Location: Auditorium (Room 0204), School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Explore campus sustainability through lectures, free and open to all! This lecture series is being offered during the Spring 2024 semester as part of ARCH 272, Sustainability at the University of Maryland, College Park, organized by Professor Emeritus Ralph Bennett. The series is co-sponsored by the Office of Sustainability.
2024 Lectures:
| 1/30 | Sustainability and the College Park Campus | Carlo Colella, Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Scott Lupin, Director, Office of Sustainability |
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| 2/6 | Law and the Environment | Joanna Goger, Atty, Co-Director Sustainability Minor |
| 2/13 | The Greenhouse Effect and Paris | Dr. Ross Salawitch, Prof., Department of Chemistry |
| 2/20 | Smart Growth, Equity and the Future of Maryland | Ralph Bennett, Prof. Em., FAIA, LEED AP, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation |
| 2/27 | Green Building: Schematic Issues; Aspects of Successful Housing | Ralph Bennett, Prof. Em., FAIA, LEED AP, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation |
| 3/7 | Getting Here is All the Fun | Aysha Ruya Cohen, Sustainable Transportation Coordinator, UMD DOTS |
| 3/12 | Eating Green | Joe Mullineaux, Interim Director, Dept. of Dining Services: |
| 3/26 | Buying Energy for a (Really) Big User | Susan Corry, Department of Facilities Management |
| 3/28 | Green Campus Buildings | Martha Shrader, Sustainability Manager, Department of Facilities Management; Savannah Holt, Office of Sustainability |
| 4/2 | Sea Level Rise and the Chesapeake Bay | Kate McClure, Maryland Sea Grant, UMCP |
| 4/9 | UM Residential Sustainability | Lisa Alexander, Coordinator of Sustainability Programs, Department of Residential Life |
| 4/18 | Expediting Decarbonization of Commercial Buildings | Prof. Michael Ohadi, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| 4/23 | The Campus Arboretum | Michael Carmichael, Stormwater Management and Maintenance Inspector, Department of Facilities Management |
| 4/30 | The Campus Master Plan | Kris Phillips, Planning Director, Department of Facilities Management |
| 5/7 | Developments in Safe Nuclear Power | Prof. Mohammad Modares, Department of Mechanical Engineering |