As the effects of climate change have become increasingly costly and more readily observable to the public, a key challenge for climate leaders and activists now is to understand, communicate and advocate wisely for climate solutions. The merits, drawbacks and impacts of an array of technological solutions now available can be difficult to sort through and analyze.
What is the potential impact on global warming if combustion engines worldwide were made to be 10% more efficient? How would the climate be impacted if Bitcoin were banned? How much do BOGOs contribute to global warming? How can we be an inspiration to those around us? Are we our own worst climate enemy?
Jacqueline Krim will discuss unique insights and approaches to the challenge of teaching climate change and solutions gained through decades of research in the physics of friction and energy efficiency and extensive experience teaching courses on energy and the environment.
Jacqueline Krim is a Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Physics at North Carolina State University. Among her many honors are Fellowships in the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Society for Tribology and Lubrication Engineers. She was selected as a 2010 National Science Foundation American Competitiveness and Innovation Fellow, for “exemplary efforts in broadening participation in science through maintaining a diverse research group and explaining research to the lay public" and received the 2015 David Adler Lectureship Award of the American Physical Society, for “excellent outreach to scientific and nonscientific audiences." Since 1985 she has published and lectured widely on her research into the origins of friction, and has regularly taught university courses on the topic of energy and the environment.