1. 제목 : THE CURRENT STATUS AND POSSIBLE SUSTAINABLE PATHS TO ENERGY GENERATION AND USE

2. 일시 : 2010년 5월 26일(수) 13:30~14:30

3. 장소 : 301동 1512호 세미나실

4. 연사 : Noam Lior
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Philadelphia

5. 약력 :
Noam Lior is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied
Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is also a member
of the Graduate Group of International Studies, Lauder Institute of
Management and International Studies(MA/MBA program), of the
Institute for Environmental Science, and of the Initiative for Grobal
Environmental Leadership(IGEL) at the Wharton Business School.

6. 내용요약 :
A brief discussion of the status and prospects of fossil, nuclear and
renewable energy use, and of power generation (including hydrogen,
fuel cells, micro power systems, and the futuristic concept of generating
power in space for terrestrial use, is given. A brief summary of the
energy research effort and budgets in the US, and EU are presented, and
ways to resolve the problem of the availability, cost, and sustainability of
energy resources alongside the rapidly rising demand are discussed. The
author's view of the promising energy R&D areas, their potential,
foreseen improvements and their time scale, and last year's trends in
government funding are presented.

7. 문의 : 기계항공공학부 민경덕 교수(☏ 880-1661)