Krishna Biligiri

• Research Scientist, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Douglas Carlson

• Vice President, Asphalt Products, Liberty Tire Recycling
• Former Executive Director, Rubber Pavements Association

The (unheard-of) Effects on our Health, Behavior & Environment

Nobody wants to drink polluted water or breathe polluted air. The harmful effects are well-known. There is another type of pollution that is rarely mentioned, yet everyone who lives or works in a city is exposed to it every day: traffic noise pollution. Whether we commute by car, bike, public transportation or on foot, we are all exposed to this pollutant and probably don't think about its effects.

The May Science Café will "open our ears" to the serious consequences of chronic noise exposure, including elevated stress levels, sleep disorders, learning problems, auditory fatigue, and more. (What about the 290,000,000 scrap tires generated in the United States every year?) Find out what’s being done to address this "unheard-of" problem.

This event is sponsored by the Center for Nanotechnology in Society and the Arizona Science Center.

Friday, May 18, 2012
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Arizona Science Center
(Free admission)
Downtown Phoenix

Jehnifer Niklas

Alana Levine

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Jehnifer Niklas

• Program Coordinator, University Sustainability Practices, Global Institute of Sustainability

Alana Levine

• Recycling Program Manager

Do you want to improve your green office mojo? Are you unsure of what can be recycled and what is trash? Worry no more! Green office guru Jehnifer Niklas and recycling maven Alana Levine will guide you in getting a grip on sustainable office practices from purchasing the greenest products through prudent energy use and responsible waste disposal.

Jehnifer Niklas is Program Coordinator, University Sustainability Practices, Global Institute of Sustainability. She works with and certifies green offices all over ASU and helps run a community garden on the Polytechnic campus.

Alana Levine is Recycling Program Manager at ASU. She was previously Programs Director at NAMI Arizona and was Recycling, Solid Waste, and Moving Supervisor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Thursday, May 24, 2012
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Breakfast will be served
Wrigley Hall, Room 481

The first annual CAP Ignites program features a series of short presentations by CAP LTER researchers. This year-end celebration is a means of stimulating discussion and research integration. Contact Marcia.Nation@asu.edu for more information.

Friday, May 4, 2012
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Room 481, Wrigley Hall
Arizona State University at the Tempe campus

The fourth spring and seventh-ever convocation ceremony for the School of Sustainability will be held in ASU Gammage. Contact schoolofsustainability@asu.edu for more information.

A congratulatory reception for our graduating students and their families immediately follows the ceremony. Please RSVP for this reception to sosgraduation@asu.edu, indicating graduating student's name and number of guests.

Thursday, May 3, 2012
9:00 a.m. Convocation, ASU Gammage
11:00 a.m. Reception, Wrigley Hall

Michael Crow

• President, Arizona State University

Tim Brown

• CEO of IDEO

Mitzi Montoya

• Dean and Vice Provost, ASU College of Technology and Innovation

Anthony Michaels

• Managing Partner, Proteus Environmental Technologies

Andrew Winston

• Author of "Green to Gold" and "Green Recovery"
• CEO of Winston Eco-Strategies

Paul Anastas

• Director of Yale's Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering

The American Innovation for Sustainability Forum will bring together sustainability and innovation leaders from business, government, and nonprofits, as well as students from EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) National Sustainable Design Expo. Together, these current and future leaders will connect and share their collective knowledge to support entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability.

Sunday, April 22, 2012
6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Washington, D.C.


This special event is by invitation only. For more information, contact patricia.reiter@asu.edu.

April is Earth Month, and Arizona State University is kicking off the month with a week-long Earth Week celebration across all four campuses. Additional events will be held throughout the month. Please be sure to RSVP for those events with an RSVP link.

