17 Nov
2009
17 Nov
'09
10:16 a.m.
Finding secure, safe and reliable sources of energy to power world economic
growth will be one of the great challenges of this century. The Harvard
University Center for the Environment invites the Harvard community to
take up the challenge by participating in this ongoing series of discussions.
THE FUTURE OF ENERGY
Fall 2009
"America’s Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities"
Maxine Savitz, Vice President, National Academy of Engineering and
Retired General Manager, Technology Partnerships, Honeywell, Inc.
TODAY
5:00pm
Science Center, Lecture Hall D
One Oxford St., Cambridge, MA
In the last two years the role of energy in national security, climate
change, and long-term U.S. economic vitality has been at the forefront of
national attention. The National Academy of Sciences and the National
Academy of Engineering has just completed a series of reports which assessed
the potential of a wide range of technologies to transform energy
production, distribution, and use with the goal of increasing energy
security and reducing adverse environmental impacts. The major portion of the talk
will be a discussion of the finding that increased adoption of energy-efficiency
technologies is the nearest term and lowest-cost option for moderating the
nation’s energy demand over the next decade. With an accelerated effort to
employ a variety of efficiency technologies in the buildings,
transportation, and industrial sectors, The U.S. could reduce its energy use
by 30 percent while saving money by 2030.
Maxine Savitz is retired general manager of Technology Partnerships at
Honeywell, Inc. and has more than 35 years of experience managing research,
development and implementation programs for the public and private sectors,
including in the aerospace, transportation and industrial sectors. From 1979
to 1983, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Conservation in the US
Department of Energy. She currently serves as vice-president of the National
Academy of Engineering. Dr. Savitz serves on advisory bodies for the Sandia
National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and is a
member of the board of directors of the American Council for an Energy
Efficient Economy. She served on the National Academy’s committee on
America’s Energy Future and was vice-chair of the Energy Efficiency
committee. She was recently appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors
for Science and Technology. Dr. Savitz received a B.A. in chemistry from
Bryn Mawr College and a Ph.D. in chemistry for the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.
The Future of Energy lecture series is sponsored by the Harvard University
Center for the Environment with generous support from Bank of America. All
of the lectures are free and open to the public.
Contact:
Lisa Matthews
Events Coordinator
Harvard University Center for the Environment
24 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu
p. 617-495-8883
f. 617-496-0425
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