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In this science outreach series, scientists present different scientific topics to the general public in a laid-back atmosphere in an art gallery.Please mark your calendar for the last event of 2025:
12/11/25 – Nuclear Physics
More information will be given closer to the event.
The November 2025 event:
Could Reflecting Sunlight be an Essential Part of the Fight Against Climate Change?
Presented by Prof. Peter Irvine
University of Chicago
Presentation abstract and presenter bio are below.
PRESENTATION BEGINS AT 8 PM.
Exciting science, art and socializing.
Donation bar.
Vegan snacks.
Events are always free and open to all, so feel free to invite others.
Hope to see you there!
Parlour & Ramp Gallery is at 2130 W. 21st St.
Easily accessible by the pink line (Damen stop) and the Damen Ave. (#50) bus. Some street parking available.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100025530925368.
If you are not already a member, you are invited to join the Art of Science group and be invited to future events.
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Could reflecting sunlight be an essential part of the fight against climate change?
With fossil fuel emissions still rising and global temperatures already beginning to cross the 1.5 Celsius temperature threshold, is it time to consider radical options for tackling climate change?
Prof. Pete Irvine will introduce solar geoengineering, a set of ideas to cool the planet by reflecting sunlight. He will address the current state of the climate crisis and the options we have for addressing it, before explaining the science behind solar geoengineering as well as the difficult issues it raises.
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Peter Irvine
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Pete Irvine's research focuses on solar geoengineering, a proposal to directly alter the Earth’s energy budget to offset the warming effect of greenhouse gases. He works with climate and Earth system models to understand the potential impacts of climate change and solar geoengineering, and he collaborates with researchers from a range of disciplines to explore the broader implications of solar geoengineering.
He is also the editorial director of SRM360, a non-profit organization that supports an informed, evidence-based discussion of sunlight reflection methods (SRM) by synthesizing, explaining, and communicating the science in a clear and accessible way.
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Image credit: Blaz Gasparini CC-BY
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Parlour and Ramp, 2130 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608-2608, United States
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