Sunday, April 1

Volunteer Day »
Support Growhouse, a community-based sustainable garden and public art experiment. Free local lunch to follow.
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sunflower Lot, 902 N. Sixth St., Phoenix


Monday, April 2

Meatless Monday »
Devil's Greens features local goodies.
All day.
Taylor Place, ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus

Food Day »
Sample green plate items, go meatless! Health and wellness information. Free food!
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Student Union, ASU Polytechnic Campus

Sustainability Series - The Future of Food: In the Desert and Beyond »
Gary Nabhan, University of Arizona Southwest Center
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Wrigley Hall, Room 101, ASU Tempe Campus
RSVP »


Tuesday, April 3

Earth Day Festival »
Brownie tasting challenge, recycling games: Prizes awarded to all participants!
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Fletcher Lawn, ASU West Campus

RHA Goodwill Fashion Show and Clothing Drive »
A recyclable outfit competition and a chance to donate gently used clothes to Goodwill.
6:00 p.m.
PV Beach, ASU Tempe Campus

Exhibition Reception: Complex Adaptive Artists »
Join Sustainability Scholar Julie Anand and her students to celebrate works created within Art 494/598: Art & Ecology.
6:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Wrigley Hall, 3rd Floor, ASU Tempe Campus
RSVP »

Sustainability Series - 10 x 5 Sustainability Showcase »
10 fast-paced talks by School of Sustainability students, alumni, faculty, and members of the community.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Wrigley Hall, Room 101, ASU Tempe Campus
RSVP »


Wednesday, April 4

Go Local! Green Captain Expo »
Sun Devil Dining will be showcasing local foods, sustainability, and the green captain program. Free food samples! In partnership with CSSI, the Center for Student Sustainability Initiatives
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Engrained Patio, ASU Tempe Campus

Food Truck Mania »
Eat local and enjoy a lineup of great tastes featuring Phoenix's best street food.
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Civic Park, 424 N. Central Ave., Phoenix
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Phoenix Public Market, 14 E. Pierce St., Phoenix

TED Talk Videos »
Riveting talks by remarkable people. Lunch provided by Aramark.
11:45 am.- 1:30 p.m.
University Center Building, Barrett Suite, Room 201, ASU West Campus

Bike Day »
Bike tune-ups, free pizza and smoothies, film screening: Pedal Driven.
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
4:45 p.m. Film Screening
Aravaipa Auditorium, ASU Polytechnic Campus

Film for Thought Series: Waste Land »
Free one-night-only showing of the Oscar-nominated documentary Waste Land. Donations of clothing and household goods accepted to benefit Ditch the Dumpster.
6:30 p.m. Doors Open
7:00 p.m. Show Time
Valley Art Theatre, 5th St. & Mill Ave., Tempe
RSVP »


Thursday, April 5

Earth Fair »
There will be participation awards from WasteManagement, the Phoenix Public Market, ARAMARK, and the Downtown Phoenix Campus Bike Safety Club, plus a vegan brownie taste-off.
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Taylor Place, ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus

Sustainability Olympics »
Prizes awarded to all participants!
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
North Backus Mall, ASU Polytechnic Campus

DIY Day »
CTI's Eco Edition, eco-DIY project: bottle purses, solar-powered concert.
6:00 p.m.
Parade Grounds, ASU Polytechnic Campus


Friday, April 6

"A" Mountain Restoration »
Volunteer to help restore walking and hiking trails on "A" Mountain. Free lunch to follow!
8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
NE corner of 3rd St. & Mill, Tempe
RSVP »

ASU's Earth Hour »
Turn the lights out and join us for flashlight tag and a candlelight picnic.
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
North Res Hall Lawn, ASU Polytechnic Campus

First Friday Does Earth Day »
Enjoy the spirit and culture of downtown Phoenix as you tour more than 70 art galleries, venues, and related spaces.
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix


Tuesday, April 10

Earth Day at the Tempe campus Farmers Market »
Featuring seasonal produce, specialty food items produced in Arizona, and ready-to-eat food and beverages.
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
West of the MU Fountain, ASU Tempe Campus

Farm-to-Fork »
Enjoy a delicious meal of locally-grown food selections and learn more about the sustainable food practices at ASU and throughout Arizona.
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
$7.50 per student (Must present a valid ASU ID)
Engrained Cafe, Memorial Union, ASU Tempe Campus


Thursday, April 12

Alive @ 5 »
Live music, all you care to eat tapas and desserts.
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
$5.00 per person
Engrained Cafe Patio, Memorial Union, ASU Tempe Campus


Saturday, April 21

Solar Oven Cook-Off »
Food and veggies grilled on solar ovens made of recycled materials, live music, storytelling. Presented in cooperation with Arizona Interfaith Power and Light.
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Daley Park, College and Encanto Blvd, Tempe

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Cynthia Selin

• Assistant Professor, School of Sustainability and Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes

Sarah Davies

• Post Doctoral Researcher, Center for Nanotechnology in Society

Where is science taking us? Is that where we want to go?

