INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
BREAKOUT GROUP DESCRIPTIONS
1) Energy and
Environment (Contact: Prof Lowry lowry@wustl.edu)
In recent years,
connections between energy and environmental issues have become increasingly
important, contentious, and prominent in the public discourse. Decisions and
policies regarding energy production and use have significant impacts on
aspects of life in the 21st century ranging from pollution and global
warming to economic development and quality of life. How can we in academia
most effectively address these issues? The goal of this breakout section
will be to identify important areas of research and possible collaborations
between different institutions to address these issues. We therefore intend
to discuss topics such as the following.
- What are the important connections
between energy and the environment?
- How much do technical and economic
and political issues affect policy choices, and how much should they?
- In which areas can collaborations be
most fruitful?
Coordinators: W. Lowry and H.
Pakrasi (WUStL)
Participants: A. Ganesh (IIT B); F. Chen (NatTaiwanU); I. Or (Boģaziçi), J.W. Kim (SNU),
R. Dalimi (UI);
K. Yamaji, M. Mitani, (U of Tokyo), Donghwan Kim (Korea Univ), S. Yong-gun (Yonsei U), R. Aggarwal, B. Schaal; R. Husar,
S. Stanley (WUStL)
2) Aerosol Science and Engineering; Air Quality and Health (Contact:
Prof Axelbaum rla@wustl.edu)
Aerosols continue
to be of great importance in many areas associated with energy and the
environment. The goal of this breakout group will be to identify a
strategic plan for advancing aerosol research in areas that are critical to
these fields. In building this vision, the breakout group will first
identify critical needs and then identify synergisms among faculty at the
partner universities that can potential be exploited to address these
needs. Topics to be discussed include
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Atmospheric aerosols and their influence on global climate
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Aerosols routes for novel materials synthesis for renewable energy
production
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Aerosols associated with existing and alternative fuels, e.g., biofuels
At the
completion of the breakout session the group should have identified one or
two areas that best represent unique strengths of the partner universities
that hold promise for a multilateral leadership role in these areas.
Coordinator: R.L. Axelbaum (WUStL)
Participants: A. Snidvongs (Chulalongkorn), J. Chen (Fudan Univ); V.K. Jain (JNU),
Hu Min (Peking University),
J. Hao (Tsinghua University), J. Yu (CUHK); A.K.
Suresh (IIT B), N. Kitamura (U. of Tokyo)
B. Evanoff, S. Falke, D. Chen, J. Turner, E. Macias, P. Biswas
(WUStL)
3) Water Resources and AquaticProcesses
(Contact: Prof Angenent Angenent@seas.wustl.edu)
Water and energy
are intrinsically linked from generation of energy by dams to negative
impacts on water quality from coal-fired power plants (acid rain and
mercury). During this breakout session we will narrow to only three of such
links, depending on the research interests that are already present among
the different institutions. This breakout session will identify research
needs and collaborative possibilities in this arena. Topics of interest may
include:
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Energy conservation and the positive impact on water quality
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Centralized vs. decentralized water treatment an energy balance
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Production of bioenergy from organic material in wastewater
Coordinators: L. Angenent, D. Giammar, T.R. Kidder (WUStL)
Participants: O. Yenigün (Boģaziçi), R. Semiat (Technion), H.P. Fang (HKU), S.
B. Kim (Seoul National University), S. Asolekar (IIT B), K. Takeuchi (U Tokyo), E. Shin (Yonsei);
V. Snoeyink (NUS), M. Hightower (Sandia), T. Yeager (Kennedy Jenks), J. Yang
(USEPA), C. Buescher (WUStL)
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