AIChE Chicago November Virtual Meeting
Monday, November 15, 2021
5:30 PM to 7:30PM
" Guideposts and Guardrails: Analysis to Guide Energy and Material Transitions"
Dr. Jennifer Dunn
Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Evanston, Illinois USA
Speaker Biography:
Dr. Jennifer Dunn is an Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. She holds a courtesy appointment in Mechanical Engineering. Jennifer is Associate Director of the Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering and the Associate Director of Northwestern’s Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience. Jennifer studies emerging technologies, their energy and environmental impacts, and their potential to influence greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, water consumption, and energy consumption at the economy-wide level. Jennifer holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan where she was introduced to life cycle analysis through earning her Master’s degree in Sustainable Chemical Engineering Systems. She has also worked at URS Corporation (now AECOM) including a one-year secondment in Brussels, Belgium and at U.S. EPA Region 5 in Chicago. She is raising her two sons with her husband near where she grew up; her eldest son is now attending the high school that is her alma mater.
Presentation Abstract:
The transition away from fossil resources for producing fuels and chemicals is underway with initiatives and policies that support electrification, biofuels, and recycling of plastics. This presentation will describe the use of three analytical tools - life cycle analysis (LCA) coupled with scenario analysis, social LCA, and material flow analysis – to establish guideposts and guardrails towards reducing fossil energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from energy and material systems. These tools are applied to three case studies to illustrate how they can inform policy development, provide warning of potential negative effects of new technologies, and guide researchers towards innovations that will have impact.
Meeting Agenda:
5:30pm-5:40pm - Zoom Meeting opens
5:40pm-5:45pm - Speaker Introduction
5:45pm-6:45pm - Technical Presentation, Q&A
6:45pm-7:30pm - Section Announcements and Networking
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