The future is uncertain—so how do we address it? It is important to examine the choices we face today and ask what kinds of trajectories they set us on.

Sponsored by the Center for Nanotechnology in Society and the Arizona Science Center, the April Science Café invites you to sample some of the techniques that were used to explore the future during ASU's recent event, Emerge: Artists and Scientists Redesign the Future. Join us as we ask, "How can we anticipate and shape the human dimensions of technological change?"

Friday, April 20, 2012
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Arizona Science Center
(Free admission)
Downtown Phoenix

Steve Owens

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Steve Owens

• Attorney, Squire Sanders LLP

Join us as Steve Owens discusses the importance of green chemistry practices in producing more environmentally sustainable and less toxic products. Owens will discuss work that is going on at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to promote green chemistry and green products, as well as efforts in the private sector to produce green products with more sustainable ingredients.

Steve Owens is an attorney with Squire Sanders LLP. He has served as Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention at the United States Environmental Protection Agency. As Assistant Administrator, he was responsible for overseeing many of EPA's collaborative pollution prevention and sustainability programs, such as the agency's green chemistry and green products efforts.

Friday, April 20, 2012
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Wrigley Hall, Room 481
Continental breakfast will be served

This is a student-focused conference exploring renewable energy research activities at both universities in solar fuels, solar electric, and energy policy. The conference will feature student talks and poster presentations, representing the broad range of activities on both campuses. On Thursday, April 19 there will be hors d’oeuvres served during the poster session, followed by an industry mixer in the evening. The second day, Friday, April 20, includes breakfast, a student-led panel discussion and awards presentation. Post docs, undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to participate in the poster session that is scheduled for Thursday, April 19 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. More information on how to submit posters is online at www.asulightworks.com/resources/events.html.

Conference sponsored by ASU LightWorks, Global Institute of Sustainability, Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies, ASU Energy Club, Water Sustainability Program, Center for Interface Science: Solar Electric Materials, Institute of the Environment, UA Renewable Energy Network.

Thursday, April 19, 2012
12:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 20, 2012
7:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

ASU Memorial Union, Turquoise Room, Tempe campus

Please join us for this special poster session. It is the culminating event for SOS 484, the capstone internship class, required for all graduating undergraduates majoring in sustainability.

This event is the celebration and display of some of the amazing work our students have done this semester. Annually it spotlights the talent and innovative thinking of our undergraduate seniors and is a showcase of applied, real-world learning.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
(refreshments will be served)
Wrigley Hall, Room 102

Emerge: Redesigning the Future

Emerge: Redesigning the Future

Science and technology are changing our lives. They are transforming our minds, our possessions, and the landscapes we inhabit. In which directions are they heading? What kinds of societies, cities, homes—even people—will they lead to? Are these the futures that we want?

On March 1-3, 2012, Arizona State University hosted Emerge, a campus-wide event that united artists, engineers, bioscientists, social scientists, story-tellers, and designers to build, draw, write, and play with the future. This interactive exhibition at the ASU Art Museum offers Emerge's discoveries and creations, giving you an opportunity to get a taste of the futures discussed.

Join us for the opening reception Tuesday, April 17, from 5-8 p.m., sponsored by the ASU Global Institute of Sustainability. Free and open to the public.

For more information
E-mail: deborah.susser@asu.edu
Website: ASU Art Museum
Phone: (480) 965-0014

Tuesday, April 17, 2012
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
ASU Art Museum

B.L. Turner II

Matthew Moore

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B.L. Turner II

• Distinguished Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability

Matthew Moore

• Farmer and Artist

Join The Sustainability Review editorial staff for a discussion-style presentation featuring Matthew Moore, a Valley artist focused on land-use change and development, and Dr. B.L. Turner II, a Distinguished Sustainability Scientist with the Global Institute of Sustainability.

