CSSP will present its Winter Leadership Workshop VIRTUALLY 4-7 December 2022.

2022 Winter Leadership Workshop

Theme: Trust in Science: Energy Transitions in the Context of Climate

Agenda is subject to change. All times are U.S. Eastern.

Sunday, 4 December 2022 (Virtual)

11:00 am - 12:30 pm CSSP Executive Board Meeting
12:30 - 1:00 pm CSSP Meeting Opening and Welcome
CSSP Board Chair, Mike Grusak

Self-Introductions of Attendees
1:00 - 1:15 pm Special Session: How National Science Foundation Directorates support workshops and conferences convened across multiple scientific disciplines
Diane Okamuro, NSF Program Director, BioSciences Directorate
1:15 – 2:00 pm Keynote: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Vaughan Turekian,
Executive Director of the National Academies' Policy and Global Affairs Division (PGA)
2:00 – 2:30 pm Breakout rooms
2:30– 2:45 pm Break (Screen down time)
2:45 - 3:30 pm Session One: Solving Sustainability Challenges in Agriculture: Unraveling Insect Decline
Christian Maus,
 Senior Science Fellow and Entomology & Pollination Science Lead, Bayer Crop Science, Germany
Moderator: Laura McConnell, University and Science Society Engagement Lead, Bayer Crop Science, North America
3:45 – 4:30 pm

Opening Reception (Virtual Happy Hour)

   See you tomorrow at 11:00 am Eastern

Monday, 5 December 2022 (Virtual)

11:00 am – 11:45 am Session Two (A): Frontiers of Science: Terpenes: Future Benefits & Uses
Russell W. Jessup, 
Associate Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife 
11:45 am – 12:15 pm Breakout rooms
12:15  - 12:30 pm Break (Screen down time)
12:30 – 1:15 pm Session Two (B): Frontiers of Science: Engineering Plastic-eating Enzymes: A case study in breaking down environmentally-throttling PET plastics
Hal Alper, Les and Sherri Stuewer Professorship in Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
1:15 –1:45 pm Breakout rooms
   See you tomorrow at 11:00 am Eastern

Tuesday, 6 December 2022 (Virtual)

11:00 am – 11:45 am Session Three: Building for the Future
Climate & Sustainability in the Built Environment & Future Vision from COP27
Robert Kay, Principal, Americas Climate and Sustainability Services Leader, Arup 
11:45 am – 12:15 pm Breakout rooms
12:15  - 12:30 pm Break (Screen down time)
12:30 – 1:15 pm Session Four: Transitioning to Clean Energy
Supporting the Congressional process with science
Adam Rosenberg, Staff Director, Energy Subcommittee at House Science, Space, & Technology Committee
1:15 –1:45 pm Breakout rooms
1:45 – 2:15 pm Business Meeting
CSSP 2023 Projection
 

Wednesday, 7 December 2022 (Virtual)

11:00 am – 11:45 am

Session Five: Federal Courts and Science in Policymaking
How Federal Court decisions affect scientific research and integrity. In the Wake of West Virginia v. EPA
James Goodwin, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Progressive Reform

11:45 am – 12:15 pm Breakout rooms
12:15  - 12:30 pm Break (Screen down time)
12:30 – 1:15 pm Session Six: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion related to energy, from a policy perspective
Moderator: Ralph Cleveland, President & CEO, American Association of Blacks in Energy
Panelists TBA
1:15 –1:45 pm Breakout rooms
1:45 – 2:15 pm Closing remarks
Mike Grusak , CSSP Board Chair
Cindy Paska , CSSP Executive Director
2:15 – 3:00 pm Optional networking time
 

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