Event - Virtual: CNSM Thrive Event: Connecting STEM Careers to Climate Justice

After you RSVP for this webinar, an email with details on how to access the webinar will be sent to you with the zoom link. Register in advance for this meeting:

https://csulb.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsd-qopjgsG9ORO_DlxIVXsIcuY3Vu…

Are you interested in exploring connections between environmental/climate justice and STEM career pathways? Come to this zoom panel to learn from professionals working on these issues.

Salil Bose, Project Director from Constellation Energy (Retired):

Mr. Bose retired as Project Director from Constellation Energy; Maryland. He was responsible for evaluating new air pollution control systems that would comply with environmental regulations and strategically improve life cycle potential of existing power plants in the Baltimore fleet. He was involved in strategic planning and evaluating new technologies for mitigating GHG and reducing carbon footprint for the company’s fossil power plants. On behalf of the company he evaluated several renewable and green energy technologies and made recommendations for strategic acquisitions.

Mr. Bose has over thirty-eight years’ experience in the power industry and has worked at various capacities in operation, environmental, engineering and projects development across various countries including Algeria, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Philippines and China. He has a degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Madras, India.

Cody Fees, Research Technician, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

Mr. Cody Fees received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Master of Science in Biology from California State University Long Beach. As an undergraduate student he worked as an intern at Southern California Coastal Water Research project (SCCWRP). As a graduate student Cody worked in Christine Whitcraft’s Wetland Ecology Lab at CSULB. Cody current role is a research technician for SCCWRP in a new department focused on stormwater BMPs to improve the water quality of urban runoff during rain events.

Gretchen Kroh, Ph.D., AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, USDA Office of the Chief Scientist

Dr. Gretchen Kroh is a Science and Technology Policy Fellow through the American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS). As a AAAS Fellow, she serves in the USDA Office of the Chief Scientist to support the role of science in policy making decisions, and works on a variety of science areas, including climate, advanced manufacturing, and environmental justice. Before transitioning to policy, Gretchen studied plant physiology and genetics, where she identified how plants respond to different environmental stresses. Gretchen holds a Ph.D. in plant biology from Colorado State University and was a post-doctoral researcher at Texas A&M University.