Events Archive
February 2012
Feb 7 – Value Chain GHG Emissions Accounting, Robert Kuhn
Erb Speaker Series
12:40 – 2:00 pm,
Ross, ER0550
light refreshments will be served
Robert W. Kuhn is a sustainability consultant to companies throughout the product supply chain. With over a decade of senior corporate management experience, Robert has extensive strategy development and process re‐engineering experience that benefits his firm’s clients as they design and implement sustainability initiatives. Mr. Kuhn was President and CEO of a privately‐held manufacturing company serving the electrical, electronics and hobby markets, from 1991 to 2002.
Co-sponsored by the Erb Institute, Tauber, Ross Net Impact and the Student Government Association.
Talk Details and Breakfast Signup
Feb 7 – Erb doctoral/post-doc lunch
12 – 1:30 pm, Weiser Dining room
Sara Soderstrom will be discussing some early work and data challenges/questions/uncertainty.
Feb 7 – SNRE PhD Seminar: Is the Grass Greener on the other side? Plant Range Expansion and Enemy Release, Daniel Katz
1:00 – 2:00 PM, Dana 2024
Daniel Katz is a PhD student in Resource Ecology and Management and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. His work explores the intersection of plant ecology, global change, and ecosystem services, with specific focuses on plant range expansion in response to climate change, allergenic pollen in the urban environment, and tree phenology.
Read more about Daniel
View Daniel Katz’s CV
Feb 6 – Evergreen Economies: Institutions, Industries, and Issues in the Green Economy
Laurie Kaye Nijaki is an Erb Institute Post Doctoral Candidate-
Erb Brown Bag Colloquium Series
12:00 – 1:30pm
Ross E0550
Details and Abstract
Feb 6 – Environmental Law Department Series: “Water as a Public Commodity.”
4:00 – 5:00 pm, 0225 LS South Hall
Barton H. “Buzz” Thompson Jr., Professor at Stanford Law School and the Perry L. McCarty Director and Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, will discuss Water as a Public Commodity. The talk is open to the general public.
Feb 4 – Tweet Up about Erb with Andy Hoffman
4:00 -5:00 PM
Enter the institute hashtag (#erbinstitute) to your tweets and also add the hashtag to the “Discover” tab on the twitter page and you can participate and follow in the conversation.
THE TOPIC: Whether or not Erb should develop a two year certificate to complement the three year dual degree program.
Feb 3 – U.S. Consumption & Asian Pollution? Revealing the Connection through LCA and Environmental Modeling (Oliver Jolliet)
2:00 PM, 1040 Dana Building
Sustainable Systems FORUM
What fraction of the particulate impacts in China are due to consumption of products consumed in US? How relevant is our direct exposure as consumers during product use? While addressing these practical questions, this presentation will illustrate cutting-edge developments in Life Cycle Impact Assessment and environmental modeling applying the KICS (Keep It Cleverly Simple) approach. Dr Olivier Jolliet is a Professor in Impact and Risk Modeling at the School of Public Health of the University of Michigan.
Feb 2 and 3 – Winter 2012 External Advisory Board Meeting
Dinner – Thursday, Feb 2nd, 6pm
Meeting – Friday, Feb 3rd, Ross R0320
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EAB Member Registration / Student Registration
Feb 2 – Robert Hammond, Founder of NYC’s High Line at the Michigan Theater
5:10 pm, Michigan Theater. The High Line, a new public park atop an abandoned, elevated rail line on Manhattan’s West Side, is among the most innovative urban reclamation projects in memory. Robert Hammond, Co-Founder of Friends of the High Line, will share the story of its creation. Part of the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series. Details
