Energy storage and chemical sensing technologies rely on controlling redox processes at the molecular level, yet highly reactive charged and open-shell states are often incompatible with stable device integration. In this seminar, I will discuss how molecular design principles rooted in organometallic chemistry enable redox-controlled function in organic energy storage ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Lick Observatory After Hours - SOLD OUTTake a walk through the Eastside of the Lick Observatory, culminating in a visit to the iconic Shane Telescope. After a journey through time with a history lecture, we’ll transition to a night of star gazing. Experience the cosmos firsthand through our expert-led portable telescope stations.Our behind-the-scenes After Hours Tour ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $81.88
Full Moon Bair Island Sunset WalkFlock together for a lovely walk along the marshes of Bair Island while viewing the flamboyant colors of a California sunset! The walk will be an easy 0.8 mile stroll along the marsh at Bair Island.Come view the sunset on our walking tour around the charming marshlands of Bair Island. ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
Saturday, 08/29/26
Bird Walk at Point PinosJoin us for a beautiful day at Point Pinos with birder extraordinaire Amanda Preece! Amanda will help us find birds and other wonderful flora and fauna, give insights about their natural history, and help us see the world in new and lovely ways. Everyone is welcome, and beginners to experts ...
Where: Cost: $20 General, $10 Members
Science Saturday: Unique HabitatsJoin us for Science Saturday exploring the amazing habitats of Monterey County! Redwoods, kelp forests, grasslands, and sandy shores: this family-friendly event has crafts, games, special collections, and fun community partners. Science Saturday include free admission to the Museum.
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
LASERS! Galactic Odyssey at The Tech InteractiveStep into a full-sensory experience where music becomes light. LASERS! at The Tech transforms The Tech Interactive's Dome Theater into a stunning canvas of color, motion, and sound, using cutting-edge laser technology to create immersive visual journeys synced perfectly to music.Lasers! Galactic Odyssey combines animated stories, abstract imagery, and a ...
Where: San JoseCost: $16.00
Sunset Naturalist Walk at Bair IslandJoin us on an evening walk at Bair Island Unit of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Redwood City. You’ll be led by the restoration team from the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, who will tell you about the history of Bair Island and the recent ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
Lick Observatory After Hours - SOLD OUTTake a walk through the Eastside of the Lick Observatory, culminating in a visit to the iconic Shane Telescope. After a journey through time with a history lecture, we’ll transition to a night of star gazing. Experience the cosmos firsthand through our expert-led portable telescope stations.Our behind-the-scenes After Hours Tour ...
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will begin surveying the Southern sky later this year, creating a paradigm shift in the field of high-energy astrophysics. Rubin’s LSST is expected to yield several million alerts (changes in brightness) per night, presenting a significant big data ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Sunday, 08/30/26
Pride Plant-Powered Tie Dye WorkshopCelebrate Pride, science, and art with a hands-on tie dye workshop at The Tech Interactive. On Sunday, Aug. 30, at 2 p.m., guests will explore how different plants can be used to create fabric dyes, then experiment with color, pattern, and design to make a vibrant creation of their own.From ...
Detection of anyon scaling dimension and braiding properties in the fractional Quantum Hall EffectFor the almost half of a century, anyons in the FQHE have been proposed as excitations which carry fractional charge and statistics, thus bridging between fermions and bosons. I will review briefly the protocols and experiments that have allowed over the years to access their fractional charge, scaling dimension and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
UC Berkeley Physics Colloquium - CANCELEDSpeaker: Irfan Siddiqi, UC BerkeleyEditor's Note: Irfan was originally scheduled to speak on September 14, 2026This event now appears to have been canceled.
Ionic motion at the nanoscale remains poorly understood, largely because operando tools capable of resolving ions moving through a crystalline lattice have not existed until very recently. I will present several studies that use Coherent X-ray scattering techniques to directly image and probe ionic transport inside operating energy storage devices ...
AI systems are now used by millions of people daily, but we know surprisingly little about how they are actually used or what effect they have on the people using them. I present three lines of work. First, Clio, a privacy-preserving platform for studying patterns across millions of real AI ...
The term "environmental justice" has grown in popularity over the past many decades, yet still it is misunderstood and too often ignored in mainstream discourse.What is the EJ movement? Where did it start?With the current Trump Administration and EPA as it stands, what dangers does the EJ movement face in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $9 General
Thursday, 09/03/26
Building Equity into Home Electrification Programs: Promises and Pitfalls in Implementation - LivestreamMeeting California’s ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals requires decarbonizing its existing housing stock - replacing gas furnaces, water heaters, and stoves with electric equipment such as heat pumps, alongside improvements to insulation, wiring, and addressing health and safety problems in the home.A growing number of state and local policies and ...
A century after quantum mechanics was first written down, it is becoming an engineering discipline. Quantum sensors, once confined to research laboratories, are now deployed on aircraft, ships, and drones across aerospace, defense, and commercial settings, providing timing and sensing data at precision that was out of reach a decade ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
After Dark: Pale Blue DotTake a step way back and see our planet in context: a tiny yet dynamic system in a vast cosmic neighborhood.Ages 18+
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95
Alaska Native Relationships with Cetaceans - LivestreamFor centuries, Alaska Native Tribes have lived in close relationship with whales, guided by tradition, spiritual practice, and generations of ocean knowledge. These stewardship practices have sustained both communities and cetacean populations, yet culturally-permitted whaling remains widely misunderstood. ACS SF Bay welcomes Roberta Glenn (Inupiaq), Community Liaison at the International ...
