This event is open to the public and in person. Details are provided upon registration.
10:30 – 10:35 am
Welcome message
Alessandro F. Rotta Loria, Ph.D., Louis Berger Junior Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Subsurface Opportunities and Innovations Laboratory, Northwestern University
10:35 – 10:45 am
Introductory remarks
Christopher Schuh, Ph.D., N.A.E., N.A.I., John G. Searle Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Dean, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University
10:45 – 11:20 am
Distinguished lecture 1
Doug Aitken, Ph.D., General Manager, Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland
Hero or Villain? The Role of the Mining Industry in the Climate Crisis and What Can Be Done to Influence a Positive Outcome
11:20 – 11:30 am
Moderated Q&A session
Jennifer Dunn, Ph.D., Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Director, Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience, Northwestern University
11:30 – 12:05 pm
Distinguished lecture 2
Anders Nordelöf, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology
Guiding Vehicle Electrification Technologies Towards Sustainability
12:05 – 12:15 pm
Jennifer Dunn, Ph.D., Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Director, Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience, Northwestern University
12:15 – 1:00 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:35 pm
Distinguished lecture 3
Toddi A. Steelman, Ph.D., Professor, Vice President and Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Duke University
Wildfire Futures: Potential Paths for Change
1:35 – 1:45 pm
Moderated Q&A session
Yarrow Axford, Ph.D., William Deering Professor in Geological Sciences, Northwestern University
1:45 – 2:20 pm
Distinguished lecture 4
Kim Cobb, Ph.D., Professor, Environment, Society & Earth, Lawrence and Barbara Margolis Director of IBES, Brown University
Going “All In” — Activating forClimate Solutions In a Warming World
2:20 – 2:30 pm
Moderated Q&A session
Yarrow Axford, Ph.D., William Deering Professor in Geological Sciences, Northwestern University
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 – 3:20 pm
Distinguished lecture 5
Brian Stone Jr., Ph.D., Professor and Director, Urban Climate Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology
Radical Adaptation: Transforming Cities for a Climate-Changed World
3:20 – 3:30 pm
Moderated Q&A session
Alessandro F. Rotta Loria, Ph.D., Louis Berger Junior Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Subsurface Opportunities and Innovations Laboratory, Northwestern University
3:30 – 4:05 pm
Distinguished lecture 6
Emily Talen, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Urbanism Lab, University of Chicago
What Cities Say: A Social Interpretation of Urban Patterns and Forms
4:05 – 4:15 pm
Moderated Q&A session
Alessandro F. Rotta Loria, Ph.D., Louis Berger Junior Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Subsurface Opportunities and Innovations Laboratory, Northwestern University
4:15 – 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Alessandro F. Rotta Loria, Ph.D., Louis Berger Junior Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Subsurface Opportunities and Innovations Laboratory, Northwestern University
4:15 – 4:30 pm
Networking
Open time to network with fellow attendees