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Educating the Public
Reunions
Emily A. Carter, the Gerhard R. Andlinger ’52 Professor in Energy and the Environment, held a talk titled “Transforming Carbon Dioxide for a Sustainable Future” on May 20 for Reunions 2022, and presented an overview of innovative research to repurpose carbon dioxide into useful products such as fuel and building materials. Carter is also senior strategic advisor for sustainability science at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, and applied and computational mathematics.
As the world grapples to understand the impact of climate change, the national and international media sought faculty and researchers at the Andlinger Center for their expertise in energy and the environment. Below is a selection of noteworthy moments.
Emily A. Carter (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
Expanding Our Reach — Events and News
Q Chris Greig was an authority on Bloomberg Green for the article and podcast “The U.S. Needs to Build More, Faster to Reach Net Zero.”
Q Kelsey Hatzell was a referenced expert on Energy Wire’s “Major
Calif. Battery Outage Highlights Energy Storage Risks.”
Q Eric Larson was a keynote speaker at the Verge Net Zero event
“Accelerating the transition to a Climate-Positive Future.”
Q Elke Weber spoke on air with NPR “Coping With The Reality Of
Climate Change.”
Q Z. Jason Ren published the book “Pathways to Water Sector
Decarbonization, Carbon Capture and Utilization.”
Q Jesse Jenkins was a featured guest on the Apple Original television program “The Problem with Jon Stewart.”
Jesse Jenkins
(Photo courtesy “The Problem with Jon Stewart”)
Highlight Seminar Series
Philip Krein (November 2021), University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign, “The Future of Electric Cars: How Do We Charge Them Up? Do They Really Bring Benefit?” Anna Dyson (November 2021), Yale University, “Towards Ecosystem-of-Systems Research and Development in Architectural Sciences” George Tynan (December 2021), UC San Diego, “How Might Controlled Fusion Fit into the Emerging Low-Carbon Electricity Markets of the Mid-21st Century?” William Banholzer (March 2022) University of WisconsinMadison, “Perspectives on Separating Possible vs. Practical Sustainable Solutions for Energy and Materials” Daniel Nocera (April 2022), Harvard University, “Sustainable and Renewable Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles for Fuel and Crop Production” Yet-Ming Chiang (May 2021), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Storage to Enable a 100% Renewable Electric Grid”
