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 ...

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 ...

Speaker: Erin Sauer, University of Arkansas. More information here. 

Rob Mitchell, Penn State University. More information here. 

Speaker: Moala Bannavti, Massachusetts Institute of Technology More information here. Virtual option available. 

Speaker: Corday Selden, Rutgers University More information here. 

Abstract: Even before the 2024 presidential election, the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) career landscape was rapidly evolving as organizations across industries increasingly prioritized sustainability, ethical governance, and social responsibility. What began as niche roles focused on compliance or environmental issues had expanded into a diverse array of opportunities, with professionals needed to manage everything from climate risk to corporate ...

Speaker: William Zipse, New Jersey Forest Service More information here.

Speaker: Samantha Wilden, Cornell University More information here.

Speaker: Mara Freilich, Brown University More information here. 

Speaker: Ana Baptista, Associate Professor of Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management & Director of the Tishman Environment and Design Center at the New School Virtual option available. More information here. 

Speaker: Kyle P. McCarthy, University of Delaware. More information here.