The Irish Academy of Engineering
invites you to the inaugural lecture in
The IAE Distinguished Speaker Series
“Energy Trends and Technologies”
by
Dr Steven Koonin
Group Chief Scientist at BP
Monday 21 April 2008 - 11.30 am
The Lecture Theatre - Engineers Ireland
22 Clyde Road - Ballsbridge - Dublin 4
Abstract: The world's demand for energy will grow by some 60% in the next 25 years. Satisfying that demand in an economical and environmentally acceptable manner is one of the most significant challenges facing society. New technologies will play a central role in meeting this challenge, albeit conditioned by the economic, social, and political contexts in which they are developed and deployed. The presentation will focus on the major forces shaping the world's energy future and the technologies required to respond to them.
Biography: Dr Steven Koonin joined BP in 2004 as Group Chief Scientist. He is responsible for the company’s long range technology plans and activities, particularly those “beyond petroleum.” He also has purview over BP’s major university research programs around the world and provides technical advice to BP’s senior executives on matters on Group significance. He was born in New York, and received a BSc. in physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1972 and a PhD in theoretical physics from MIT in 1975. He joined the Caltech professorial faculty in 1975, and served as the Institute’s Vice President and Provost from 1995-2004. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is also a member of the US Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission. He has served on numerous advisory bodies in the US including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defence, and the Department of Energy and its various national laboratories. His research interests include theoretical nuclear, many-body, and computational physics, nuclear astrophysics, and global environmental science.
This is a ticket only event so book your place early to avoid disappointment.
To receive your ticket; email: iae@dit.ie or telephone: 01 402 4058 or download, complete and return this sheet to:
The Irish Academy of Engineering, c/o Director’s Office, Faculty of Engineering, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1.
