Carbon Capture and Cities
Event Summary
Cities account for over 70% of global CO2 emissions. To prepare for the climate crisis, creative solutions and new technologies are needed like carbon capture. Join the Penn Institute for Urban Research for a panel discussion of Penn scholars as they discuss new innovations in carbon capture such as building materials, cooling technology, and more.
Panelists include Masoud Akbarzadeh, Assistant Professor of Architecture; Dorit Aviv, Assistant Professor of Architecture; Bill Braham, Andrew Gordon Professor of Architecture, and Director Center for Environmental Building + Design; Thomas Daniels, Crossways Professor in City and Regional Planning, and Jennifer Wilcox, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Energy Policy. The discussion will be moderated by Sanya Carley, Faculty Director of the Kleinman Center and Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning.
Masoud Akbarzadeh
Assistant Professor of Architecture, Weitzman SchoolMasoud Akbarzadeh is an assistant professor of architecture in structures and advanced technologies at the Weitzman School of Design. He is also the Director of the Polyhedral Structures Laboratory (PSL).
Dorit Aviv
Assistant Professor of ArchitectureDorit Aviv is an assistant professor of architecture at the Weitzman School of Design. She directs the Thermal Architecture Lab which focuses on the intersection of thermodynamics, architectural design, and material science.
William Braham
Professor of Architecture, Director of CEBDWilliam W. Braham is a professor of architecture at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. He is also the Director of the Center for Environmental Building + Design.
Tom Daniels
Crossways Professor, City and Regional PlanningTom Daniels is the Crossways Professor of city and regional planning at the Weitzman School. Daniels directs the concentration in Land Use and Environmental Planning.
Jennifer Wilcox
Presidential Distinguished ProfessorJen Wilcox is Presidential Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Energy Policy. Her research expertise is in carbon capture and sequestration technologies, in order to minimize the negative impacts of fossil fuels.
Sanya Carley
Mark Alan Hughes Faculty DirectorSanya Carley is the Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director of the Kleinman Center and Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
