Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series

Welcome to the Earth Sciences Division's Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series. ESD hosts it's second year (2009) of seminars outlined below at LBNL. The ESD Distinguished Scientist Series is a monthly seminar featuring eminent individuals from various disciplines in the scientific community whose research is outstanding, interdisciplinary, and of broad interest to strategic interest initiatives in the earth sciences. Speakers normally spend a full day with researchers at Earth Sciences Division, LBNL, and the University of California, Berkeley.

Download the most recent ESD Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series brochure here.

2008-2009 Series

2009-2010 Series

Current Schedule (as of October 7, 2009)

• Dr. Pep Canadel - 10:30 am to 12 pm, October 16, 2009; Goldman School of Public Policy (pdf)
  Global Carbon Project
  State of the Carbon Cycle 2009
  Josep (Pep) Canadel is the Executive Director of the Global Carbon Project (GCP), whose scientific goal is to develop a complete picture of the global carbon cycle, including biophysical and human dimensions and their interactions.  Pep has authored many influential papers on carbon exchanges, storage management, and dynamics in terrestrial systems.  In 2007, Pep was a member of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Fourth Assessment Report) that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.