Research on Tap: Climate Change and Clean Energy

Fossil fuels have provided major benefits to populations in affordability and well-being but also created large impacts on the health of people and the planet. In the face of climate change, new and ongoing research aims to understand the interconnectedness of energy, society, and the environment and to develop new technologies and policies that drive the transition to clean energy.

In this Research on Tap on Thursday, December 5 from 6:00-6:00PM, BU faculty from across disciplines will explore the challenges of our fossil fuel dependence from multiple angles, including how energy affects local air and water quality, the effects of climate change and the energy system on society, and the new technologies required to ensure affordable and efficient clean energy and how business can aid in that transition.

Speakers

- Kevin P. Gallagher, Director, Boston University Global Development Policy Center; Professor, Global Development Policy

- Ayse Coskun, Director, Center for Information and Systems Engineering; Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

- Eric Cueny, Assistant Professor, Chemistry

- Emiliano Dall'Anese, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

- Patricia Fabian, Associate Professor, Environmental Health

- Srikanth Gopalan, Professor, Materials Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

- Dan Li, Associate Professor, Earth & Environment

- Benjamin Sovacool, Director, Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability; Professor, Earth & Environment

- Ian Sue Wing, Professor, Earth & Environment

- Mary Willis, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

- Culter J. Cleveland (host), Associate Director; Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability; Professor, Earth & Environment

- Emily Ryan (host), Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering