CLEAN Teleconference Call November 15, 2022
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Cornell's Deep Geothermal Project by Teresa Jordan, Don Haas, and Robert Ross
Abstract: In June 2022, drilling began on a two-mile deep hole in Ithaca as part of the effort to make Cornell University carbon neutral by 2035. Heating accounts for about half of Cornell's energy use and it's the largest energy expense in most New York homes. Deep geothermal energy has the potential to heat campus without fuel. As the mantle's heat warms rocks beneath us everywhere, the potential for this technology is enormous. Learn about this cutting-edge and interdisciplinary project and associated educational resources.
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Teresa Jordan, PhD: Professor Emerita of Geology, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, J. Preston Levis Professor of Engineering, Cornell University, B.S. (geology), 1974, RPI; Ph.D. (Geology), 1979, Stanford University: Jordan's research involves use of sedimentary rock distributions and properties to reconstruct earth history and to provide natural resources. The foci of the last decade have been the climate and hydrological history of the Atacama Desert of Chile, and on finding more environmentally benign ways to meet society's needs for energy using subsurface resources. Ongoing projects include geothermal energy exploration in eastern North America, with a 2022 focus on the Cornell University Borehole Observatory. Jordan served 2001-2003 as the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs in Cornell's Engineering College and 2003-2008 as the Chair of Cornell University's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and previously served the National Science Foundation on advisory committees for the Office of International Science and Engineering and for Environmental Research and Education. She has served the Chilean science and engineering research community on the external review team for FONDAP Water Center for Agriculture and Mining. Recognitions of her work include selection as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (1995), a Corresponding Member of the Asociación Geológica Argentina (1997), the Lawrence Sloss award of the Sedimentary Geology division of the Geological Society of America (2005), a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (2014), and the William F Twenhofel Medal of SEPM the Society for Sedimentary Geology (2021).
Don Haas, PhD: (Formerly, Don Duggan-Haas), Director of Teacher Programming, The Paleontological Research Institution, B.A. (Physics), 1985, SUNY Geneseo; MS Ed. 1990 (Earth Science) SUNY Cortland; Ph.D. (Curriculum, Teaching & Educational Policy), 2000, Michigan State University: Don Haas is the Director of Teacher Programming at The Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth & Cayuga Nature Center in Ithaca, NY. He is a past president of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, and a nationally regarded expert in climate and energy education, place-based and technology-rich Earth and environmental science education. He is co-author of the books,The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change and The Science Beneath the Surface: A Very Short Guide to the Marcellus Shale.
Robert M. Ross, PhD: Associate Director for Outreach, The Paleontological Research Institution, B.S., Geological Sciences, 1984, Case Western Reserve Universit, Ph.D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1990, Harvard University: Rob Ross is the Associate Director for Outreach (education and exhibits) at the Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth. Rob received his B.S. in Geological Sciences from Case Western Reserve University and a Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences from Harvard University. He spent two years as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Kiel in Germany and four years in the Faculty of Science at Shizuoka University in Japan before coming to PRI in 1997. At PRI he is responsible for the education and exhibits programs and oversees a wide variety of grant-funded projects.
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