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The Erika Fairchild Interdisciplinary Symposium Endowment Presents...
CHASS Energy Symposium
The Energy Situation, Public Deliberation and Social Innovation
A Three Day Event
Part I
The Energy Situation
Wednesday, October 15th, 4-6 PM, 1911 Building
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Robert Cox
Board of Directors, Sierra Club
Department of Communication Studies, UNC-CH
Hot Today, Cold Tomorrow:
Climate Change, Kairos, and Our Energy Future
Panel Discussion With
Dr. Nora Haenn
Interdisciplinary Studies / Sociology and Anthropology , NCSU
Dr. Mark Johnson
Department of Materials Engineering; Director, Industry & Innovation Programs,
FREEDM Center (Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery Management Systems), NCSU
Erin Motley
Undergraduate Student, Intern U.S. Department of energy
Federal Service Student Ambassador
Moderator:
Dr. Bill Kinsella
Department of Communication, NCSU
Part II
Energy and Public Deliberation
Wednesday, October 22nd, 4-6 PM, 1911 Building
The Rolf Buchdahl Lecture on Science, Technology and Society
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Arjun Makhijani
President, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
Carbon-free and Nuclear-free:
A roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy
Panel Discussion With
Dr. Man-Sung Yim
Department of Nuclear Engineering - NCSU
Dr. Richard Kearney
Director, School of Public and International Affairs - NCSU
Moderator:
Dr. Bill Kinsella
Department of Communication, NCSU
Part III
Energy and Social Innovation
Tuesday, October 28nd, 4-6 PM, 1911 Building
Panel Discussion on Innovation in Action
Lyle Estill
Piedmont Biofuels
Energy Regime Change: It's Not Just BTU's
Dr. Sarah Sharma
Department of Communication Studies- UNC - CH
The Slow Life: Thinking through the Politics of "Sustainable Time"
Steve Kalland
Executive Director, NC Solar Center
Tracy Dixon
Director, Sustainability Office- NCSU
Moderator:
Dr. Thomas Birkland
William T. Kretzer Professor of Public Policy, NCSU