Rice University Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is hosting the 2025 Chevron Lecture on May 23, featuring Dr. Rob Jackson of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
This lecture will kick off the Inaugural ChBE Symposium, which brings together academia and industry in the field of chemical and biomolecular engineering. Following the lecture, we invite you to attend a series of oral presentations showcasing the latest innovations, networking opportunities, and poster sessions. We are delighted to welcome professionals from industry, students, and faculty members to join us.
Date: May 23, 2025
Time: 9:30 am - Lecture, Ralph S. O'Connor, 5th Floor
Location: O'Connor Building for Engineering & Sciences (OES) 5th floor
Methane has been responsible for two thirds as much warming as carbon dioxide in recent decades. Its potency and relatively short lifetime also make it the only greenhouse gas for which mitigation today can reduce peak temperatures over the next decade or two. This talk will discuss current sources and sinks of methane, include fossil fuel, agricultural, and natural systems, and cost-effective opportunities for reducing emissions. It will also examine the emerging field of methane removal from the atmosphere—and the role chemical engineers may play in this solution space.
Dr. Rob Jackson is an Earth scientist at Stanford University (https://jacksonlab.stanford.edu/) and chair of the Global Carbon Project (https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/). One of the top five most cited climate and environmental scientists in the world, Jackson’s current projects include establishing a global network of methane monitoring towers across the Amazon and measuring and reducing methane emissions and air pollution from oil and gas wells, city streets, and homes and buildings. His writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Scientific American, and many other outlets. He is also the author of two books of children’s poetry with Highlights magazine. His new book on climate solutions, Into the Clear Blue Sky, was recently named one of “The 8 best science books of 2024” by The Times. Jackson received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Rice University.
Registration:
The event is sponsored by Chevron and Rice GSA and will be free of admission for everyone. We are now calling for posters and industrial involvement. Please RSVP by filling out the Google form.
For more information, please visit the symposium website.