Welcome back to Science Fair! As everyone returns to campus, science events are back in full swing and Bwog is here to spread the word (now through a new science editor!). As always, email science@bwog.com if you want your event featured.

How Low-Carbon Ammonia Can Help Fight Climate Change

  • Wednesday, January 18, 12 to 1 pm
  • Online event, registration information here.
  • “In November, a team including several scholars from the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs released the ICEF Low-Carbon Ammonia Roadmap, which explores a number of topics including low-carbon ammonia production options, infrastructure needs, potential uses for low-carbon ammonia, and policy options. Please join us for a discussion with the report’s co-authors as they present their findings and recommendations.” More information here.

Nature and Nurture: How Our Experiences Shape the Brain Across Generations

  • Wednesday, January 18, 6:30 to 7:45 pm.
  • Online event, register here.
  • “How are we shaped by the environment around us? In what way does ‘nature’ vs ‘nurture’ impact the brain over a lifetime — or even across future generations? In this talk, speakers will explore epigenetics, this fascinating interplay of genes and the environment, through development, learning and addiction.” More information here.

Merck Lecture 2023, Presented by Prof. Keary Engle, Scripps Research Institute

  • Thursday, January 19, 4 to 5:30 pm.
  • Havemeyer 209.
  • “Alkenes are inexpensive, widely available chemical feedstocks that can be sourced from petroleum or renewable resources. The goal of research in the Engle lab is to develop novel catalytic alkene functionalization reactions that introduce new functional groups at each of the alkenyl carbon atoms in a programmable fashion.” More information here.

What Supernova Remnants Reveal about Stellar Explosions

  • Thursday, January 19, 4:05 to 5:05 pm.
  • Pupin 1402.
  • “Supernova remnants, the nearby remains of supernova explosions, allow us to spatially resolve and study the expelled material and the circumstellar environment in detail. I will describe how multi-wavelength observations of these remnants can inform us about their stellar progenitors and supernova explosion properties.” More information here.

CSC Workshop: Data Analysis for Gamma-ray Astronomy

  • Friday, January 20, 12 to 2 pm.
  • 516 Milstein or online (register here).
  • “In this workshop, we will learn the applied mathematical and computational techniques in gamma-ray astronomy, including gamma-ray shower reconstruction, background estimation, and physical model fitting.” More information here.

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