{"102541":{"#nid":"102541","#data":{"type":"event","title":"National Defense and Clean Energy (Applications and Implementation)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Department of Defense makes up 80 percent of the federal government\u2019s energy use, and 1 percent of the nation as a whole. The Department spent $15 billion on energy last year, 75 percent of which was for military operations. In addition, DOD\u2019s gasoline costs are up 225 percent from a decade ago. (\u003Cem\u003Esource: DOD press release, June 14, 2011\u003C\/em\u003E)\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGiven this backdrop, the Department of Defense and its service branches are actively engaged in energy innovation and the deployment of various clean energy solutions to respond to existing and foreseeable risks of growing oil price volatility, and the impact of fuel dependence and logistics on operational effectiveness. In addition, the services are considering alternative sources of energy and fuel, energy efficiency programs and \u201csmart\u201d energy technologies such as microgrids, to  provide DOD installations with cost effective, stable, and indigenous forms of energy and power.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ESpeakers include:\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECol. David Reynolds, Commander, Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 AFCESA is an Air Force Field Operating Agency that supports 60,000 Air Force civil engineers at 84 major and 82 minor installations worldwide. The Agency serves as the Air Force center of expertise for many topics that include energy management, power generation, facility maintenance and infrastructure planning. Col. Reynolds received his commission in 1983 from the Air Force Reserved Officers Training Corps program at Georgia Tech. He has a BS in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech and a MS in Civil Engineering from Clemson University. In addition, he has MA degrees in political science and national security and strategic studies from Midwestern State and the U.S. Naval War College, respectively.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Christine Hull, Chief, Operations and Maintenance Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Dr. Hull is responsible for maintenance and repair of more than 35 million square feet of facilities, 1,500 lane miles of roads and three operational airfields. She is responsible for one of the most aggressive energy programs in the Army in which Fort Bragg has competed for and obtained over $46M in FY11 funding for energy conservation projects that include thermal energy storage, ground source heat pumps, solar PV, and utility monitory and control systems on 300 buildings. Dr. Hull has a Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology from the University of Tennessee.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Steven Meier, Vice President, New Business Initiatives, Lockheed Martin Corporation\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Dr. Meier has more than 20 years of federal and private industry experience in the defense, intelligence, and civil aerospace communities. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Dr. Meier was a Division Director for the Office of the Chief Technologist at NASA, focused on rapidly demonstrating and transitioning innovative technologies into future space missions. Dr. Meier earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Department of Defense makes up 80 percent of the federal government\u2019s energy use, and 1 percent of the nation as a whole. The services are considering alternative sources of energy and fuel, energy efficiency programs and \u201csmart\u201d energy technologies such as microgrids, to  provide DOD installations with cost effective, stable, and indigenous forms of energy and power.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A panel discussion sponsored by the Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series."}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2012-02-02 10:36:39","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:57:48","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-02-29T11:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2012-02-29T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-02-29T13:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-02-29 16:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-02-29 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-02-29 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/secleanenergy.gatech.edu\/","title":"Clean Energy Speaker Series"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/event\/2665808505","title":"Register to attend"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/event\/2665816529","title":"Register for the webcast"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8732","name":"clean energy"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"924","name":"national defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ben.hill@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBen Hill\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVenture Lab\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-2376\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}