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Fundamentals of Environmental Sustainability


Description:
Contributions are sought to the development of a rigorous scientific base for the concept of sustainability

Sponsor:
Fundamentals
Co-Sponsor(s):
Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)


Chair:
Heriberto Cabezas
Senior Science Advisor, Sustainable Technology Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
26 West Martin Luther King Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Phone Number: 513-569-7350
Fax Number: 513-487-2511
Email: Cabezas.Heriberto@epa.gov

Co-Chair:
Robert W. Peters
Professor of Environmental Engineering
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
1075 13th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35294-4440
Phone Number: 205-934-8434
Email: rwpeters@uab.edu


Papers:
Embedded Global Optimization for the Synthesis of Sustainable Systems
Jeremy A. Conner, University of California, Los Angeles; Vasilios I. Manousiouthakis, UCLA
Investigation in the Reduction of Run-off and Infiltration Characteristics On Vegetated Roofs
TaShundra Jones, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Electric Power Generation Using Low Temperature Geothermal Resource
Kirtipal A. Barse, University of North Dakota; Michael Mann, University of North Dakota
Comparison of Nuclear and Coal Power: Supplying the Future Energy Needs of America
Adam L. Read, Brigham Young University; Mark E. Banner, Brigham Young University; Geoffrey E Lemon, Brigham Young University; Andrew J Martinson, Brigham Young University
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