Graduate Student Association’s Annual Symposium

Sustainability & Renewable Energy

April 4, 2019

   Symposium Goals:

• Raise awareness of resource issues locally, nationally and globally.
• Inspire our students, faculty, administration and community to take steps towards a more                             sustainable future by sharing solutions and ideas, including upcoming technology and actions.
• Bring together people interested in sustainability and renewable energy and provide a forum                                                for an exchange of ideas and create opportunities for collaboration.
• Create a plan where New Mexico Tech can take steps to become a leading example in the state and                        benefit the students, school and local community.

Symposium Location: Fidel Center, 3rd Floor, Ballroom C

1:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Schedule

April 3rd         Pick up guests from airport, check in at hotel

April 4th 

        AM                        Local guests arrive.

        10:00a – 11:00        Setup for talks, check presentations

        11:00a – 12:50p        Lunch and Meet & Greet with Students

        1:00p - 6:00p                Symposium Talks

        6:00p – 7:30p                Dinner at Bodega with GSA and NMT reps

        7:30p  or AM                Drive guests to airport/hotel

Guest Information

For local guests coming for the day:

        Free parking on campus – reserved spots near Fidel

For guests coming from out of state:

        A GSA officer or other graduate student will pick you up and drop you off at

                Albuquerque International Airport as well as to/from hotel and campus.

        Accommodations will be at the Holiday Inn Express.

For all guests during the symposium:

        A workspace with outlets, internet and coffee will be provided in Fidel

Optional things to do:

        Tours of labs involved with renewable energy/sustainability projects

        Mineral Museum in the Bureau

Speaker Schedule

1:00 - 1:05        Opening remarks

        Starting locally – Sustainability & Renewable Energy on Campus

1:05 - 1:30        Stephen Hicks, NMT Property Director/Head of Recycling at NMT        

1:30 - 1:55        Jason Hebert, Associate Director/Mechanical Engineer, Facilities Management

        1:55 - 2:20        Brittney Bordner, UNM Chartwells

                Sustainability & Renewable Energy in New Mexico State and Beyond

        2:20 – 2:45        Anne Jakle, Associate Director, ESPCoR

        2:45 – 3:10        Sarah Pierpont, New Mexico Recycling Coalition, Sante Fe

3:10 – 3:35        Dustin Maxwell, Waste Management, District Manager for Rio Rancho hauling site

3:35 – 3:50        Break

        3:50 – 4:15        Jennifer Dann, Urban and Community Forestry Program Manager, New Mexico Energy,

                        Minerals and Natural Resources Department

4:15 – 4:40        Ken Minschwaner, NMT Professor of Physics

4:40 – 5:15        Robi Robichaud, Senior Engineer NREL, WINDExchange

5:15 – 5:45        Gina Herrera, TerraCycle