2021 Presidents Commission on Carbon Neutrality Panel
This semester we hosted a panel discussion with members of the President’s Commission for Carbon Neutrality on the considerations of the University of Michigan becoming carbon neutral.
Recording of the Panel is Here: https://umich.zoom.us/rec/share/2s_wUUGPodcKE6tS-sb0_PZM33jAoxqCcgsopGpsO7JZ3UQvFmLUVyhIjle_6np8.mmbJqppdAhFYBg5P
March 24th, 7-8 PM
President Schlissel’s intent for the University of Michigan to declare a plan to become carbon-neutral has been a popular topic on campus since the announcement last spring. We discussed the financial implications and economics behind what it take for a campus the size of the University of Michigan to become carbon-neutral. The event consisted of an introduction by Associate Dean Norm Bishara, followed by a panel format led by student moderators with Drs. Jennifer Haverkamp and Stephen Forrest, the Co-Chairs of the Commission, along with Professors Andy Hoffman and Joseph Trumpey, two of the internal analysis faculty leads, and end with a networking session.
Our Panelists
Jennifer Haverkamp
Jennifer is the Graham Family Director of the Graham Sustainability Institute, is an internationally-recognized expert on climate change, international trade, and global environmental policy and negotiations. Haverkamp is also a Professor from Practice at Michigan Law School, teaching courses on international environmental law and trade and sustainability law, and a Professor of Practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. In February 2019, President Schlissel named her co-chair of the U-M President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality, which is charged with developing a timeline and pathway for achieving carbon neutrality across all three campuses.
Stephen Forrest
Stephen is a Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Physics, and Material Sciences & Engineering, and is the former Vice President for Research at U-M. In February 2019, President Schlissel named him co-chair of the U-M President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality. Professor Forrest has authored approximately 510 papers in refereed journals and has 236 patents. He is a co-founder and or founding participant in several companies including Sensors Unlimited, Epitaxx, Inc., Global Photonic Energy Corp., Universal Display Corp. (NASDAQ: PANL) and ASIP, Inc., and is on the Board of Directors of Applied Materials and PD-LD, Inc. He also is the Chairman of the Board of Ann Arbor's SPARK, the region's economic development organization.
Austin Glass
Austin is a fourth year PhD candidate in the Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering. He was one of two student commissioners of the PCCN, and advocates for responsible student-facing climate policy as Speaker of the 8th Central Student Government Assembly. His current PhD work focuses on modeling the Mercury space environment with BATSRUS and particle tracing using AMPS.