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CHE 670 - Sustainability Seminar Kansas State University Sustainability Seminar – Summer 2017……………………………………….…...1 Sustainability Seminar – Summer 2016……………………………………………2 Sustainability Seminar – Summer 2015……………………………………………3 Sustainability Seminar – Summer 2014……………………………………………4 Sustainability Seminar – January 2014…………………………………………….5 Sustainability Seminar – Summer 2013……………………………………………6 Sustainability Seminar – Summer 2012……………………………………………7 Sustainability Seminar – January 2012………………………………………….…8 Sustainability Seminar – Summer 2011……………………………………………9 Sustainability Seminar – Summer 2010…………………………………………..10 Sustainability Seminar – January 2010 ………………………………………….11 Sustainability Seminar – Summer 2009………………………………………....12 Sustainability Seminar – Fall 2008 ………………………………………….....13 Sustainability Seminar – January 2008……………………………………….….14 0 Agenda CHE 670 Sustainability Seminar Summer 2017 Fridays at 8:30 a.m. June 2 - John Harrington - Global Change June 9 - Lawrence Davis - Land Sustainability and Reclamation June 16 – Warren White – Wind Energy Basics June 23 – Keith Hohn – Catalysis for Renewable Energy June 30 – Vahid Rahmani – Water Sustainability July 7 – Oral Saulters – Sustainability Competencies and Sustainable Development Policy July 14 – Hongyu Wu – Smart Electrical Power Grid with Renewable Energy July 21 - Trisha Moore – Ecological Engineering and Sustainable Ecosystems July 22 - Dialog on Sustainability at K-State – All Day July 28 – Bimal Paul – Sustainable Development August 5 - Student Oral Presentations * The July 22 Dialog on Sustainability will not be video-recorded. You are invited to participate in these events in person if this is possible for you. 1 Agenda CHE 670 – Sustainability Seminar Summer 2016 Fridays at 8:30 a.m. June 3 - John Harrington - Global Change June 10 - Lawrence Davis - Land Sustainability and Reclamation June 11* - Bill Dorsett - Photovoltaics 101 This Saturday event will be at UFM at 1221 Thurston from 9:00 a.m. to noon. June 17 - Lawrence Davis - Food Sustainability June 24 - Oral Saulters - Sustainability Education July 1 - REU Students - Sustainability in Colleges and Universities July 8 - Lisa Wilken - Products from Renewable Resources July 15 - Gurpreet Singh - Batteries July 22 - - Keith Hohn - Catalysis for Sustainability July 23* - Dialog on Sustainability at K-State from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. July 29 - Donna Schenck-Hamlin - Sustainable Reservoirs August 5 - Student Oral Reports * The June 11 event and the July 23 Dialog on Sustainability will not be video-recorded. You are invited to participate in these events in person if this is possible for you. 2 Agenda CHE 670 – Sustainability Seminar Summer 2015 Fridays at 8:30 a.m. May 29 - Introduction to Sustainability - Larry E. Erickson June 5 - Batteries - Placidus Amama June 12 - Decision Making and Sustainable Behaviors - Gary Brase June 19 - Pollution Prevention - David Carter June 26 - Electrification of Agricultural Machinery: Present and Future - Daniel Flippo July 3 - University Holiday July 10 - Air Quality - Ronaldo Maghirang July 17 - Metrics for Sustainable Development - Jennifer Anthony July 24 - Water Sustainability - Dan Devlin July 31 – Student Oral Reports 3 Agenda CHE 670 – Sustainability Seminar Summer 2014 Fridays at 8:30 a.m. May 30 —Sustainability at K-State —Ben Champion, KSU May 30 – Safety lecture – Steve Galitzer, KSU June 6 —Water Sustainability —Stacy Hutchinson, KSU June 13 —Sustainable Development Goals —John Harrington, KSU June 20 —Environmental Behavior —Gary Brase, KSU June 27 —Sustainability Policy —Oral Saulters, KSU and University of Indiana July 4 —No Class July 11 —Renewable Biofuels —Donghai Wang, KSU July 18 —The Future of Sustainability at K-State —Myles Alexander, David Carter, Larry Erickson, and Keith Hohn, KSU July 19 —Dialog on Sustainability: Communicating Sustainability Effectively —Huston Gibson and others July 25 —National Climate Assessment —REU Students August 1 —Water Quality: Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) —Will Boyer, KSU 4 Agenda CHE 670 – Sustainability Seminar: Sustainability and Sustainable Development January 7-9, 2014 Room 1052, Rathbone Hall Kansas State University Tuesday, January 7, 2014 8:20 a.m. Welcome and Goals of the Seminar - Larry Erickson 8:30 a.m. Introduction to Sustainability and Sustainable Development - Valentina Pidlisnyuk 9:40 a.m. The Development of Sustainability Ideas Over the Last 150 Years or so - John Harrington 10:50 a.m. Water Sustainability in Europe - Valentina Pidlisnyuk Noon Lunch Break 1:20 p.m. Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services - Cynthia Annett and Heidi Mehl 2:30 p.m. Dialog on Sustainability of Water, Agriculture, and Ecosystems – Myles Alexander, Charles Barden, Rhonda Janke, Dan Kahl, Aavudai Anandhi Swamy, and others Wednesday, January 8, 2014 8:20 a.m. Plans for Day 2 - Larry Erickson 8:30 a.m. Indicators of Sustainable Development - Valentina Pidlisnyuk 9:40 a.m. Food and Food Systems Sustainability - Ben Champion 10:50 a.m. Understanding Change in the Global System – John Harrington Noon Lunch Break 1:20 p.m. Communication and Advancing Toward Sustainable Communities - Huston Gibson 2:20 p.m. Sustainability Education at Bethany College, University of Kansas, K-State, and European Universities – Myles Alexander, Barbara Anderson, Huston Gibson, Lisa Harrington, Valentina Pidlisnyuk, Noni Strand, Stacey White, and others 7:00 p.m. Sustainable Development at K-State - Bruce Snead and others 8:00 p.m. Dialog on Sustainable Development at K-State – Ben Champion, Melody LeHew Thursday, January 9, 2014 8:20 a.m. Plans for Day 3 - Larry Erickson 8:30 a.m. Green Economy - Valentina Pidlisnyuk 9:40 a.m. Sustainability Science - Basic Concepts - Lisa Harrington 10:50 a.m. Social Aspects of Sustainable Development - Valentina Pidlisnyuk Noon Lunch Break 1:20 p.m. Sustainability Policy - Oral Saulters 2:20 p.m. Dialog on Sustainability Policy – Myles Alexander, John Carlin, Huston Gibson, Bill Dorsett, and others 4:00 p.m. Discussion of Assignments with Students Enrolled for Credit 5 Agenda CHE 670 – Sustainability Seminar Summer 2013 Fridays at 8:30 a.m. May 31 - John Harrington - Climate Change June 7 - Lee Skabelund - Storm Water Management and Green Infrastructure June 14 - Charles Rice - Sequestration of Carbon in Soils June 21 - Ruth Miller - Solar Energy June 28 - John Floros - Feeding the World through Science and Technology: A Look into our Future Food System July 5 - Dan Devlin - Water in Kansas July 12 - Ben Champion - Sustainability at K-State July 19 - Blase Leven and Jim Steichen - Land, Brownfields, and Sustainable Agriculture July 26 - Sustainable Development Priorities August 2 - Oral Presentations by Students Enrolled for Credit 6 Agenda CHE 670 – Sustainability Seminar Summer 2012 Fridays at 8:30 a.m. June 1 - Introduction to sustainability and the seminar - Keith Hohn and Larry Erickson June 8 - Beyond blackouts and natural disasters: Recovery and advancements for a smarter grid for the future - Noel Schulz June 15 - Economics and market penetration, associated with the electrification of transportation - Michael Babcock June 22 - Electrification of transportation - Ruth Douglas Miller June 29 - Transient challenges associated with solar powered charge stations - Anil Pahwa July 6 - Transportation choices and decision making - Gary Brase July 13 - Green communications and decision support tools - Bala Natarajan July 20 - Sustainability at Kansas State University - Ben Champion July 21 (Saturday, 8:30 to 3:30) - Dialog on Sustainability July 27 - IGERT program and bioenergy - Peter Pfromm and others August 3 - Student presentations 7 Agenda CHE 670 – Sustainability Seminar: Global Aspects of Biobased Products and Bioenergy Kansas State University, Rathbone 1052 January 9-11, 2012 Monday, January 9 7:30 - Registration 8:30 - Land Resources, Land Use and Production Limits – John Harrington, KSU 9:20 - Social Value Considerations in the Production of Food, Bioenergy, and Bioproducts – Vincent Amanor- Boadu, KSU 10:10 - Break 10:20 - Sustainable Agriculture: Inputs and Production Limits – Richard Nelson, KSU 11:10 - Ecosystem Management and Environmental Impacts in the Production of Food, Bioenergy, and Bioproducts – Scott Staggenborg, KSU 12:00 - Lunch on your own 1:10 - Forest’s Role in Bioenergy – Charles Barden, KSU 2:00 - Water Resources and Agricultural Crops in Arid Environments – Dan Devlin, KSU 2:50 - Break 3:10 - Ecosystem Management of Water Resources – David Steward, KSU 4:00 - Biofuels from Cellulosic Biomass – Keith Hohn, KSU Evening Session on Monday, January 9, Rathbone 1052 7:00 - Feeding the World – Jim Stack, KSU 7:50 - Policy and Sustainability Issues Related to Food and Agriculture (Including Food from Lakes, Estuaries, and Oceans) – Facilitated Discussion Tuesday, January 10 8:30 - Biofuels and Biochemicals via Fermentation – Shirley Agrupis and Praveen Vadlani, KSU 9:20 - Biofuels from Lipids in Crops – Richard Nelson, KSU 10:10 - Break 10:30 - Policy and Stewardship Issues Related to Land and Water – Facilitated Discussion 11:20 - Algae Production and Anaerobic Digestion – Larry Erickson, KSU 12:00 - Lunch on your own 1:10 - Biobased Materials and Products: The Next Fifty Years – Susan Sun, KSU 2:00 - Production of Biochemicals from Plant Symbionts – John Tomich, KSU 2:50 - Break 3:10 - New Biobased Materials and Products from Crops – Susan Sun, KSU 4:00 - Policy and Sustainability Issues Related to Bioenergy and Bioproducts – Facilitated Discussion Wednesday, January