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2007 AIP Industrial Physics Forum abstracts

The Challenge of Meeting Future Energy Needs

Millie Dresselhaus
Institute Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Final presentation

An overview is presented on the challenges of meeting energy needs for the 21st century thus, providing a framework for a discussion of the science and policy issues related to the energy challenge, the centerpiece of the 2007 Industrial Physics Forum. The coverage will focus more heavily on the challenges of the transportation sector, though discussion of broader issues will also be included.