Category Archives: EVENTS

List of upcoming lectures and events that may be of interest to the class.
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Useful link: UC Berkeley Events Calendar

Citris Mobile App Challenge Demo Day

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Citris Mobile App Challenge Demo Day

 

Come check out the demo day for the Citris Mobile App Challenge. There’s a lot of awesome teams and light refreshments will be provided.

This event is on Tuesday, May 6th, 3-7pm, 310 310 Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall

Here’s the link to register for the event.

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/citris-mobile-app-challenge-demo-day-tickets-11245913831

Also related to this event:

Our E125 Project was a mobile app for the Citris Mobile App Challenge.  One of the prize categories are Audience/Public Votes which is based on youtube likes on our video.  If you could support us by liking our video that would be awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRtLMYtwMhE

 

 

From Weapons Labs to Development Labs: A Discussion on Careers in Science and Tech with Dr. Ticora V. Jones

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http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/?event_ID=76619&date=2014-03-19&tab=lectures

From Weapons Labs to Development Labs: A Discussion on Careers in Science and Tech with Dr. Ticora V. Jones

Lecture | March 19 | 2-3 p.m. | B100 Blum Hall

 

Blum Center for Developing Economies, Development Impact Lab

 

Join us for a career talk with Dr. Ticora V. Jones, Senior Advisor and Program Director, US Agency for International Development.

Ticora V. Jones is Senior Advisor and Program Director in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Science and Technology. Dr. Jones manages the Higher Education Solutions Network, a new university engagement program that was established in 2012. Beginning in 2009 as a AAAS Diplomacy, Security and Development Fellow, she helped manage the establishment of an Agency-wide agenda for science & technology through policy and programming designed to elevate USAID’s presence in this area. Prior to joining USAID, Dr. Jones served as the 2008-2009 Materials Societies Congressional Fellow for Senator Russell D. Feingold (D-WI) where she worked on energy and environment issues. Before beginning her congressional fellowship, Dr. Jones conducted post-doctoral research focused on creating and characterizing nanoparticle/composite-based functional materials at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dr. Jones earned her BS degree in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT and her PhD in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

 

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Science and Policy Seminar on GMO Food

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We will be hosting our next science policy panel discussion on GMO food on Thursday March 6th at 5PM in Stephens Hall 470.
The discussion will feature Prof. David Zilberman, Nathanael Johnson, and Sam Mogannam.
Professor David Zilberman holds the Robinson Chair in the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics at Berkeley. He specializes in agricultural and environmental policy, biotechnology, bioenergy, and climate change.
Nathanael Johnson is a journalist, author of All Natural and the food writer for environmental news site, Grist.
Sam Mogannam is owner of the Bi-Rite Family of Businesses in San Francisco, including the non-profit community-based food education project, 18 Reasons. A professional chef, he published the cookbook Eat Good Food.
Please forward the invitation to anyone who may be interested.
“GMOs – A Budding Promise Or A Growing Concern?”
Thursday, March 6th, 5-6:30 pm, 470 Stephens Hall.

 

Special event: Art in science

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February 27– 28, 2014 | 5:30-9 p.m. | Energy Biosciences Building, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley

http://scienceatcal.berkeley.edu/artinscience/

This two-day event celebrates the art in science. Enjoy exhibits of sculpture, painting, photography, origami, multi-media and digital art at the intersection of science and art from the scientists and artists of UC Berkeley. UC Berkeley professor Carlo Sequin will also discuss his work integrating art and science. Event includes live music, refreshements, and artist demonstrations.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation, by Jenna Pollock from Tesla Motors

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You may find this lecture interesting, and a good follow-up from yesterday’s lecture. This might also be a good opportunity for you to find somebody to interview from Tesla Motors.

 

Today (Wed, 2/12) 6pm, 808 Stanley Hall

“Entrepreneurship and Innovation: What Drives you?”

2/12 Jenna Della Pollock, Ph.D. (EE)
Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Tesla Motors

 

More information:

Our FIRST seminar in the FOUR part series, with Jenna Della Pollock, will start TODAY at 6pm, in 808 Stanley! All, women and men, are welcome! Please join us. Delicious DINNER will be served! Come learn about the becoming a Senior Electrical Engineer at one of the coolest car companies around. If you cannot make this seminar don’t worry there will be one every week until 3/5 and they are all going to be amazing!!!

“Entrepreneurship and Innovation: What Drives you?”
A Graduate Women of Engineering Seminar Series

 

Featuring engineers from a variety of career paths post- graduate school, this series aims to provide a unique forum for engineers to share their stories, including how and why they have made their personal and professional decisions and balanced their careers with other aspects of their lives.

2/12 Jenna Della Pollock, Ph.D. (EE) (Click here for a Bio)
Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Tesla Motors

Where: Stanley Hall, Room 808
When: Reception at 6:00 pm – Dinner Provided
What: Casual talk at 6:10 pm with lively conversation to follow

More Info: http://www.me.berkeley.edu/gwe/

Series sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories

National Academy of Engineering Video contest

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31 March 2014 – Submission deadline for the NAE (National Academy of Engineering) video contest.

As part of your group project you may choose to prepare a submission to the NAE (National Academy of Engineering) video contest. The grand prize for this contest if $25,000. The contest calls for videos that show how engineering has contributed to society and how engineering inspires you. For this class, in addition to the contest requirements, you will have to show one of the following:

  1. how engineering has helped or will help address an ethical issue;
  2. how the field of engineering is working with other disciplines to identify and address ethical issues related to technology, or ethical issues related to society’s needs that can be addressed by technology;
  3. how the audience of your video can become involved in identifying, discussing, and addressing ethical issues related to technology or ethical issues relating to society’s needs that can be addressed by technology. this would essentially be a call to action and at the same time an inspirational movie about the achievements of engineering in service of society.

If you’re interested, there are a number of resources on campus that I can recommend to help you create an effective video. I might also be able to connect you with students that have expertise in short film making.

But remember, content is more important than form, so even with absolutely no experience or coaching in short film making you can create an extraordinary clip. For the purpose of this class, you will be graded on content only.