Nelson Institute Featured Events
CPEP Seminar – How Groundwater Impacts the People and Ecosystems of the South Pacific Islands
Speaker: Matthew Becker, Conrey Chair in Hydrogeology and Professor of Earth Sciences, California State University Long Beach
Weston Roundtable – The Making of Environmental Law: The Challenges of Climate Change and Environmental Justice
Speaker: Richard Lazarus, Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Historical Perspectives on Climate, Fuels, Ignitions, and Wind in the Diversity of California Fire Regimes
Join the Nelson Institute’s Center for Ecology and the Environment as we welcome Jon Keeley, a senior scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor at the University of California–Los Angeles, for an exciting discussion on wildfire trends in the United States.
CPEP Seminar – Water-Wave-Driven Transport of Particles and Heat
Speaker: Nimish Pujara, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, UW–Madison.
Weston Roundtable – Air Pollution and Environmental Data Justice
Speaker: Amanda Giang, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
Events have concluded for the semester. Stay tuned for future events!
Events contact: Emily Reynolds, Director of Community Engagement and Alumni Relations, ereynolds2@wisc.edu
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Video Library
View recordings of past events on topics ranging from climate change to environmental justice. The library includes videos from Nelson Institute signature events such as Earth Day, as well as seminars hosted by our research centers.
Nelson Signature Events
Campuswide Environmental Events
- March
- March 31
- April
- April 1Polymer Electrolytes for Next Generation Li Metal BatteriesSustainable Energy Seminar Series: Whitney Loo, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering3:30 PM, 1115 Wisconsin Energy Institute
Also offered online - April 2Climate, People, and the Environment Program SeminarHow Groundwater Impacts the People and Ecosystems of the South Pacific Islands1:00 PM, AB20, Weeks Hall for Geological Sciences
- April 4Weston RoundtableThe Making of Environmental Law: The Challenges of Climate Change and Environmental Justice4:15 PM, 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building