ISPE-Fest
ISPE-Fest 2006
Teresa Carochi with a basket of compact flourescent bulbs, which were distributed to attendees of ISPE-Fest 2006.
ISPE-Fest 2006 featured guest speaker Kirsten Engel, a UA professor at the College of Law, who discussed the first climate change case to come before the U.S. Supreme Court—a case that turned on whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is required to regulate vehicle emissions of carbon dioxide, one of the gases contributing to global warming. In April 2007, several months after her remarks, the high court ruled that the federal government has the power to regulate these emissions. Four ISPE faculty members, including Professor Engel, were involved in that case.
Before Professor Engel's remarks, attendees received compact fluorescent light bulbs, which use at least two-thirds less energy than standard bulbs and last at least six times longer. Following tradition, the event ended on a pecuniary note, with money awarded to the six winners of the Graduate Student Poster Competition.
Date:
October 5, 2006
Time:
Poster viewing
2:00 PM–7:00 PM
Reception
4:30 PM–7:00 PM
Location:
Tucson Marriott University Park
880 E Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
Graduate Student Poster Competition Winners
First Place in Physical/Natural Science: Erika Wise (Geography and Regional Development)
Second Place in Physical/Natural Science: Jessica Conroy (Geosciences)
Third Place in Physical/Natural Science: Rebecca Franklin (Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research)
First Place in Social Sciences: Dustin Garrick (Hydrology and Water Resources)
Second Place in Social Sciences: Kyle Emerick (Agricultural and Resource Economics)
Third Place in Social Sciences: Robin Lewis (Geography and Regional Development)
Photos
Kirsten Engel, ISPE-Fest 2006 guest speaker and a UA professor at the College of Law, during her talk "Confronting Bad Science in Climate Change Policymaking: Climate scientists take a stand before the U.S. Supreme Court."
Jonathan Overpeck, Director of ISPE, during his remarks to attendees of ISPE-Fest 2006.
The poster judges discussing the entries for the Graduate Student Poster Competition.
A guest of ISPE-Fest 2006 samples food from the buffet table.
Congratulations
Congratulations 2006 Poster Competition Winners!
Physical/Natural Sciences
1st place: Erika Wise, Geography and Regional Development
2nd place: Jessica Conroy, Geosciences
3rd place: Rebecca Franklin, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
Social Sciences
1st place: Dustin Garrick, Hydrology and Water Resources
2nd place: Kyle Emerick, Agricultural and Resource Economics
3rd place: Robin Lewis, Geography and Regional Development