Laboratory scientist Rajan Gupta of Elementary Particles and Field Theory (T-8) will discuss the current energy crisis and its future at a Frontiers in Science public lecture at 7:30 this evening in the Duane Smith Auditorium at Los Alamos High School. His talk, “Is there energy for all in the 21st Century?” will look at depleting energy resources, current effects on global warming and the outlook for future energy security.
The Frontiers in Science lecture series is sponsored by the Fellows of the Laboratory and are intended to increase local public awareness of the diversity of science and engineering research being conducted by the Laboratory.
All Frontiers in Science talks are free and are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Gupta will repeat his lecture on Thursday in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque; April 10 at the Nick L. Salazar Center for the Arts at Northern New Mexico College in Espanola and; April 13 at the Rio Grande Hall in Taos.
Gupta will discuss some important questions that we will face this century. Is the consumption of fossil fuels polluting the world and causing global warming? What are future options for clean and low-cost energy? How fast can clean sources of energy be developed? Will we need to change our lifestyles? What can individuals do to help our nation and our world?
For more information, see the March 22 Daily Newsbulletin.
For more information on the Frontiers of Science Lecture series, go to http://www.lanl.gov/science/fellows/lectures.shtml online.
