ESE-faculty-list Final ESE Symposium Agenda for Oct 27

[Lee, Linda S]

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
915 W. State Street, 3-363 Lilly Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Office: (765) 494-8612; Fax (765) 496-2926
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