Presenters will share their perspectives and current thinking about land development before engaging each other with probing questions related to sustainability, land-use change, and urbanization. The discussion will then be opened up to questions and comments from the audience. The panel will be immediately followed by a reception at Robbie Fox's on Mill Avenue.

This event is a unique collaboration between students in ASU's School of Sustainability and the School of Arts, Media + Engineering.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Brickyard Orchid House, Room 175
21 East 6th Street, Suite 126B, Tempe

RSVP: editor@thesustainabilityreview.org

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Doug Frost

• Principal Planner, Water Services Department, City of Phoenix

Gary Niekerk

• Director of Corporate Citizenship, Intel Corporation

V. Kerry Smith

• Distinguished Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability
• Regents' Professor, W. P. Carey Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, W. P. Carey School of Business

Price is often suggested as a simple straightforward tool to encourage people to be more efficient in how they use water. However the economics of water demand are not that simple.

Water meets the basic necessity of life, consumption, and hygiene. It creates an atmosphere that suits our lifestyles—landscapes, pools, and perhaps long hot showers. Water is used for economic gain, from creating places attractive to customers to washing silicon chips. The sale of water is also used to finance the infrastructure and costs associated with making water available to a community.

Each of these water uses has its own economic dynamics based on behaviors and motivation for water use which can vary among the consumers in each category. At the same time, the economics for each of these water uses are related, such that changes in one can affect the other. Thus, decision-making about the price of water is not as clear as it may initially appear.

The goal of this Water/Climate Briefing is to increase the awareness of the complexities associated with the price of water by facilitating a discussion about the differences and relationships that exist in the economics of different water uses.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Decision Center for a Desert City
Brickyard Orchid House
21 East 6th Street, Suite 126B, Tempe

Lunch will be served. Please RSVP.

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Join us for an evening of music, dance, and dialogue. "At Home in the Desert: Youth Engagement and Place" is hosting a gathering featuring performances by The Warner A. Gabel Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix, South Mountain High School, and Arizona State University Herberger Institute students. This program will explore what it means to live in the desert city as individuals and members of the community.

This event presented by ASU's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and Institute for Humanities Research, in cooperation with the Boys and Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix. For more information and to RSVP, please email Elizabeth.Johnson.2@asu.edu.

Friday, April 13, 2012
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
South Mountain Community College Black Box Theater
7050 South 24th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85042

Timothy James

Gary Dirks

Ram M. Pendyala

Mike Kuby

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Timothy James

• Director of Research and Consulting, L. William Seidman Research Institute, and Research Professor, Department of Economics, W. P. Carey School of Business

Gary Dirks

• Director, ASU LightWorks

Ram M. Pendyala

• Professor of Transportation Systems, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

Mike Kuby

• Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Gas prices are on their way to record highs in Arizona. With gas prices targeted to reach $5 per gallon by this summer, will this tip us back into a recession? Join four experts as they discuss why prices are rising and how it will affect us.

Moderated by: Ryan Randazzo, Business Reporter, The Arizona Republic.

Friday, April 13, 2012
12:00- 1:30 p.m.
(lunch will be served)
Wrigley Hall, Room 481

Robert Waide

Robert Waide

• Executive Director, Long-Term Ecological Research Network Office

Robert Waide, Executive Director of the LTER Network Office, will present an overview of the LTER Network and its importance in promoting long-term scientific inquiry across numerous ecosystems. He will discuss the role of the LTER Network Office in catalyzing collaboration across the LTER Network and will review details of the upcoming All Scientists Meeting in Estes Park, Colorado. There will be ample time for questions and answers after Bob's presentation.

This event is presented by CAP LTER, the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research project. For more information, contact Theresa Hudson at (480) 965-2975 or Theresa.Hudson@asu.edu.

Friday, April 13, 2012
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Wrigley Hall, Room 481
Bagels and coffee will be served

Mark Brown

Mark Brown

• Professor, Department of Government
• California State University, Sacramento

Join the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes for a quick and edifying lunchtime presentation, discussion and pasta.

