Fri 14 Mar 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Professor Shannon Vallor, University of Edinburgh
- Friday 14 March 2025, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 07 Mar 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Professor Paul Baker, University of Lancaster
- Friday 07 March 2025, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 28 Feb 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Professor Keolu Fox, University of California, San Diego
- Friday 28 February 2025, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 21 Feb 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Sandi Toksvig
- Friday 21 February 2025, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 14 Feb 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith, University of Cambridge
- Friday 14 February 2025, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 31 Jan 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Maya Youssef
- Friday 31 January 2025, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 07 Feb 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Dr Tom Crawford, University of Oxford
- Friday 07 February 2025, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 24 Jan 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Professor Simon Peyton Jones, University of Cambridge
- Friday 24 January 2025, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 26 Apr 16:00: Mathematical Models for Evaporating Sessile Droplets
The evaporation of a sessile droplet is a multifaceted problem of enduring scientific interest that is key to a wide range of everyday and industrial situations, such as protein crystallography, surface patterning, ink-jet printing, and agrochemical spraying of plants. In this talk I shall review some of the recent developments in the study of evaporating droplets, focusing on situations in which relatively simple mathematical models can give new insights into this fascinating multidisciplinary problem, including the competitive evaporation of multiple droplets, the evaporation of a droplet on a non-planar substrate, and the effect of the spatial distribution of the local evaporative flux on the deposit left on the substrate by a particle-laden droplet. The results presented in this talk are the outcome of joint work with a large number of collaborators, including Drs Brian Duffy, David Pritchard and Alexander Wray (University of Strathclyde), Professor Khellil Sefiane (University of Edinburgh) and Professor Colin Bain (University of Durham), and past and present research students Gavin Dunn, Jutta Stauber, Feargus Schofield, Hannah-May D’Ambrosio, Laura Mills, David Craig and Henry Sharp, all of whose invaluable contributions are gratefully acknowledged.
Wilson, S.K., D’Ambrosio, H.-M. “Evaporation of sessile droplets” Ann. Rev. Fluid Mech. 55 481-509 (2023) doi: 10.1146/annurev-fluid-031822-013213
D’Ambrosio, H.-M., Wilson, S.K., Wray, A.W., Duffy, B.R. “The effect of the spatial variation of the evaporative flux on the deposition from a thin sessile droplet” J. Fluid Mech. 970 A1 (2023) doi: 10.1017/jfm.2023.503
- Speaker: Stephen Wilson, University of Strathclyde
- Friday 26 April 2024, 16:00-17:00
- Venue: MR2.
- Series: Fluid Mechanics (DAMTP); organiser: Professor Grae Worster.
Wed 17 Jul 14:00: TBD
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Jing Jin, University of Liverpool
- Wednesday 17 July 2024, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: BAS Seminar Room 1; zoom.
- Series: British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series; organiser: Dr Yohei Takano.
Wed 12 Jun 14:00: TBD
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Jo Zanker, Northumbria University
- Wednesday 12 June 2024, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: BAS Seminar Room 1; zoom.
- Series: British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series; organiser: Dr Yohei Takano.
Wed 27 Mar 14:00: Evolution of multisensory integration in plants
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Prof. Miguel A. Blázquez - Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-UPV)
- Wednesday 27 March 2024, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: 47 Bateman Street .
- Series: Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars; organiser: events.
Wed 03 Apr 14:00: What are the challenges simulating historical ocean deoxygenation?
Global warming is causing a decrease in the amount of dissolved oxygen (o2) in the ocean, which is a major issue for marine ecosystem and sea life. However, we face challenges in accurately predicting these changes in o2 levels using our current models. In this presentation, I will talk about the uncertainties and missing pieces in our ocean biogeochemistry simulations. Specifically, I will look at the latest models that simulates how the o2 and temperature have changed over the past 50 years. I will closely look at o2 and heat in the top 700 meters of the ocean, using models from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). I will compare changes in o2 levels and ocean heat content (OHC) to show how the ocean’s physical and biogeochemical response to climate change differ. These comparisons use forced ocean-only models (from the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project phases 1 and 2, or OMIP1 and OMIP2 ) and coupled climate models (from CMIP6 ’s historical simulations). The models show different trends in o2 and OHC over the past five decades. A closer look at the OMIP1 and OMIP2 models suggests that different atmospheric forcing such as surface wind could explain why these models simulate different changes. Furthermore, comparing OMIP models with CMIP6 historical models reveals that differences in the background mean state of the models, due to how they were initially set up and spun-up, lead to significant differences in how they simulate o2 levels will change due to climate change. Finally, I will discuss how future studies could improve our understanding of ocean deoxygenation and biogeochemistry changes by using coordinated simulation efforts. This could help us figure out what controls changes in o2 levels and other related aspects of the ocean biogeochemical cycles.
