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 System Dynamics Seminar Series

The objectives of the System Dynamics Seminar Series are to:

1. Expose Cornell faculty, students and staff to SD applications in their respective disciplines
2. Demonstrate the effectiveness of SD modeling techniques in a variety of settings
3. Allow interaction and discussion between Cornellians and experienced system dynamicists from academia and private consulting

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Seminars for the 2005-2006 Academic Year

April 2006
Group Model Building: A Case Study to Illustrate the Conceptualization of a Simulation Model for the NY Department of Environmental Conservation
Dr. Peter Otto, Assistant Professor, School of Business, Dowling College
and
Bill Siemer, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
Friday, April 14, 2005
345 Warren Hall
Power Point Presentation





• December 2005
  A Generic Look at Payments for Environmental Services: Payments, Penalties, Payouts, and Environmental Ethics
  Dr. Richard G. Dudley, Consultant
  Thursday, December 8, 2005
  304 Fernow Hall
  Co-sponsored with the Department of Natural Resources
  PDF of Related Paper





• Octuber 2005
  Multi-Pollutant Control Strategy in the Chinese Electric Power Sector
  Dr. Tom Fiddaman
  Senior Consultant, Ventana Systems, Inc.
  Friday, October 28, 2005
  Warren Hall, Room 231
  Co-sponsored with the Department of Applied Economics and Management



• Exploring Climate Policy Options with Behavioral Dynamic Models
  Dr. Tom Fiddaman
  Senior Consultant, Ventana Systems, Inc.
  Thursday, October 27, 2005
  163 Morrison Hall
  Lecture in AEM 494 Introduction to System Dynamics Modeling





• July 2005
  Multi-Pollutant Control Strategy in the Chinese Electric Power Sector
  A Model of Animal-Human Brucellosis Transmission in Mongolia
  Dr. Jakob Zinsstag
  Assistant Professor, Swiss Tropical Institute, Public Health and Epidemiology
  Wednesday, July 13, 2005
  348 Morrison Hall (Turk Seminar Room)
  Co-Sponsored with the Department of Population Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
  PDF of Related Paper

Seminars for the 2004-2005 Academic Year

• May 2005
  Critical Infrastructures and Their Interdependencies: Ongoing Work at Sandia National Laboratories and Modeling the Dynamics of Agricultural Commodities and the Interdependencies Between Sectors
  Dr. Steve Conrad and Dr. Aldo Zagonel
  Center for Policy Research, Rockefeller College, University at Albany
  Friday January 28, 2005
  Warren Hall Room 401





• January 2005
  Rule Dynamics: Towards a Theory of Rule Change in Organizations
  Dr. Ignacio MartinezMoyano
  Center for Policy Research, Rockefeller College, University at Albany
  Friday January 28, 2005
  Warren Hall Room 401



• Engaging our Students: Using the Tools of System Dynamics to Address Real-World Challenges
  Dr. John Heinbokel and Dr. Jeff Potash
  Center for Interdisciplinary Excellence in System Dynamics, The Vermont Commons School
  101 Kennedy Hall
  Co-sponsored with the Department of Education and the Cornell Science Inquiry Project (CSIP)



• Evening Workshop: "Systems of Infection: An Interactive and Interdisciplinary Workshop for Middle- and High-School Science and Social Studies Teachers"
  Dr. John Heinbokel and Dr. Jeff Potash
  Center for Interdisciplinary Excellence in System Dynamics, The Vermont Common School
  Warren Hall, Room 401
  




• December 2004
  A System Dynamics Approach to Linking Policy Actions to Results: An Illustrative Case of Malaria Control in Bolivia
  Dr. John Newman, Country Representative for Peru, The World Bank
  Wednesday December 8, 2004, 1:30pm to 2:45pm, Warren Hall room 201
  
  Abstract of Presentation     PDF of Related Paper




• November 2004
  Agent Modeling of Hispanic Population Acculturation and Behavior
  Dr. Mark Paich, Professor, Colorado College
  Friday November 19, 2004, 3:45pm to 4:45pm, Morrison Hall room 163
  
  Prior to the seminar (from 1:30 to 3:15), also in 163 Morrison Hall, Dr. Paich will be facilitating a discussion in the AEM 494.2 Introduction to System Dynamics class. The topic will be a comparison of system dynamics and agent-based modeling techniques, discussing the types of problems for which each is suitable, with examples.
  
