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Sustainable Systems SFA News & Events

Quicklinks SFA all-hands meeting re Topical Discussion Groups SFA Distinguished Lecturer Series SFA 2012 All-Hands Retreat SISIP (Free C++ Source Code) 2012 Tough2 Course iTough2 and Tough2 (previous training)

Topical Discussion Groups All-Hands meeting - June 11, 2012 from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. in 90-3122

More informatoin soon.

SFA Distinguished Lectureship Series

Distinguished speakers who might bring new but relevant perspectives to Sustainable Systems SFA (as well as possibilities for collaboration) are invited quarterly to give a presentation and meet with SSSFA members.

SISIP (Free C++ source codes)

• Stochastic inversion of spectral induced polarization data for Cole-Cole parameters (SISIP): The free C++ source codes serve two purposes:
  • Provide a tool for inverting laboratory or field spectral IP data for Cole-Cole parameters by specifying prior ranges rather than initial values. The inversion results provide extensive global information on unknown parameters, such as posterior marginal probability distributions, from which we can obtain better estimates and more accurate uncertainty bounds of unknowns.   
  • Provide an example for people who want to learn Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) based Bayesian methods for inverse problems. The detailed mathematical derivations and algorithms were published in Geophysics (Chen et al., 2008), and the C++ implementation on Linux or Unix can be downloaded for academic and non-profit research under the BSD license (check it). The structure of the codes can be applied to stochastic inversion of other types of data.
• Download C++ source codes for academic and non-profit research.
• Contact theTechnology Transfer and Intellectual Property Management (TTIPM) of Berkeley Lab at TTD@lbl.gov regarding access for other purposes.

SFA 2012 All Hands Retreat

SFA 2012 Retreat January 12-13, 2012 Shattuck Hotel Downtown Berkeley Agenda Travel Info Presenter Info Registration

SFA Retreat General Information & Goals GENERAL INFORMATION The Sustainable Systems SFA hosted its first annual retreat January 12-13 at the Shattuck Hotel, Downtown Berkeley. The retreat consisted of a limited number of oral presentations, two poster sessions, and two breakout sessions. The first day of the retreat was dedicated to oral/poster presentations, which aided in familiarizing all retreat participants with SFA and related/collaborative research and expertise. Equally important, presenters identified opportunities for future research associated with the presentation topic, which motivated  stimulating creative thinking during the subsequent breakout sessions. Two breakout sessions were held the second day, where attendees were asked to think boldly and creatively about the most impactful goals that the SFA is well positioned to meet over the long term, and to chart a path to achieving those goals. All SFA members attended the retreat as well as many of our collaborators and members of the SFA Scientific Advisory Board. GOALS FOR THE RETREAT The goals of the Sustainable Systems SFA retreat were to assess our SFA progress and to think deeply about the long-term (~10 year) scientific goals for the SFA. We have just completed the third year of the Sustainable Systems SFA through tackling three Research Challenges at three different research sites, and will submit a new 5-year scientific plan in early 2013. The time was ripe to take stock of our recent advances and key competencies and to brainstorm about scientific challenges that we are well poised to tackle and that are worthy of a 10 year investment by BER. You are encouraged to view the AGENDA. Photos from the Retreat Click here to view our FLICKR slideshow of photos from the retreat!

 

2012 TOUGH2 Short Course

http://esd.lbl.gov/research/projects/tough/events/symposia/toughsymposium12/

iTOUGH2 and TOUGH2 Short Course (previous years)

TOUGH2/iTOUGH2 course:http://esd.lbl.gov/research/projects/tough/events/training/sept_2011/