It was a busy Friday, Dec. 5, at Stony Brook Southampton.
The day started with a symposium: “Low-Carbon: Catalyzing the Green Transformation,” in the Avram Theater. Sponsored by the new International Consortium for a Low-Carbon Society, the symposium included Stony Brook University President Shirley Strum Kenny; Provost and Senior Vice President Eric Kaler; Dean Martin Schoonen; Research Professor Nay Htun; Dr Ann-Marie Scheidt, Director of Economic Development; Professor Yacov Shamash, Vice President for Economic Development and Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and federal and local elected officials and environmentalists, including:
• Renewables – Gordian Raacke, Renewable Energy Long Island
• Bio-Energy – Prof. Devinder Mahajan, Stony Brook/BNL, Director, NSF Center for Bio-Energy Research and Development
• Carbon Sequestration, Storage and Capture – Prof. Miriam Rafailovich, Chief Scientist, Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center
• Efficiency and Conservation – Bruce Germano, Vice President for Retail Services, Long Island Power Authority; Chuck Schwartz, Founder/Director, Long Island Green
• Social/Societal Determinants – Sarah Lansdale, Executive Director, Sustainable Long Island, Representatives of Neighborhood Network/Vision Long Island
• Education/Training – David Winchester, Chair, Alternative Energy Subcommittee, Hauppauge Industrial Association; Provost Eric Kaler
• Keynote Address: US Congressman Timothy Bishop
Then there was the annual “Lighting of the Windmill,” starting in Chancellors Hall. This year’’s event included the Stony Brook University marching band, jazz music, hot cocoa, cider and holiday treats, plus a welcome by President Kenny and Dean Schoonen, among other dignitaries.
This was the last Windmill Lighting for Dr. Kenny as President, as she had announced her upcoming retirement earlier this year.
A marine science lecture followed in Duke Lecture Hall. The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Stony Brook Southampton presented a talk on Long Island’s vulnerability to coastal flooding in its “Critical Issues Facing the World’s Oceans” lecture series, drawing 80 audience members.
Dr. Brian Colle, an Associate Professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, discussed “Climatology and Modeling of Storm Surges in New York’s Coastal Waters.”
Finally, after the Café celebrated with the foods of the Chinese New Year, a Video Game Tournament was held, attended by dozens of students who tested their skills before many TV sets and monitors until midnight.
View photo galleries from each event:
