2010 ESE IGP Symposium Agenda

“Bridging the Gap from Science to Policy: Technology, Environment, and Sustainable Development”

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Discovery Park: Morgan (MRGN), MANN, and the DLC

 

9AM- 10AM            Symposium Kickoff (MRGN 121)

                              Kevin Leahy, Director of Energy and Environmental Economics Duke Energy

                              “Environmental policy – the play of science, economics and raw politics”

                               Coffee, tea, rolls and fruit available

                                                                                                                       

11AM - 1:30PM       Poster Sessions (MRGN/MANN Atriums)                                                 

                               Concurrent Graduate and Undergraduate Sessions

                               Lunch for registered participants, presenters and judges

 

1:45PM-3:45PM      Technical Sessions (MRGN 121, 129, & 206)

                                                   

 

Resource Management

(MRG 206)

Energy & Transportation

(MRG 121)

Technology Development

(MRG 129)

1:45pm

Introductions

1:55pm

“Spatial Patterns in Dryland Vegetation:  Observations for Preventing Desertification”

Sally Thompson

“Aviation Environmental Impacts“

Karen Marais

“Tandem Catalysis for Biomass Conversion to Biofuels and Chemicals “

Mahdi Abu-Omar

2:25pm

 

 

“Freshwater Sustainability

in the Cadillac Desert”

Laura Bowling

 

“No Silver Bullets Please”

Kevin Leahy

 

“Sustainable Manufacturing”

John Sutherland

2:55pm

“ Global Water Crisis”

Rabi Mohtar

“How States handle Nuclear Power Plants and other Controversial Projects”

Daniel Aldrich

"Technology Gone Awry"

Nora Savage

3:25pm

Panel Discussion

 

BREAK

 

5:30PM - 6:15PM                         ESE Student and Faculty Reception (DLC)

                                                 

6:30PM- 8:30PM                      Dinner and Keynote Speaker (DLC)

                                                  Nora Savage, PhD, Environmental Engineer/Nano Team Lead

                                                  Office of Research and Development, US EPA

                                                  “Emerging Technologies - The Opportunity”

                              

                                      6:15 PM Doors open

                                      6:30 PM Dinner

                                      7:00 PM Poster competition award announcements

                                                  7:15p PM Keynote
 

Linda S. Lee

Ecological Science & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Program Head

http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/

Professor, Environmental Chemistry, http://www.agry.purdue.edu/staffbio/lslbio.htm

Purdue University, Department of Agronomy

Crop Soil & Environmental Sciences

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West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054

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