{"63263":{"#nid":"63263","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Energy\/Water Nexus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELiquid fuels production and the generation of electricity from many sources requires substantial amounts of water. In addition to considerations about water quantity, is water quality affected in the process of meeting society\u2019s increasing energy requirements? Plan to participate in this important discussion on the relationship of energy and water. This discussion will be moderated by Judy Adler, senior program officer, Turner Foundation\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/581\/overview\u0022\u003EJohn Crittenden\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, director, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Tech \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Crittenden\u2019s research interests involve pollution prevention, energy\/water dynamics, heat and mass transfer and systems modeling. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar. Dr. Crittenden has a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrennan Smith, program manager, Wind and Water Power Technologies, Oak Ridge National Laboratory\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Smith\u2019s work focuses on energy, water and environmental optimization in hydropower-thermal systems. Specific interests include: energy-water interdependencies in regulated water basins, water use optimization for integrated river systems and effect of hydropower on water availability and riverine ecosystems. Dr. Smith\u2019s PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering is from the University of Iowa.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELiquid fuels production and the generation of electricity from many sources requires substantial amounts of water. In addition to considerations about water quantity, is water quality affected in the process of meeting society\u2019s increasing energy requirements? Plan to participate in this important discussion on the relationship of energy and water.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A panel discussion sponsored by the Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-12-21 15:48:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:53:20","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-01-26T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2011-01-26T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-01-26T12:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-01-26 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-01-26 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-01-26 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.secleanenergy.org\/","title":"Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"436","name":"electricity"},{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"807","name":"environment"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"},{"id":"788","name":"Water"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca style=\u0022color: #825117; text-decoration: underline;\u0022 href=\u0022mailto:ben.hill@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBen Hill\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVenture Lab\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-2376\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}