Each year, the Jefferson Science Fellows deliver lectures on topics of their own choosing while they are on tenure at the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The scheduled lectures are as follows: March 22, 2022 | Dr. Amy Townsend-Small | Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Supply Chain and Other Sources: Finding Best Targets for Emissions Reduction in the Global Methane Pledge | April 12, 2022 | Dr. Elizabeth Guertal | A Brief History of Nitrogen Fertilizer and Its Use in Agriculture | April 19, 2022 | Dr. Andrew Wilcox | Hydropower Systems at the Nexus of Water, Energy, and Climate Security | May 17, 2022 | Dr. Sundaram Gunasekaran | Meet the New Meat! | June 14, 2022 | Dr. Humberto Campins | International Collaborations for Planetary Defense | July 12, 2022 | Dr. Janet Ellzey | Universities as Partners in Development: Learning from the Resilient Africa Network | July 19, 2022 | Dr. Erick Jones | How Global Emerging Technologies Can Support ESG, Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains | July 26, 2022 | Dr. Mohan Dangi | Global Tools and Techniques to Manage Local Solid Waste Problems: Social, Cultural, and Economic Impediments | August 2, 2022 | Dr. Richard LeSar | Learning and Assessing Learning Outcomes: A Practical View | August 9, 2022 | Dr. Eric Davidson | Manure Happens: Human Alteration of the Global Nitrogen Cycle; The Nitrogen "Equities" of the State Department | August 16, 2022 | Dr. Kurt Paterson | Climate Solutions: Fast and Slow | August 30, 2022 | Dr. Kevin Krizek | How We Can Reshape Urban Infrastructure & Improve Access | September 9, 2022 | Dr. Lincoln Carr | Quantum Information Science: Building Positive International Relationships through Near-Future Technologies | September 27, 2022 | Dr. Jason Knouft | Climate Change and the Potential for the Weaponization of Water | October 11, 2022 | Dr. Stephen Eubank | Situational Awareness and Course-of-Action Analysis in Complex Systems: The Role of High-Fidelity, High-Resolution Modeling and Simulation | October 18, 2022 | Dr. Mark Mascal | Fossil-Free Energy, Transportation, and Materials: A Chemist's Tale |
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