AAE Professor to Speak at first US Center at the Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen

Purdue Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Karen Marais will be speaking at the US center at the Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen as co-lead investigator for PARTNER Project 32, Near-term Operational Changes.

United Nations Climate Change Conference — Copenhagen, Denmark

The US Department of State, in coordination with the White House and multiple federal departments and agencies, will host the first-ever US Center at the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen December 7-18.

The Partnership for Air Transportation Noise & Emissions Reduction (PARTNER) is a leading aviation cooperative research organization, and a FAA/NAS/Transport Canada-sponsored Center of Excellence. In conjunction with the US Department of Transportation and the FAA's Office of Environment and Energy PARTNER will have a number of speakers who will touch upon aviation’s climate impact, record of environmental progress, challenges, solutions, and plans.

Purdue Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Karen Marais will be speaking at the conference as co-lead investigator for PARTNER Project 32, Near-term Operational Changes. She will review how improved operations enable environmental impact reductions and discuss upcoming research in that area.

Other PARTNER speakers will discuss aircraft technologies, and how advanced engines and airframes will mitigate environmental impacts while enabling growth, and achievements in, and plans for, alternative fuel research and application.

The US Center will host more than 70 events at the conference, highlighting U.S. actions to combat global climate change. It will provide an opportunity for the approximately 15,000 accredited participants to learn more about U.S. climate actions. The Center will feature panel presentations, publications and videotape screenings to describe U.S. climate change policies and initiatives, including public-private partnerships and collaboration with other governments.

Additional information on US Center at the Convention on Climate Change is available at http://www.cop15.state.gov

Additional information on PARTNER is available at http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/partner/index.html

See a short video of Karen Marais introducing her research at the Conference at the conference Facebook page.