Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) seeks to promote global perspectives by sponsoring distinguished speakers whose work crosses disciplinary boundaries. The Distinguished Lecture Series is designed to bring outstanding scientists, as well as historians of science, science policy makers, and science journalists, and others—see past distinguished lectures—who take imaginative positions on environmental issues and can establish enduring connections after their departure. Participants interests embrace those of the University departments and programs, and the NOAA labs affiliated with CIRES. The Lecture Series is presented in each academic year.

Lecture Coordinators
Bill Neff, Max Boykoff, Ben Balsley & Tim Fuller-Rowell

Lecture Contact
Linda Pendergrass, 303-492-1595, lindap@cires.colorado.edu

Many thanks to Jon and Elaine Krupnick for their generous support of CIRES’ Distinguished Lecture Series.

In the 2011-12 Series

All lectures are held from 4:00-5:00 pm with a reception following in the CIRES Atrium. (unless otherwise noted)

September 9th, 2011: CIRES Auditorium

Brian Toon
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder

The Anti-Greenhouse Effect along the Spiral of Geologic Time

November 4th, 2011: CIRES Auditorium

Peter Webster
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology

March 16, 2012: CIRES Auditorium

Diana Liverman
Co-director of the Institute of the Environment at The University of Arizona,
Regents Professor in the School of Geography and Development

Responding to the challenges of global environmental change: carbon offsets, climate adaptation, and science for sustainable development

Co-sponsored by the Geography Department

April 6th, 2012: CIRES Auditorium

Isaac M. Held
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

April 13th, 2012: Visual Arts Complex (VAC), Art & Art History Building, Room 1B20

A Tribute to Dr. George Reid presented by Dr. Susan Solomon

George Colvin Reid (1929–2011) was an eminent atmospheric scientist who pioneered research into critical environmental issues such as stratospheric ozone depletion and global climate change. Always a progressive thinker, he was one of the initial four fellows who founded the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences in 1968.