MRS-Students Chapters of different universities were encouraged to participate in a panel discussion on the first day of 2012 MRS Fall Meeting: Sustainability Forum: Practical Aspects of Interdisciplinary Sustainable Development Research

MRS-KAUST Student Chapter made this Forum available online from Boston, Massachusetts to Thuwal, Saudi Arabia! at Student Center of KAUST from 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.! (EST+8hours) as following:

Sunday, November 25
Forum I: Practical Aspects of Interdisciplinary Sustainable Development Research
Session chairs: John R. Abelson , Frank J. DiSalvo , Martin L. Green , Ashley A. White

1:00 – 1:10 pm   Welcome and Overview of the Workshop
1:10 – 1:40 pm   Grand Challenges in Sustainable Development

Ernie Moniz, Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, Director of the MIT Energy Initiative, and Member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

1:40 – 2:10 pm   Bridging Disciplines: Taking on Sustainability Challenges

Frank J. DiSalvo, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Director of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.

2:10 – 2:40 pm   Sustainability Principles at Caterpillar Inc.

Tim Lindsey, Global Director of Sustainable Development, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Illinois, USA. 

3:00 – 4:00 pm   Breakout Sessions
4:00 – 5:20 pm   Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
Breakout session leaders  serve as panelists