Interdisciplinary group pooling research on global warming
It started in engineering, where Professor Tarun Naik wanted to gather researchers from around UWM to focus their efforts on the issue of global warming.
“This is an issue where you can only go so far before you enter another discipline,” says Naik, whose research centers on reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by employing “greener” concrete. “Unity brings a wholistic view.”
Earlier this year, he began recruiting UWM faculty to do just that. The objective is to better position the group for collaborative research and increased funding opportunities.
The 45-member group, which has been meeting since April, currently represents 10 academic areas on campus, but Naik would like to see that grow.
The next meeting will be Thursday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. in the EMS building, room E225. For questions, contact Naik at 414-229-6696 or tarun@uwm.edu.
Besides Naik, members of the steering committee include: Sammis White (urban planning), David Petering (chemistry), Sara Tully (Center for International Education), Hamid Mohtadi (economics), Tim Ehlinger (biological sciences), Marc Haines (business), Mark Schwartz (geography), Rudi Kraus (Center for By-Products Utilization, civil engineering), and Marjorie Piechowski.
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