- Speaker: Yohei Takano, British Antarctic Survey
- Wednesday 03 April 2024, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: BAS Seminar Room 1; zoom.
- Series: British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series; organiser: Dr Birgit Rogalla.
Wed 24 Apr 14:00: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Hidetaka Kobayashi, University of Toyama
- Wednesday 24 April 2024, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: BAS Seminar Room 1; zoom.
- Series: British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series; organiser: Dr Birgit Rogalla.
Wed 15 May 14:00: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Carlos Moffat, University of Delaware
- Wednesday 15 May 2024, 14:00-15:00
- Venue: BAS Seminar Room 1; zoom.
- Series: British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series; organiser: Dr Birgit Rogalla.
Wed 01 May 15:00: Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Juliana Marson, University of Manitoba
- Wednesday 01 May 2024, 15:00-16:00
- Venue: BAS Seminar Room 1; zoom.
- Series: British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series; organiser: Dr Birgit Rogalla.
Sat 20 Apr 10:00: NatHistFest: 105th Conversazione - Day 2 Free Exhibition on the Wonders of the Natural World
Cambridge’s oldest celebration of citizen science
The event, showcasing the environment and wildlife of Cambridgeshire and further afield, will be held in the Elementary Laboratory in Cambridge University’s Zoology Department.
We invite anyone (member or not) to consider exhibiting. Exhibits might include specimens (living or dead) – things people can handle always seem to be popular – or displays about any aspect of local natural history. Or perhaps you are member of a local group which might like to have an exhibit about its activities? Past programmes, available on our website, give an idea of the wide variety of exhibits, and there is also a history of the Conversazione, written in 1989 or the 70th event. For information or to book exhibition space please email exhibition@cnhs.org.uk, or contact the Conversazione organisers via https://www.cnhs.org.uk/
Free Exhibition on the Wonders of the Natural World
- Speaker: Free Public Exhibition
- Saturday 20 April 2024, 10:00-17:00
- Venue: Conservation Science Lab, 1st Floor, Zoology Department, New Museums Site Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ.
- Series: Cambridge Natural History Society; organiser: events.
Fri 19 Apr 13:00: NatHistFest: 105th Conversazione - Day 1 Free Exhibition on the Wonders of the Natural World
Cambridge’s oldest celebration of citizen science.
The event, showcasing the environment and wildlife of Cambridgeshire and further afield, will be held in the Elementary Laboratory in Cambridge University’s Zoology Department.
We invite anyone (CNHS member or not) to consider exhibiting. Exhibits might include specimens (living or dead) – things people can handle always seem to be popular – or displays about any aspect of local natural history. Or perhaps you are member of a local group which might like to have an exhibit about its activities? Past programmes, available on our website, give an idea of the wide variety of exhibits, and there is also a history of the Conversazione, written in 1989 or the 70th event. For information or to book exhibition space please email exhibition@cnhs.org.uk, or contact the Conversazione organisers via https://www.cnhs.org.uk/
Free Exhibition on the Wonders of the Natural World
- Speaker: Free Public Exhibition
- Friday 19 April 2024, 13:00-18:00
- Venue: Conservation Science Lab, 1st Floor, Zoology Department, New Museums Site Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ.
- Series: Cambridge Natural History Society; organiser: events.
Thu 09 May 19:15: Wicken Fen: 125 Years of Conservation To be added to the mailing list to receive the login for Zoom events, email webmaster [at] cnhs.org.uk
This talk will be preceded by the AGM .
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- Speaker: Ajay Tegala
- Thursday 09 May 2024, 19:15-21:00
- Venue: Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.
- Series: Cambridge Natural History Society; organiser: events.
Thu 09 May 18:45: Annual General Meeting 2024
This short AGM will precede the lecture by Ajay Tegala who will speak on will speak on “Wicken Fen: 125 Years of Conservation”
- Speaker: The President and Officers
- Thursday 09 May 2024, 18:45-19:10
- Venue: Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.
- Series: Cambridge Natural History Society; organiser: events.
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