Please join us for a Collaborative Research Luncheon that will foreground the challenges and opportunities of research at KU on sustainable and resilient energy. It will also consider the impacts of such energy on the global climate and planetary well-being. 

The luncheon will feature a lightning panel, followed by semi-structured conversation. 

James Blakemore, associate professor and Keith D. Wilner Chair in Chemistry, will moderate the panel. Confirmed panelists include:

• Kevin Leonard, professor of chemical & petroleum engineering and associate dean for research in the School of Engineering
• Bala Subramaniam, Dan F. Servey Distinguished Professor of chemical & petroleum engineering and director of the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis
• Elizabeth Corson, Fred Kurata Assistant Professor of chemical & petroleum engineering
• Jay Kalbas, Director of the Kansas Geological Survey and professor of geology
• Uma Outka, William R. Scott Professor of law

Collaborative Research Luncheons welcome KU faculty across all ranks and disciplines to expand professional networks and open new pathways to research excellence that transcend the traditional silos of academic thought, foster interdisciplinary connection, and jump-start novel collaborations. Previously hosted by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the series has moved to the Office of Research and will include up to 12 opportunities for scholars to eat, network and think critically about research on diverse and relevant topics.

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