
The National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges: An Overview and Focus on Water
Speakers: Charles Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering, President Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Farouk El-Baz, Director, Center for Remote Sensing; Research Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University; Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Peter Schlosser, Director, Columbia Climate Center; Associate Director and Director of Research, The Earth Institute; Vinton Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Fu Foundation School for Engineering and Applied Science; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University,
Morningside Campus,
International Affairs Building,
Room 1501
Contact: Betsy Ness-Edelstein, en2109@columbia.edu