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First Day of Classes
Start:August 21, 2023
End:
August 21, 2023
RoKafe
Start:August 22, 2023 at 10:00 am
End:
August 22, 2023 at 11:00 am
Location:
JGB 2.104A
Contact:
Nicola Tisato
Friends and Alumni Network – Denver Chapter Gathering
Start:August 24, 2023 at 5:30 pm
End:
August 24, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Contact:
Nina Staeben, nstaeben@jsg.utexas.edu
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Join the Friends and Alumni Network Denver Chapter for a picnic social at Berkeley Lake Park in Denver, Colorado. Event contacts: Emilie Gentry, B.S. ’15 and Rania Pommer, B.S. ’13 (Questions: emilie.gentry@teverra.com).
WHEN: Thursday, August 24 | 5:30-7:30pm
WHERE: Berkeley Lake Park – Picnic Site 1 | Park map here Google Map here
RSVP HERE
Friends and Alumni Network – Austin Chapter Gathering
Start:August 25, 2023 at 5:30 pm
End:
August 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Contact:
Nina Staeben, nstaeben@jsg.utexas.edu
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Join the Friends and Alumni Network Austin Chapter for a happy hour get-together in Austin, Texas.
Event contact: Max Daniller-Varghese, Ph.D. ’19 (Questions: maxdv@utexas.edu).
WHEN: Friday, August 25 | 5:30-7:30pm
WHERE: Lazarus Brewing Co at 4803 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
RSVP HERE
UTIG Discussion Hour: Ian Dalziel, UTIG
Start:August 30, 2023 at 2:00 pm
End:
August 30, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Location:
PRC 196/ROC 2.201
Contact:
Mikayla Pascual, mikayla.pascual@austin.utexas.edu
Alumni Reception at IMAGE '23
Start:August 30, 2023 at 5:30 pm
End:
August 30, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Location:
Chapman & Kirby at 2118 Lamar St #100, Houston, TX 77003
Contact:
Nina Staeben, nstaeben@jsg.utexas.edu
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IMAGE ’23 Friends and Alumni Reception
Join us for a friends and alumni reception as part of IMAGE ’23.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 30, 5:30-7:30pm
WHERE: Chapman & Kirby at 2118 Lamar St #100, Houston, TX 77003
Urban Climate LectureMay, 22 2026Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 AMLocation: Barrow Conference Room (JGB 4.102) Capturing Spatial Variability of Urban Microclimate in Process-Based and Machine Learning Models by Dr. Tirthankar \"TC\" Chakraborty, Earth Scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Abstract: Cities modify their local microclimate via process-level changes and through alterations in bulk radiative, morphological, and thermal properties. Cities are also highly heterogeneous, leading to spatial variability in environmental hazards, with potential disparities in climate risks for different urban residents. While significant efforts have been made to improve urban representation in models to isolate broader urban climate signals, current models often struggle to resolve intra-urban variability due to poor structural and parameter constraints at the neighborhood scale. In this seminar, I will provide an overview of this urban spatial variability and its importance, our current limitations in capturing this variability, and potential ways forward by leveraging current-generation fine-grained satellite observations. Specifically, I will highlight our past and ongoing research involving both process-based numerical modeling and machine learning approaches to capture the spatial distribution of urban heat hazards. The lessons learned from these studies can guide future urban model development efforts to enable more accurate neighborhood-scale climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. |