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
Roger Bilham and Baylor Fox-Kemper

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

April 6th, 2012: CIRES Auditorium

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