Events
Monthly Safety Meeting
March 8, 9:00 - 10:00 am
Location: Building B loading dock area (south side of building)
Topic: Fire Extinguisher Training - Come practice using a fire extinguisher!
Presenter: Sean Hadley, EHS Fire & Lab Safety Trainer
Spring Advisory Boards Meeting
April 17 & 18
Location: KU Burge Union, 1565 Irving Hill Road
Monday: noon to 7:30 p.m. - Research Presentations & Poster Session
Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Annual Project Evaluations
Advisory Boards, PIs, researchers register here
NRT Boundary-Spanning Seminar Series | Thursdays at 9:00 am, Bldg B Seminar Room (Zoom access available)
January 26, Grace Lasker, University of Washington - Bothell
"Implementing systems-thinking and sustainability frameworks for justice-
centered change"
February 16, Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
"How Game-Based Learning Tackles the Green Glacier"
February 23, Hui Fang, University of Delaware
"Leveraging Scientific Literature for Process Optimization and Systems
Analysis"
March 2, Adelina Voutchkova, George Washington University
"Hydrogen-free conversion of renewable alcohols to jet-fuel grade hydrocarbons"
Renewablejet fuel is highly desirable for decoupling carbonization from growth in the aviation sector, and yet is currently vastly not cost-competitive with fossil-based jet fuel. Key to lowering costs and increasing supply are the development of hydrogen-free processes that use low-cost catalysts and mnimize number of steps.
March 23, Zack Ulissi, Carnegie Mellon University
Title TBA
April 20, Shanti Gamper-Rabindran, University of Pittsburgh
Title TBA