Announcements – Zilberman Blog – Opportunities – Events – Articles 1. Seminar Series Part 1: The Bioeconomy 2. Upcoming Blog Post and Seminar Series Installment 3. EBI Recharge Facility 4. EBI Business Incubator 5. Position Available for Lecturer in Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley 6. UCMP Short Course: The Making of Habitable Planets and the Origin of Life
7. Haas POWER CONFERENCE on Energy Research and Policy 8. Berkeley Water Day: Addressing Water Challenges of a Changing Climate
9. UIUC CliMAS Associate Professor, Gan Zhang on Seasonal Shifts in Tropical Cyclone Activity and Wind Energy Potential 10. UIUC: iSEE Announces Director, Professors for New Circular Bioeconomy Center 11. Science of Total Environment: Role of Macroalgal Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Climate Change Mitigation
12. pv magazine: Enhanced Geothermal Projects Could Scale Greatly as Costs Decline
13. UIUC: First-Ever Conceptual Model Explains Variations in Agricultural N2O Emissions
14. LBNL: Two Berkeley Lab Scientists Elected to the National Academy of Engineering |
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Seminar Series Part 1: The Bioeconomy |
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John Coates, UC Berkeley Microbiology professor and director of the EBI, joins Logan Roscoe to discuss the development of the International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center, as well as how it will upscale the seaweed supply chain through international collaboration. |
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The Energy & Biosciences Institute is excited to announce the first installment of our new seminar series on the bioeconomy. With the ongoing development of the International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center (IBMC), we are preparing for its operation by speaking with numerous experts in the bioeconomy, macroalgae production, the supply chain, and more. The goals of this series are to: Illuminate the aims and outcomes of the IBMC Explain the various ways seaweed is produced and disseminated, as well as its uses in the supply chain Highlight international and interdisciplinary perspectives on the blue bioeconomy
We hope you enjoy this series and all that it will cover. Please share with students and anyone else that could be interested! |
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Upcoming Blog Post and Seminar Series Installment |
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EBI’s Executive Committee member David Zilberman will soon release a new blog post on the potential of the bioeconomy. In the meantime, you can hear his thoughts in the most recent installment of the EBI’s seminar series. In this video, he goes into depth about the bioeconomy’s sectors and how seaweed will play a role in the blue bioeconomy’s future.
Find Professor Zilberman’s previous blog posts and the newest seminar series episode below! |
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Position Available for Lecturer in Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley |
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The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a one year pool of qualified temporary lecturers to teach courses which focus on applied economic and policy questions in agriculture, biotechnology, environment, natural resources, international development, and trade. Screening of applicants is ongoing and will continue as needed. The number of positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the department.
For more information on the position and to apply, follow the link below. |
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UCMP Short Course: The Making of Habitable Planets and the Origin of Life |
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From the Big Bang to the formation of the stars, planets and elements, questions about the formation of our solar system, the shaping of planet Earth, and the origin of life remain. Please join the UC Museum of Paleontology on March 1 to hear leading UC Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists speak on the origin of the elements, the formation of Solar Systems, how the Earth evolved from a molten protoplanet to its modern ocean-covered form, and the planetary basis of the origin of life on Earth.
This course material is most appropriate for students 9th grade and up. Find more information and sign up at the link below. |
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Haas POWER CONFERENCE on Energy Research and Policy |
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Registration is now open for the Energy Institute’s annual POWER Conference on energy research and policy on March 21st. Come to POWER to learn about exciting new research on energy markets and regulation from top tier scholars, and exchange ideas with energy policy and business professionals. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to register at a reduced rate! Find more information at the link below. |
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Berkeley Water Day: Addressing Water Challenges of a Changing Climate |
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On Thursday, March 20th at the Banatao Auditorium in Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley will host an exciting day filled with discussion and innovative solutions to water challenges. Hear from renowned experts like Dr. Kongjian Yu on flooding and Dr. Menachem Elimelech on water scarcity, followed by dynamic lightning talks from Berkeley faculty. Engage with a panel of policy makers and industry leaders on California’s water risks and how research can shape the future. This event will also feature a student poster session highlighting cutting-edge research happening across campus. Plus, enjoy coffee, snacks, and lunch, all provided for registered attendees! Find more information at the link below. |
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UIUC CliMAS Associate Professor, Gan Zhang on Seasonal Shifts in Tropical Cyclone Activity and Wind Energy Potential |
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| Natural variability and anthropogenic forcings can drive profound changes in the seasonality of the Earth’s climate. On Tuesday, March 25, UIUC Professor Gan Zhang will give a two-part talk focusing on these seasonality changes and their implications for tropical cyclones (TCs) and wind energy potential. The findings he discusses highlight the need to integrate both long-term climate context and emerging societal needs to address climate challenges. For more information, for the link below. |
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UIUC: iSEE Announces Director, Professors for New Circular Bioeconomy Center |
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Jeremy Guest, Associate Director for Research at the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment has been selected as Director and iSEE Levenick Professor at the new Levenick Center for a Climate-Smart Circular Bioeconomy at Illinois. iSEE recently received $10 million to establish the Center in collaboration with the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES). Learn about Professor Guest and the Center’s aims by reading more. |
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Science of Total Environment: Role of Macroalgal Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Climate Change Mitigation |
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In a recently published review, scientists from Madurai Kamaraj University explore the ecosystem services provided by both wild and cultivated seaweeds, advocating for innovative applications and responsible management practices to maximize their climate mitigation potential.
Their investigation identifies significant knowledge gaps and barriers in the conservation of economically significant, dwindling populations of seaweeds in the Indian Ocean and the integration of seaweed ecosystems into blue carbon policies. To dive into this fascinating conversation, read more. |
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pv magazine: Enhanced Geothermal Projects Could Scale Greatly as Costs Decline |
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Enhanced geothermal projects could reach hundreds of megawatts in size. A team of researchers and industry participants from all across the globe predict a significant near-term energy contribution from enhanced geothermal projects, saying in a journal article that the technology could provide “stable baseload and potentially dispatchable electricity.”
Learn the way in which enhanced geothermal project offer cost declines, flexible supply, and more by reading this article. |
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UIUC: First-Ever Conceptual Model Explains Variations in Agricultural N2O Emissions |
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) has long been agriculture’s sustainability Achilles heel. It’s particularly hard to measure N2O emissions at the field scale, complicating scientists’ ability to reduce those emissions using climate-smart agricultural practices.
Associate Director of UIUC’s Agroecosystem Sustainability Center Wendy Yang co-authored a recent paper addressing this very issue. Her new “cannon model” reveals how soil nitrate, dissolved organic carbon, and soil moisture cause different parts of flat agroecosystems to emit varying amounts of nitrous oxide across space and time. |
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LBNL: Two Berkeley Lab Scientists Elected to the National Academy of Engineering |
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The National Academy of Engineering has named two scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to this year’s class of 128 new members and 22 international members.
Kristin Persson, a senior staff scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division, the Daniel M. Tellep Distinguished Professor of materials science and engineering at UC Berkeley, and Director of the Materials Project, was elected for pioneering data-driven materials design through the creation and stewardship of open materials databases and associated data-mining algorithms.
Meanwhile, Margaret Torn, a senior scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, was elected for contributions including the understanding of soil carbon dynamics.
We at the EBI are very proud of their accomplishments. Read LBNL’s article to learn more about their success. |
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