Welcome back to Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly roundup of science events happening around campus. As always, email science@bwog.com if you want your event featured.

Environmental Health Sciences Department Seminar

  • Monday, November 25, 11:45 am to 12:45 pm.
  • In-person or on Zoom. Allan Rosenfield Building, Room 1101. No registration required.
  • Jamie Benavides and Vijay Kumar will present on Bayesian nonparametric ensemble algorithms for predicting air pollution with high spatiotemporal resolution and uncertainty quantification. More information.

Hydropolitics in Central Asia in the Context of Climate Change

  • Monday, November 25, 12:15 to 1:45 pm.
  • In-person at International Affairs Building, Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room 1219. Registration required by 4pm on November 24. 
  • Asel Murzakulova will discuss the hydropolitical dynamics in Central Asia, highlighting the impact of climate change on water security, agricultural productivity, and interstate negotiations in the region. More information.

Geodynamics Seminar: Göran Ekström

  • Monday, November 25, 2 to 3 pm.
  • In-person or on Zoom. Seismology Building, Seminar Room, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. No registration required.
  • Göran Ekström will discuss atmospheric seismic sources, including phenomena like bolides and volcanic explosions, and the seismic signals they generate, applying insights from historical and recent events. More information.

Physics Colloquium: Dr. Justin Khoury, University of Pennsylvania

  • Monday, November 25, 4:30 pm.
  • Theory Center, 8th Floor Pupin Hall. No registration required.
  • Dr. Justin Khoury will present his latest research in theoretical physics. This presentation explores how the universe’s unique properties, like the cosmological constant, can be understood as part of a vast energy landscape shaped by string theory. It suggests our universe is balanced in a state similar to a folding funnel, where critical phenomena help explain why small, positive vacuum energy dominates. More information.

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