ERE Seminar: Sally Benson (ERE) | "Celebrating International Women's Day: A Fireside Chat..."
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Sally Benson | Professor of Energy Resources Engineering (ERE)
Seminar Title
“Celebrating International Womens’ Day: A Fireside Chat with Prof. Sally Benson”
About the Seminar
Join us on International Women’s Day for a fireside chat with Prof. Sally Benson as we celebrate Women in Energy who inspire. Glean from her experience in several leadership roles, hear her views on energy resources going forward, which women role models are breaking barriers in the field of energy, and the role of women in sustainable energy development.
The chat promises to be engaging and interactive with Rita Okoroafor (PhD Candidate, ERE ’21) and Nora Hennessy (PhD Candidate, ERE ’22) moderating the discussion. Please feel free to send your questions in advance to ritaok@stanford.edu and emh@stanford.edu on or before March 5, 2021.
Speaker Bio
Sally M. Benson, who joined Stanford University in 2007, is a Professor in the Department of Energy Resources Engineering in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences; she studies technologies and pathways to reducing greenhouse gas emissions including geologic storage of CO2 in deep underground formations and energy systems analysis for a low-carbon future. She also directs Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project. Prior to joining Stanford, Benson was Division Director for Earth Sciences, Associate Laboratory Director for Energy Sciences and Deputy Director at LBNL. Professor Benson serves on the Board of Directors for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Climate Central. Currently she also serves on the Advisory Boards for Argonne National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Princeton’s Carbon Mitigation Initiative, Princeton’s Adlinger Center, Japan’s Initiative for the Cool Earth Forum, and the Lahore University of Management Science in Pakistan. Over the past several years she participated in a number of National Academy of Sciences, Secretary of Energy, and National Petroleum Council research needs assessments related to carbon management. She also is on the Editorial Board for Energy and Environmental Sciences.