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Thursday, September 20

On the Way to a Sustainable World, Are We Too Late?

Martin Keller, Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate, ORNL
Sustainable Campus Initiative Seminar
12:00 PM — 1:00 PM, Joint Institute for Computational Sciences (Building 5100), Auditorium (Room 128)
Contact: Bo Saulsbury ( saulsburyjw@ornl.gov ), 865.574.4694

Abstract

There is much talk about the impact of climate change on our globe. At the same time, we are hungry for more energy, using more land to expand our cities, and continue to embrace a single use society. Can we still turn this around? Are we running out of time? Dr. Keller's presentation will discuss the need of an integrated science approach to develop the concepts for an integrated sustainable community.

Dr. Martin Keller, Associate Laboratory Director of the Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate at ORNL, is responsible for the energy, biological and environmental research programs at ORNL supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Institutes of Health. The Directorate includes four research divisions (Biosciences, Environmental Sciences, Energy and Transportation Science, and Measurement Science and Systems Engineering) and several research centers including the DOEBioEnergy ScienceCenter and the Climate Change Science Institute. From 2007 until 2010, Martin also served as the Founding Director of the DOE BioEnergy Science Center, the mission of which is to make revolutionary advances in understanding and overcoming the recalcitrance of biomass to conversion into sugars, making it feasible to displace imported petroleum with ethanol and other fuels. Before being named Associate Laboratory Director, Martin served as the Director of ORNL's Biosciences Division. Before joining ORNL in 2006, Martin held a series of research management positions within Diversa Corporation.