212 O'Brien Hall

Speaker/Performer: Stella So, PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of California, Berkeley

Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Abstract: Physical models for the city evacuation problem are
developed using a “macroscope”. Given the nature of the problem
(outbound directional travel), general strategies are found at the
freeway and network levels. On a freeway, a simple priority scheme
proves to be an optimal traffic control. It is decentralized, adaptive
and quick.

CEE Concrete Canoe Tailgate

Social Event | November 7 | O'Brien Hall, Breezeway

Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

CEE’s Concrete Canoe, Bear Area, and its win at the 2009 ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition, will be honored during the Cal vs. Oregon State University football game on Saturday, November 7, at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley.

All loyal Canoe supporters are invited to a tailgate party 2 hours prior to kickoff on the O'Brien Hall breezeway on the Berkeley campus.

Principles of Green Chemistry

Course | October 3 – December 12, 2009 every Saturday with exceptions | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Dwinelle Hall, room 229

Speaker/Performer: Sheryl Mebane PhD, UC Berkeley Extension

Sponsor: UC Berkeley Extension

“Principles of Green Chemistry.”

This UC Berkeley extension course reviews the core principles of green

chemistry and how these principles relate to challenges that face our

society, such as pollution, climate change and the over-use of natural

resources. X413 (2 semester units in Chemistry)

10 meetings: Oct. 3–Dec. 12: Sat., 10am–1 pm,

Berkeley Campus

California Colloquium on Water: Dynamics and impacts of managed aquifer recharge on water supply and quality in the Pajaro Valley

Lecture | November 10 | 5-7 p.m. | 250 Goldman School of Public Policy

Featured Speaker: Andrew Fisher, Professor, Earth & Planetary Science, UC Santa Cruz, Earth & Marine Sciences

Sponsor: Water Resources Center Archives

Andrew Fisher, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz Earth & Marine Sciences, will present his research on managed aquifer recharge in the Pajaro Valley, and discuss its implications for the future of water resources management in California.

Target audiences: Alumni, Faculty, Friends of the University, General Public, Staff, Students - Graduate, Students - Undergraduate

Open to audience: All Audiences

CE92 Intro to Civil Engineering Seminar - Fall 2009: Public Private Partnerships for Civil Engineering Projects

Lecture: Civil and Environmental Engineering | November 11 | 12-1 p.m. | 534 Davis Hall

Speaker: Ignacio Barandiaran, ARUP, San Francisco, CA

Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Public private partnerships for Civil engineering projects

BERC Membership Mixer

Special Event | November 12 | 6-8 p.m. | Thalassa Bar, between Durant and Channing

Location: 2367 Shattuck, Berkeley, CA 94705

Speaker/Performer: Brianna Wolf

Sponsor: Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative

Please join us for the Fall membership mixer this Thursday. Pitchers will be plentiful and food will be abundant, so come and enjoy an evening on BERC, and socialize with other students, alumni, and members of the greater BERC-community. You will also have the chance to meet the 2010 Co-President candidates and learn about the other 2010 leadership team opportunities.

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Issues and Challenges Leading up to COP-15: The U.N. Summit on Climate Change

Lecture | November 13 | 12-1 p.m. | Sutardja Dai Hall, Banatao Auditorium, 3rd floor

Speaker/Performer: Niels Christian Nielsen, Chair and CEO, Qnet

Sponsor: CITRIS (Ctr for Info Technology Research in the Interest of Society)

Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference on Smart Grids: Smart Grid: Vision, Opportunity, and Effectiveness

Conference/Symposium | November 13 | 12-7 p.m. |  SRI Auditorium

Location: 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park,

Sponsor: Berkeley Columbia Executive MBA Program

The fourth in a continuing series of Berkeley Stanford CleanTech Conferences (BSCC) will focus on the past, current and future state of the Smart Grids from a technical, policy and business point of view. This conference is sponsored by the Stanford University Energy Crossroads, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and the Berkeley Columbia Executive MBA Program. For...   More >

Environmental Engineering Seminar Series: Review of Energy Solutions to Global Warming, Air Pollution, and Energy Security

Seminar | November 13 | 12-1 p.m. | 406 Davis Hall

Speaker/Performer: Mark Z. Jacobson, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University

Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

This study reviews and ranks major proposed energy-related solutions to global warming, air pollution mortality, and energy security while considering other impacts of the proposed solutions, such as on water supply, land use, wildlife, resource availability, thermal pollution, water chemical pollution, and nuclear proliferation. It then provides and evaluates a scenario for...   More >

Facing Change in the Redwoods

Lecture | November 13 | 4-5:30 p.m. |  Bancroft Hotel

Location: 2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720

Speaker/Performer: Mike Jani, Humbolt Redwood Company, LLC

Sponsor: Natural Resources, College of

Lecture abstract forthcoming; please see the cover story in this month’s National Geographic magazine.

Questioning some of the basic assumptions in how we understand, model, and explain crashes and their clustering at certain transportation system locations

Seminar: Transportation Engineering | November 13 | 4-5 p.m. | 212 O'Brien Hall

Speaker/Performer: Dr. Simon Washington, Director of the Safe Transportation Research & Education Center (SafeTREC) University of California, Berkeley

Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Abstract: Dr. Washington will present two related yet separate topics
to demonstrate the breadth of issues associated with understanding
crash causes and solutions. The first is motivated by the need to
better understand the fundamental mechanisms of crashes and how they
present themselves on the transportation system.

Principles of Green Chemistry

Course | October 3 – December 12, 2009 every Saturday with exceptions | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Dwinelle Hall, room 229

Speaker/Performer: Sheryl Mebane PhD, UC Berkeley Extension

Sponsor: UC Berkeley Extension

“Principles of Green Chemistry.”

