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May10
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lessEnergy, Climate, and Sustainability: The Defining Issue of the 21st Century
The 20th century was marked by dramatic innovations in medical care, transportation, food production, communications, computing, aerospace technology, and the built environment. This has led to remarkable improvements in our quality of life, brought billions of people out of poverty, and supported a four-fold increase in global population and seven-fold increase in GDP per capita. The fundamental infrastructure to enable these historic changes was energy, but the use of fossil fuels and the associated greenhouse gas emissions have made last century’s approach unsustainable.We are now witnessing a global economy undergo a once-in-a-century shift to chart a sustainable course. Will this happen fast enough to address climate change? What are the innovations needed? Will it happen uniformly around the world? What are the roles of academic institutions, government, business, and non-profits? Do we have the domestic and global institutions to support this massive endeavor? And could the current economic and health crisis of COVID-19 play a role in this global transformation?
This talk will explore these issues and take stock of the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Presenter: Arun Majumdar
Jay Precourt Provostial Chair Professor at Stanford University, a faculty member of the department of mechanical engineeringFrom 2009 to 2012, Majumdar served as the founding director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and from March 2011 to June 2012, he was the Acting Under Secretary of Energy. After leaving Washington, Majumdar was the vice president for energy at Google. Majumdar is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He also served as the vice chairman of the advisory board to former US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, was a science envoy for the US Department of State, and serves on the advisory board of numerous energy businesses and non-profits.
Co-sponsored by the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN) and the Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience (CESR).
TIME Monday, May 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CONTACT Northwestern Engineering Events northwestern-engineering-events@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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May11
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lessNorthwestern Engineering and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Diversity Committee present:
Fostering Diversity: Lessons from Recent Events and Making Change Happen
During a tumultuous year, society has revisited the roles that race, gender, class, disability status, and other identities play in shaping experience and opportunity. Within most engineering disciplines, stark demographic differences continue to exist. Join us for a panel featuring some of the most prominent Black engineers in the nation for a discussion on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in engineering. Topics will include ways to support and expand DEI in tech; actions students and faculty can take to be effective allies; ways to build connections between communities and higher ed; how recent events have reframed conversations around race; and policy changes that can make engineering more equitable.
Join us to hear from some of the most prominent Black engineers
in the nation:James E. West
Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Member of the National Academy of Engineering
Ayanna Howard
Dean of Engineering, Ohio State University
Timothy M. Pinkston
Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs, University of Southern California
Maisha Moses
Executive Director, The Young People's Project
Moderator:Russ Joseph
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern UniversityTIME Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CONTACT ECE Faculty Diversity Committee diversity@ece.northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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May12
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lessThe next seminar in the One McCormick Series, which seeks to build community and connectivity at Northwestern Engineering, focuses on the Personal Academic Tactical Help (PATH) program run by the Engineering Office of Personal Development.
We all can relate to the gap that too often forms between what we plan to do and what we get done, particularly when the stakes feel high. Understanding what causes our gaps allows us to fill them in intentionally, courageously, and productively.
The PATH program is both an online curriculum and a facilitated group forum that teaches McCormick School of Engineering undergraduates that their overall success is determined by the combination of how they think, how they feel, and what they do. PATH teaches strategies, tools, and concepts to cultivate the intentional attention, accurate awareness, and heathy connection necessary for reaching peak performance.
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Engineering Joseph Holtgreive will share highlights of the PATH program, key lessons learned during its creation and implementation, and examples of how students are leveraging this program to reach their peak.
TIME Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
CONTACT Northwestern Engineering Events northwestern-engineering-events@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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May31
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lessMemorial Day (no classes)
TIME Monday, May 31, 2021
CONTACT Office of the Registrar nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR University Academic Calendar
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Jun7
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lessSpring examinations begin
TIME Monday, June 7, 2021
CONTACT Office of the Registrar nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR University Academic Calendar
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Jun12
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lessSpring examinations end
TIME Saturday, June 12, 2021
CONTACT Office of the Registrar nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR University Academic Calendar
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Jun13
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lessThis ceremony will honor all 2021 McCormick undergraduate, master’s, and PhD graduates.
The ceremony will be ticketed, and further information regarding the maximum number of tickets available will be released soon.
TIME Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LOCATION Ryan Field map it
CONTACT Northwestern Engineering Events northwestern-engineering-events@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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Jun14
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lessCommencement (Tentative)
TIME Monday, June 14, 2021
CONTACT Office of the Registrar nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR University Academic Calendar
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Jun18
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lessSpring Degrees Conferred
TIME Friday, June 18, 2021
CONTACT Office of the Registrar nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR University Academic Calendar