Past Events
November 05, 2008
Dr. Pat Dehmer, Deputy Director of Science Programs at the Department of Energy, will discuss science's role in energy challenges. Dr. Dehmer is the senior science official in the third-largest federal sponsor of basic research in the country, which funds research at 300 colleges and universities as well as at DoE laboratories. She previously directed the DoE's Office of Basic Energy Science, and under her leadership that office's budget more than doubled to $1.2 billion a year. She led a five-year effort there to tie basic energy research more closely to real-world energy problems.
October 29, 2008
Professor Kenneth M. Golden, Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, will give a presentation in the Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Department Lecture Series. Abstract: Sea ice is both an indicator and agent of climate change. It also serves as a primary habitat for algal and bacterial communities sustaining life in the polar oceans. Fluid flow through porous sea ice mediates a broad range of processes, such as the growth and decay of seasonal ice, the evolution of summer ice albedo, and biomass build-up.
October 29, 2008 - October 31, 2008
SESSIONS: Current Estimate of Climate Change Risk; Setting Long-term Goals: Bali, the Large Emitters, and the G8; Short-term Mitigation: The U.S., E.U. and Japan; Deforestation and Forest Degradation; Adaptation; Financing the Transition
October 21, 2008
Steve Isakowitz, Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Energy (and MIT alum) will lead a panel discussion with DOE officials from various program offices who will speak about the current work in their field and opportunities at the DOE for undergraduates and graduate students. Other speakers include Paul Dickerson (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), Gwen Jacobs (Energy Information Administration), and Audrey Lee (Policy and International Affairs).
October 16, 2008
Speaker Mirko Zardin, Director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, will present "Sorry, Out of Gas" as part of this lecture series on climate change. About the Series: Sustainability has been long debated in schools of architecture while the profession, the industry, and even the outside world in general sometimes acted, at least in certain regions and countries. This lecture series showcases the state of practice in response to climate change, which is happening at an increasingly faster pace, and conveys a sense of urgency.
October 15, 2008
The Honorable George P. Shultz, Chairman of the MIT Energy Initiative External Advisory Board, will present a seminar in the MITEI series of energy colloquia featuring leaders from across the energy spectrum. About the Speaker: A native of New York, Mr. Shultz graduated from Princeton University in 1942. After serving in the Marine Corps (1942-45), he earned a Ph.D. in industrial economics at MIT. Mr. Shultz taught at MIT and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, where he became dean in 1962.