Developing a stronger evidence base for global ecosystem changes

LSH–B120 54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Speaker: Dr. Carsten Meyer, head of research group 'Macroecology & Society', German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig  

The Map in the Machine: Charting the Spatial Architecture of Digital Capitalism

TIL–246 53 Avenue E, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Speaker: Luis Felipe Alvarez León, Dartmouth University Abstract: Digital technologies have changed how we shop, work, play, and communicate, reshaping our societies and economies. To understand digital capitalism, we need to grasp how advances in geospatial technologies underpin the construction, operation, and refinement of markets for digital goods and services. In this talk, based on his recent book, The Map in ...

Enhancing Wind-Farm Performance Via Unsteady Fluid Mechanics

FBO–EHA 101 Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Speaker: Nathaniel Wei, University of Pennsylvania  Abstract: Modern wind turbines, like aircraft and other aerodynamic structures, are typically designed with the assumption that the flows they encounter will be uniform and steady. However, atmospheric flows are highly unsteady, and systems operating within them must contend with gust disturbances that can lead to performance losses and structural damage. In this talk, we ...

[Postponed] Climate, Energy and AI Convergence Café

Rutgers Club 85 Avenue E, Piscataway, NJ, United States

This event has been postponed due to weather. We will announce the new date shortly.  This Convergence Café looks to bring together RCEI affiliate scholars and other full-time Rutgers faculty and staff (or a representative from their lab) to mobilize interdisciplinary teams focused on the intersection of AI/ML and the RCEI Focus Areas. This event is for you if you ...