Monday, 03 Mar 2014
Lectures Program Event Being Planned
Speaker to be announced.
Tuesday, 04 Mar 2014
Engaging Conservatives on Energy and Climate
Bob Inglis, a six-term Republican congressman from one of South Carolina's most conservative districts, established the Energy and Enterprise Initiative. National Affairs Series
Thursday, 06 Mar 2014
Pop Art Jewelry Class
Create fun, colorful jewelry using aluminum cans.
Lessons from the Past for a Sustainable Future
"The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon: Lessons from the Past for a Sustainable Future," Dr. Stanley Temple. Temple's talk marks the centennial of the extinction of the passenger pigeon in 1914. He uses the passenger pigeon to call attention to the world's ongoing extinction crisis and our relationship with other species.
Thursday, 13 Mar 2014
Sustainability via Synthetic Biology
"Sustainability via Synthetic Biology: A Growing Role for Biotechnology in the Chemical Industry," Brian Pfleger, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Pfleger will present a novel, sustainable method of deconstructing biomass into fermentable sugars that doesn't require degradative enzymes. He will discuss developing strains of bacteria for producing chemical building blocks such as fatty acids, alpha-olefins, fatty alcohols and bioplastics.
Monday, 24 Mar 2014
Iowa NSF EPSCoR Energy Policy Seminar Series
"Co-firing in coal power plants and its impact on biomass feedstock availability," Jerome Dumortier, Indiana University-Purdue University.
Thursday, 27 Mar 2014
Bioenergy Seminar
"Growing the World's Fuel at Sapphire Energy," Chris Yohn, Sapphire Energy Inc., San Diego.
Saturday, 29 Mar 2014
VEISHEA Service Day
Join with members from the ISU and Ames communities to offer assistance to a number of worthy organizations and causes as part of the 2014 VEISHEA Service Day event. A diversity of opportunities are available and suitable for all ages and skills sets.
Stash The Trash
Stash the Trash is a volunteer effort that brings students and community members together to help clean up the Ames community. The event is organized by VEISHEA, Keep Iowa State Beautiful, and the Volunteer Center of Story County. Volunteers can choose to work alone, with a group of people, or with an organization.