Nationally Recognized Cornell Researcher to Speak in Penn Yan about Natural Gas Wells Dr. Tony Ingraffea of Cornell University will talk about the technology, development and impact of horizontal natural gas drilling and slick water hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale, followed by a Q&A session. WHEN: Tuesday, March 2. @7:00 p.m. Open and Free to all. WHERE: Fellowship Hall of the Penn Yan United Methodist Church, Corner of Main & Chapel Sts, (Parking Entrance off of Chapel St.) If you care about the future of the Finger Lakes, don’t miss this one! Learn about the future of drilling natural gas wells in Yates County and the surrounding area - it will start soon after the New York Department of Environmental Conservation gives its approval. Professor Ingraffea has been a principal investigator on R&D projects from the National Science Foundation, NASA, FAA, Kodak, IBM, Schlumberger, and the Gas Research Institute. His research concentrates on computer simulation and physical testing of complex fracturing processes. For his research achievements, he won the "Significant Paper Award" for one of five most important papers in the category of Computational/Analytical Applications in the past 20 years, and he has twice won the U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics Award for Research in Rock Mechanics. Professor Ingraffea has received numerous awards for his outstanding teaching at Cornell. He has been a leader in the use of workstations and information technology in engineering education. He organized and was the first Director of the Synthesis National Engineering Education Coalition, a team of eight diverse engineering colleges. Synthesis developed, implemented, and assessed innovative programs and technologies to improve the quality of undergraduate engineering education and to attract and graduate larger numbers of women and minority engineers. Presented by the Social Issues Ministry Team of the Penn Yan United Methodist Church and the Committee to Preserve the Finger Lakes _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/
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