SYMPOSIA DETAILS - REGISTER FOR FREE at trinityweek@tcd.ie :
Tuesday 12th May 2009
From a Bang to a Whimper: Celebrating Differing Views of the Universe
Venue: Schrödinger Theatre, Fitzgerald Building
Time 10.00am - 5.00pm
Free
- Of Telescopes and a Moon Landing – Two Important Anniversaries
- WHS Monck Observatory Visit
- Poetry Reading: Heavens Above! The Poetry of Space (followed by Q+A)
- Exploding Stars: What Supernovae Tell Us about the Universe
- 'You Cannot Change the Laws of Physics: Physics in SciFi TV/Movies'
Wednesday 13th May 2009
Trinity Week Academic Symposium
Low Carbon Society: Waste Not Want Not in association with TrinityHaus
Venue: Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Building
Time: 9.00am - 5.30pm
Free
Chaired by Mr.John Tierney, City Manager, Dublin City Council.
Opening address - Mr Eamon Ryan, TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sustainable Energy: Without the Hot Air - Prof David MacKay, Cambridge University
- How Green are Bio-fuels? - Prof Mike Jones, TCD
- Nega Watts: An Antidote to the Eco-Bling - Howard Liddell, Gaia Architects
- Transportation: How Sustainable is Sustainability? - Prof Nick Tyler, University College London
- Recovery or Reappraisal - Low Carbon Society - Harry Eyres, Financial Times Journalist
- Sustainable Waste Management: Science and engineering of landfills, Prof William Powrie, Southampton University
- Dig and Dump: The wasteful way for treating polluted land - Prof Mark Dyer, TCD
Thursday 14th May 2009
James MacCullagh (1809-1847)
Life & Achievements Symposium
Venue: Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street
Time: 10.30am - 5pm
The event is dedicated to the bicentenary of one of the greatest Irish Mathematicians and physicists, James MacCullagh who held the Mathematics and Natural Philosophy Professional Chairs at TCD . This event will be followed by unveiling a memorial plaque at James MacCullagh birthplace in Co.Tyrone.
Speakers:
Prof James Bennett (Oxford University)
Prof Olivier Darrigol (Paris/Berkeley University)
Prof James Lunney (TCD)
Prof Samson Shatashvili (TCD/IHES)
Prof David Spearman (TCD)
Friday 15th May 2009
Environmental Footprints Symposium
in association with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Venue: Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Building
Time: 9.30am - 5.15pm
Free
- Opening address by Dr John Hegarty, Provost, Trinity College Dublin
- Climate Justice - Dr Mary Robinson, Chancellor of the University
- Environmental Sustainability and the Millennium Development Goals in association with TIDI and the MDG Lecture Series.
- The Water Diary -15mins - Short film by Academy Award winning director Jane Campion Screening followed by discussion and interactive debate, chaired by Micheál Collins (MDG Lecture Series).
- Ecological Footprints - What Size Are You? - Gavin Harte, ESD
- Presentations from EPA funded post graduate research programmes in Trinity College, Dublin;
- How the public become involved in biodiversity planning
- Long-term monitoring of the Irish landscape – implication for sustainable development
- Impacts of energy crops on biodiversity
- Improving public accessibility to Biodiversity information
Full schedule for Trinity Week at www.tcd.ie/trinityweek