  Abstract of Presentation





• October 2004
  Presenting System Dynamics to Social Scientists
  Corey Lofdahl, Senior Scientist and Branch Manager, Simulation and Information Technology Operation, Science Application International Corporation (SAIC)
  Thursday October 21, 2:55pm to 4:10pm, Warren Hall room B45, a short break will be followed by an open floor discussion on any topic until 5:30pm
  
  To meet with Corey Lofdahl one on one on either October 21st or 22nd, please e-mail Cheryl Mrozowski
  CSDNet is hosting a group dinner with Dr. Lofdahl at 6:45pm, Thursday. If you are interested in joining that dinner please e-mail Cheryl
  
  Abstract of Presentation


Environmental Impacts of Globalization and Trade
Corey Lofdahl, Senior Scientist and Branch Manager, Simulation and Information Technology Operation, Science Application International Corporation (SAIC)
Friday October 22, 3:45pm to 4:45pm
2nd floor of Mann Library, a short break will be followed by an open floor discussion on any topic until 5:30pm.
Refreshments will be provided

Abstract of Presentation




• September 2004
  Why Can't Johnny Integrate? Filling Bathtubs, Controlling Climate Change, and other Experiments with Complex Dynamic Systems
  John Sterman, Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management and Director, MIT System Dynamics Group, MIT Sloan School of Management
  jsterman@mit.edu
  http://web.mit.edu/jsterman/www/
  Friday September 17, 3:45pm
  655 Rhodes Hall, Refreshments at 4:45 pm in 657 Rhodes Hall.
  Other opportunities to hear and interact with Professor Sterman while he is here at Cornell
  
  Abstract of Presentation

Seminars for the 2003-2004 Academic Year

• September 2003
  Group Model Building of Welfare Policy Reform
  Dr. George Richardson
  Chair, Department of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany
  Friday, September 12, 2003.





• October 2003
  Designing an Environmental Banking Institution for Linking the Size of Human Activity to Environmental Capacity
  Dr. Khalid Saeed
  Professor, Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  Friday, October 24, 2003
  
  PDF of related paper





• November 2003
  A System Dynamics Group Model Intervention to Identify Levers and Thresholds for Revitalizing a Fishing Community
  Dr. Peter Otto
  Assistant Professor, Dowling College
  Friday, November 21, 2003





• December 2003
  Renewable Obligation Certificates to Promote Sustainable Wind Power in the UK: A System Dynamics Study of Strategic Options
  Dr. David Andersen
  Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy, The University at Albany
  Monday, December 8, 2003





• February 2004
  The Sustainability of Organizational Knowledge: A Simulation-based Exploration
  Dr. Eliot Rich
  Assistant Professor, School of Business, University at Albany
  Friday, Februrary 20, 2004
  
  PDF of related paper





• March 2004
  Boom and Bust in Power Plant Construction: Lessons from the California Electricity Crisis
  Dr. Andrew Ford
  Professor, Program in Environmental Science and Regional Planning, Washington State University
  Monday, March 15, 2004
  
  PDF of related paper





• April 2004
  Dynamic Modeling of Agricultural Systems: Principles and Methods
  Dr. Philip Thornton
  University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland and International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi Kenya
  Friday, April 23, 2004 (tentative date)
  PDF of related paper





• May 2004
  Cutting Corners and Working Overtime: Quality Erosion in the Service Industry
  Dr. Rogelio Oliva
  Assistant Professor, Technology and Operations Management, Harvard Business School
  Tuesday, May 4, 2004
  PDF of related paper

Seminars for the 2002-2003 Academic Year

• April 2003
  Exploring Climate Policy Options with a Behavioral Model
  Dr. Thomas S. Fiddaman
  Ventana Systems Inc.
  Friday, April 4, 2003





• April 2003
  System Dynamics Modeling as a Basis for Understanding Fishery Management Complexities
  Dr. Richard Dudley
  Visiting Fellow, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
  Friday, April 18, 2003





• May 2003
  Modelling Interactions between Communities and Landscapes at the Humid Forest Margin: An Application of the SIMILE Modeling Environment
  Dr. Christopher Legg
  Geospatial Laboratory at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria
  Thursday, May 1, 2003