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December 2016

2016 Women's Initiatives Committee's (WIC) Travel Award Program

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Alexandra Westbrook

2016 Janice Lumpkin Travel Award

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Chibueze Amanchukwu

Jonathan Krones

Jonathan Krones is postdoctoral associate at the Center for Industrial Ecology at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, working under the supervision of Professor Marian Chertow. His current work entails the use of innovative estimation methods to develop the first economy-wide estimate of non-hazardous industrial waste generation in the United States in over thirty years. He received a Ph.D. in Engineering Systems from MIT and a M.S. in Earth Resources Engineering from Columbia University.Read more

2016 Janice Lumpkin Travel Award

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sue Celestin

Bruce Dien

Bruce S. Dien

National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Bioenergy Research Unit, Peoria, IL 61604; bruce.dien@ars.usda.gov

Education

University of Minnesota          Chemical Engineering                    Ph.D.                  1994...Read more

Lise Laurin

Lise Laurin, CEO of EarthShift Global, has been working since 2000 to support enterprises in their endeavor to reduce social and environmental impacts. With EarthShift Global, she has focused on Sustainability Return on Investment (S-ROI) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as tools for measuring sustainability. She is currently the driving force behind the LCA Capability Roadmap. She is a pioneer in S-ROI, having broadened the scope from the original Total Cost Assessment methodology to include benefits and impacts to society, and in particular how a decision can be adapted to be a win-win-...Read more

Rachel Brenc

Rachel Brenc is Chief of Staff to the CEO at LanzaTech, a gas fermentation company that utilizes a proprietary microbe to convert waste gases to ethanol and other fuels and chemicals in a continuous process.  She was the lead process engineer on the design of a first of its kind commercial plant in China, which successfully started in 2018.  Rachel received her B.S.E. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Cornell University and currently resides in the Chicago area....Read more

Libby Bernick

Libby manages Trucost’s North American business, leading the regional team responsible for Trucost’s programs for Financial Institutions and Corporates in North America, and is a member of Trucost’s global senior management team. She manages key accounts and is a strategic advisor to development banks, institutional asset owners, foundations, and multinational corporations. Areas of special interest include water-related risks for businesses and investors, carbon accounting in supply chains and portfolios, and quantifying how environmental risks and natural capital dependencies affect...Read more

TGCS Holiday Celebration

December 1, 2016
Wednesday, December 14, 2016,
6:00pm to 8:00pm
CST
Come Celebrate the Holidays with the Texas Gulf Coast Local Section Appetizers provided Members receive one drink ticket Bring a toy to donate and get an extra drink ticket!Read more

Discover San Antonio

We all know that San Antonio has a lot to offer - from the Alamo, the historic missions, and the River Walk, to world-famous tex mex, Market quare, and the Tower of the Americas, just to name a few. With the help of our volunteers and staff, we've pulled together a list of some of our top picks for...

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