This UC Berkeley extension course reviews the core principles of green

chemistry and how these principles relate to challenges that face our

society, such as pollution, climate change and the over-use of natural

resources. X413 (2 semester units in Chemistry)

10 meetings: Oct. 3–Dec. 12: Sat., 10am–1 pm,

Berkeley Campus

How to Obtain a Technical Research Internship or Job

Workshop | November 17 | 12:30-2 p.m. | Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg., Room 290

Sponsor: Co-sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Cal Career Center

Engineering students are invited to attend this unique panel discussion and hear from Berkeley Engineering alumni and engineering professionals about technical research opportunities, both on and off campus.

To RSVP, login to Callisto: http://callisto.berkeley.edu.

Learning, Reasoning, and Intelligence in the Open World: From Principles to Practice

Lecture | November 17 | 2-3 p.m. | Sutardja Dai Hall, Banatao Auditorium, 3rd floor

Speaker/Performer: Eric Horvitz, Microsoft Research

Sponsor: CITRIS (Ctr for Info Technology Research in the Interest of Society)

Systems that learn and reason from streams of data promise to provide extraordinary value to people and society. I will discuss directions with harnessing machine perception, learning, and inference in the open world, highlighting key ideas in the context of projects in transportation, energy, healthcare, and communications. After reviewing efforts in several realms, I will reflect...   More >

Science Policy Networking Event

Special Event | November 17 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | LeConte Hall, 375 - Helmholz Room

Sponsor: Science, Technology & Engineering Policy Group

The Science Policy Networking Event is an opportunity for students, postdocs, and faculty interested in studying specific science policy issues to meet individuals in complementary disciplines.

The goal of this event is to establish groups of researchers that will ultimately present their work at conferences or publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals.

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CALVIN’s Adventures in Modeling California’s Statewide Water System

Lecture | November 18 | 12-1 p.m. | Sutardja Dai Hall, Banatao Auditorium

Speaker/Performer: Jay Lund, Professor of Environmental Engineering, UC Davis

Sponsor: CITRIS (Ctr for Info Technology Research in the Interest of Society)

The complete series can be found at http://www.citris-uc.org/events/RE-fall2009.As always, these talks are free, open to the public and broadcast live on-line at mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast the day and time of the event. Questions can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents. Sponsored by Infineon Technologies.

CE92 Intro to Civil Engineering Seminar - Fall 2009: Areas of Application in Civil Engineering

Lecture: Civil and Environmental Engineering | November 18 | 12-1 p.m. | 534 Davis Hall

Speaker: GROUP PRESENTATIONS, Dept. of Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley

Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Areas of Application in Civil Engineering

Understanding Low Demand: An Experimental Study of Cookstove Adoption in Bangladesh

Colloquium | November 18 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 110 Barrows Hall | Canceled

Speaker: Grant Miller, PhD, MPP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Economics of Health Research Policy and, Stanford University

Sponsor: Energy and Resources Group

Energy and Resources Group Fall 2009 Colloquium Series (ER295)

A Green Building Tour: sponsored by CALPIRG's Global Warming Solutions campaign

Tour/Open House | November 20 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Eshleman Hall, we're meeting on the Bancroft side of the building!

Sponsor: CALPIRG

Want to see first hand how sustainable practices are being put into action on a large scale? Come tour the David Brower Center, and LEED Platinum rated building, a model for a sustainable future and one of only ten such buildings in Northern California.

Target audience: All Audiences

Open to audience: All Audiences

RSVP recommended

RSVP info: Let us know you're coming!. RSVP by November 19 by emailing Valerie Liang at liang.val63@gmail.com.

Environmental Engineering Seminar Series: Assessing Environmental Impacts of Human Water Use From a Life Cycle Perspective

Seminar | November 20 | 12-1 p.m. | 406 Davis Hall

Speaker/Performer: Annette Koehler, ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering

Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

This seminar talk will elaborate the concept of life cycle assessment and its capability to evaluate environmental consequences of freshwater use from a holistic perspective. A methodological framework will be presented and new methodological developments discussed in the context of ecosystem quality damages, human health impacts, and depletion of freshwater resources.

A Perspective on Energy Challenges in California

Lecture | November 20 | 12-1 p.m. | Sutardja Dai Hall, Banatao Auditorium, 3rd floor

Speaker/Performer: Ron Hofmann, Senior Advisor, CIEE

Sponsor: CITRIS (Ctr for Info Technology Research in the Interest of Society)

5th Women of SEMM General Meeting

Meeting | November 20 | 12-1 p.m. | 544 Davis Hall

Sponsor: Graduate Assembly

Empirical Macroscopic Evaluation of Freeway Merge-Ratios

Seminar: Transportation Engineering | November 20 | 4-5 p.m. | 212 O'Brien Hall

Speaker/Performer: Soyoung (Sue) Ahn, Arizona State University Department of Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering

Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Abstract: This study is concerned with the macroscopic merging
behavior of traffic at fully congested freeway merges, where a queue
is present at all (upstream and downstream) approaches. An existing
theory states that this behavior is dictated by a fixed ratio between
the two upstream merging flows, denoted as the merge-ratio.

Principles of Green Chemistry

Course | October 3 – December 12, 2009 every Saturday with exceptions | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Dwinelle Hall, room 229

Speaker/Performer: Sheryl Mebane PhD, UC Berkeley Extension

Sponsor: UC Berkeley Extension

“Principles of Green Chemistry.”

This UC Berkeley extension course reviews the core principles of green

chemistry and how these principles relate to challenges that face our

society, such as pollution, climate change and the over-use of natural

resources. X413 (2 semester units in Chemistry)

10 meetings: Oct. 3–Dec. 12: Sat., 10am–1 pm,

Berkeley Campus