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George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Annual Distinguished Lectures
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Annual Distinguished Lectures
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ItemThe Role of Engineers in Poverty Reduction: Challenges and Opportunities(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09-09) Amadei, BernardIn the next two decades, almost two billion additional people are expected to populate the Earth, ninety-five percent of them in developing or underdeveloped countries. This growth will create unprecedented demands for energy, food, land, water, transportation, materials, waste disposal, earth moving, health care, environmental cleanup, telecommunications, and infrastructure. The role of engineers will be critical in fulfilling those demands at various scales, ranging from remote small communities to large urban areas, mostly in the developing world. As we enter the first half of the 21st century, the engineering profession must embrace a new mission statement—to contribute to the building of a more sustainable, stable, and equitable world. In particular, we need to train a new generation of engineers who can better meet the challenges of the developing world and address the needs of the most destitute people on our planet. Today, an estimated twenty percent of the world’s population lacks clean water, forty percent lacks adequate sanitation, and twenty percent lacks adequate housing. This lecture will present the challenges and opportunities associated with practicing engineering in the developing world and the education of engineers through organizations such as Engineers Without Borders. The lecture will also discuss the importance of integrating engineering with nonengineering disciplines when addressing the needs of developing communities.
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ItemEnergy Trends and Technologies for the Coming Decades(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-04-24) Koonin, Steven E.The world’s demand for energy will grow by some sixty percent in the next twenty-five years. Satisfying that demand in an economical and environmentally acceptable manner is one of the most significant challenges facing society. New technologies will play a central role in meeting this challenge, albeit conditioned by the economic, social, and political contexts in which they are developed and deployed. The presentation will focus on the major forces shaping the world’s energy future and the technologies required to respond to them.
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ItemDedication of the School of Mechanical Engineering to George Woodruff(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985-09-20) Woodruff, George W. ; Brighton, John A. ; Pettit, Joseph M. (Joseph Mayo) ; Bourne, Henry C.