Influencers of Renewable Power Engineering: Susan Hockfield, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President – Discovery of America by Queltanews

Susan Hockfield has served as the 16th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since December 2004. With a faculty appointment in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, she is the first life scientist to lead MIT     more...

Influencers of Wind Power Engineering: AWEA president Denise Bode - Discovery of America by Queltanews

Ms. Bode is a nationally recognized energy policy expert twice elected to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, where she served for 10 years. Her over 30 years experience in the energy field is both extensive and diverse. In 2009, Ms. Bode was bestowed the honor of “Woman of the Year” for the Women’s Council for Energy and the Environment and she was named     more...

Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030: Enabling stewardship of the environment – Discovery of America by Queltanews

In the next 20 years, significant anthropogenic environmental impacts are very likely, given the magnitude of the growing world population1 (De Souza et al., 2003; Rockstrom et al., 2009). However, increased understanding of the ocean’s physical, chemical, and biological responses, particularly in the context of anthropogenic forcing factors     more...

Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030: Study Approach – Discovery of America by Queltanews

The Committee on an Ocean Infrastructure Strategy for U.S. Ocean Research in 2030 was assembled by the National Research Council to provide recommendations to SOST, which is composed of the federal agencies with interests and/or responsibility for the ocean environment     more...

Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030: The Link between Ocean Research Infrastructure and Societal Drivers – Discovery of America by Queltanews

Ocean research is driven by science questions. These questions, in turn, can arise from the work of individual investigators seeking to broaden basic knowledge and understanding of the ocean through exploration and scientific investigation of ocean phenomena, from the need to generate applied information     more...

Analysis of Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030: – Discovery of America by Queltanews

Analysis of Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030: – Discovery of America by Queltanews     more...

Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030: Major Research Questions – Discovery of America by Queltanews

The committee identified four major themes that are of compelling interest to society and that will drive scientific research for the next two decades: enabling stewardship of the environment, protecting life and property, promoting economic vitality, and increasing fundamental scientific understanding. Utilizing strategic planning documents     more...

Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030 – Discovery of America by Queltanews

The United States has jurisdiction over 3.4 million square miles of ocean in its exclusive economic zone, a size exceeding the combined land area of the 50 states. This expansive marine area represents a prime national domain for activities such as     more...

Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863: The National Academy of Sciences – Discovery of America by Queltanews

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted     more...

Directing Matter and Energy: Solar Photochemistry – Discovery of America by Queltanews

This research area supports molecular-level research on solar energy capture and conversion in the condensed phase and at interfaces. These investigations of solar photochemical energy conversion focus on the elementary steps of light absorption     more...