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View from the Top
The View from the Top lecture series brings distinguished leaders in technology and industry to the College of Engineering.
Upcoming Speakers:
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Dr. William F. Banholzer, Executive Vice President and CTO, Dow Chemical Company
“The Future of Alternative
Feedstocks and Biofuels: Recognizing Hype and Realizing Practical Limitations”
Thursday, February 16, 12:00-1:00 pm, Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
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In our rush to embrace biofuels as a sustainable energy solution, are we
fully aware of the challenges as well as the opportunities? Dr. Banholzer,
leader of Dow¹s global research and development, discusses the limitations
facing biofuels engineering while
focusing on those technologies that offer the most hope for practical
solutions. Lunch will be provided. |
Previous Speakers:
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Coleman Fung, Founder & Chairman, OpenLink Financial |
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Mike Delaney, Vice President of Engineering, Boeing |
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Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Board, Intel |
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Richard Kerris, Chief Technology Officer, Lucasfilm |
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T. Gary Rogers, Chairman of the Board, Levi Strauss & Co. |
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Alfred Spector, Vice President of Research and Special Initiatives, Google |
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Arun Sarin, Chief Executive (retired), Vodafone |
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James Truchard, President & Co-Founder, National Instruments |
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Judy Estrin, Chief Executive Officer, JLabs |
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Craig Mundie, Chief Research and Strategy Officer at Microsoft |
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Sanjay Mehrotra, President & COO of SanDisk |
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Tony Stelliga, Chairman and CEO of Quellan Inc. and founder of Softcom |
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Kirk Hachigian (B.S.’82 ME), Chairman, President and CEO of Cooper Industries |
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Bruce Chizen, CEO, Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Stephanie DiMarco, Founder and CEO, Advent Software |
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Ken Behring, Real Estate Developer and Philanthropist, Founder of the Wheelchair Foundation and the WaterLeaders Foundation |
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Barry Lam, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Quanta Computer |
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Gary Fitzmire, Vice President, Engineering & Information Systems, The Boeing Company |
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Floyd Kvamme (B.S.'59 EE), Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers |
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Paul Jacobs (B.S.'84, M.S.'86, Ph.D.'89 EE), CEO, QUALCOMM |
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