What is Open Mic Science?

"Open Mic Science" invites the community to an evening at The Treehouse Café on Bainbridge Island to explore ideas in all aspects of science and technology in an informal, social setting. Talks are held the first Tuesday of every month at 8 PM. Enjoy pizza and beer, and stay abreast of current knowledge. Open Mic Science, A Bainbridge Science Café, is based on the principles of Cafe Scientifique and is committed to the public understanding of science. 

Intellectual curiosity required.
No specific science knowledge needed. 

All talks are Free

When:  8pm on the first Tuesday of the month
Where:  The Treehouse Cafe
               4569 Lynwood Center Road NE
               Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

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November 2019 

Speaker: Ben Cope
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Please join us on Tuesday November 5th at 8:00pm at the Treehouse Cafe
 
​Topic
 Water Quality Models: Oracles of the Clean Water Act

Description: 
The water quality of your favorite waterway may be cleaner because of a water quality model.  EPA, state environmental agencies, universities, and private industry all build mathematical models to decipher pollution problems in our waters.  In the Northwest, models have been constructed to study a wide range of pollution issues that impact such areas as Puget Sound urban growth, mining projects in Alaska and Idaho, forest practices across the region, and many other activities.  This talk provides a general intro to how these models are built and how information generated by these models is often a determining factor in decisions about how we combat water pollution.        
 
Biography: 
Ben Cope is an environmental engineer specializing in water quality modeling in EPA’s regional office in Seattle.  Ben started at EPA in 1988 in the water program, developing discharge permits and water quality restoration plans.  He became EPA’s regional lead in water quality modeling in 2004.  Over the years, Ben has worked on modeling assessments for a wide variety of waterways across the Northwest.  He is currently using a water quality model to estimate temperature impacts to the Columbia and Snake Rivers.  Ben’s role is to ensure that decisions are made with the best scientific information available.    
 




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