Greening Your Everyday Life

11:00 am - 12:00pm

Tan Oak (4th Floor)

Want to green your life but don’t know how? Or do you want to learn more ways to reduce your environmental impact? Learn about changes, both big and small, you can make to reduce your environmental impact. Also, feel free to come and share ways you reduce your impact.

Speakers:

Andrew Coghlan

Since joining UC in August 2007, Mr. Coghlan has worked to support and coordinate sustainability efforts on the 10 UC campuses. Mr. Coghlan previously managed the Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus Program, an energy efficiency and conservation initiative in the University of California and California State University Systems. Mr. Coghlan received a BA in History from the University of Chicago in 2003.

Ashley Murray

Ashley Murray is a PhD candidate in the Energy and Resources Group (ERG). Her research consists of developing planning tools for the design of sustainable urban sanitation infrastructure in developing cities. She is piloting these tools in the city of Chengdu in China. Prior to entering ERG, Ashley got her Masters in Environmental Engineering at Berkeley. While at Berkeley Ashley has been an active member of Engineers for a Sustainable World and Students for a Greener Berkeley.

Becca Jones

Becca Jones is finishing her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering.  Her research focuses on new materials for high efficiency solar energy conversion.  Becca has also been active in environmental work on campus, including co-founding Students for a Greener Berkeley and the Environmental Sustainability Committee of the Graduate Assembly, and helping lead The Green Initiative Fund campaign.