Mark B. Brown is associate professor in the Department of Government at California State University, Sacramento. He was previously a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Science and Technology Studies, Bielefeld University. He studied at UC Santa Cruz and the University of Gttingen, and received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Rutgers University. He is the author of Science in Democracy: Expertise, Institutions, and Representation (MIT Press, 2009), as well as various book chapters and journal articles on the politics of expertise, citizen participation, bioethics, and related topics. He teaches courses on modern and contemporary political theory, democratic theory, and the politics of science, technology, and the environment. Dr. Brown is also a CSPO affiliate.

Wednesday April 11, 2012
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Memorial Union, Gold Room 207
Arizona State University, Tempe campus

RSVP by April 9.

Spend Your Lunch Hour Saving the Planet

Spend Your Lunch Hour Saving the Planet

The City of Tempe's Green Business Expo celebrates the green products, services, and research in the community. It is a prelude to Earth Day and to the city's Zero Waste Day happening later in the month.

This lunchtime event will happen at Sixth Street Park, just south of Tempe City Hall, 31 E. Fifth St., on April 11 from 11- 1 p.m. There's no cost to Tempe businesses to to attend.

Sustainability is a high priority for the City of Tempe. Tempe will showcase its green programs, such as the Tempe Grease Cooperative for restaurants, compost bins for residents, multifamily housing recycling banks and more.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
6th Street Park
6th Street and Mill Avenue,
Tempe, AZ 85281

Volunteer to help restore walking and hiking trails on "A" Mountain. Meet at the NE corner of 3rd St. & Mill, Tempe. Free lunch to follow!

Bring: Hat, sunblock, closed-toed shoes, plenty of water, gloves (if you have them), and clothes you don't mind getting dirty!

Friday, April 6, 2012
8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
(free lunch to follow)
NE corner of 3rd St. & Mill Ave., Tempe

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Oscar® nominated Waste Land follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Together with people employed to pick out recyclable material from garbage, Muniz creates large-scale mosaic portraits from landfill trash.

This one-night-only showing is FREE to the public; however we will be collecting donations of gently used clothing, household items, shoes, and linens to Ditch the Dumpster, benefiting Swift Charities for Children.

Free parking is available at the Brickyard Parking Garage on 6th Street & Mill Avenue. Be sure to bring your ticket and the theatre will validate.

This event is co-sponsored with ASU Campus Student Sustainability Initiatives.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
6:30 p.m. Doors Open
7:00 p.m. Show Time
Valley Art
509 S. Mill Ave., Tempe

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Roop L. Majahan

• Lewis E. Hester Chair Professor of Engineering,
• Director of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science,
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Creating a sustainable future faces a daunting set of complex and challenging problems—poverty, water, energy, environment, disease, terrorism and war, to name a few. Meeting these challenges will require a healthy dose of innovation, looking beyond silo-based education and research, and a culture of nimbleness to change course mid-stream, if needed.

Although creativity is generally associated with spontaneity and individual talent, speaker Roop Mahajan will argue that in our fast-changing, hyper-Schumpeterian world, the deliberate pooling of creative researchers at the boundaries of different disciplines promotes transformative research.

This event sponsored by the Center for Nanotechnology in Society.

For more information, contact michelle.iafrat@asu.edu.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
2:00 p.m.
Old Main Carson Ballroom, ASU Tempe Campus

Join the Global Institute of Sustainability for its 2nd annual 10x5 Sustainability Showcase featuring 10 fast-paced talks by School of Sustainability students, alumni, faculty, and members of the community. Speakers will only take 5 minutes to highlight their sustainability story, focused on sustainable solutions in a local, national, and global context.

• Chris Wharton, Chow Locally
• Taz Loomans, Blooming Rock Development
• Alana Levine, ASU Recycling
• Deborah Thirkhill, ASU Arboretum
• Darren Chapman, Tiger Mountain Foundation
• Braden Kay, Valley of the Sunflowers and the GrowHouse
• Jehnifer Niklas, Banner Bags
• Colin Tetreault, City of Phoenix
• Jan Flaaten, Executive Director of the Arizona Ecumenical Council
• Nathan Korkki, Sustainable Toluca: San Antonio Buenavista (SABV)

• Brian McCollow, School of Sustainability

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
(refreshments will be served)
Wrigley Hall, Room 101