Happy Friday!  

We are honored to feature Chairman Kazuo Furukawa of Japan's NEDO on Tuesday, April 
19, 4 PM for the next Howard Baker Memorial Lecture. He will discuss "To Realize a 
Hydrogen Society." NEDO (New Energy & Industrial Technology Development 
Organization), is a very large R&D organization with offices worldwide, 800 employees 
and a $1.2 billion dollar budget. Mr. Furukawa is also a former CEO of Hitachi. Please 
note the earlier time of 4 pm in the TOYOTA Auditorium for this illustrious speaker series. 

Next week....

Thursday, April 14, 12:30 – 2 pm -  E&E Forum - "Sustainable Urban Water and the 
Rise of Green Infrastructure" with Dr. Jon Hathaway, UT Civil & Environmental 
Engineering - PLEASE NOTE EARLIER START TIME!

Celebrate Earth Day and join us for....

Tuesday, April 19, 12:45-1:45 pm - Baker Cafe "Is there an Environmental Crisis? with 
Dr. Michael McKinney, Earth & Planetary Sciences professor and director of the 
Environmental Studies Program. 

Friday, April 22 - Baker Ambassadors are planning a panel discussion on water issues - 
more details to come.

Thursday, April 21, 2016, 1-2:30 pm, E&E Forum with Dr. Virginia H. Dale, Oak Ridge 
National Laboratory. She is a Fellow and Director of the Center for BioEnergy 
Sustainability and will discuss sustainable bioenergy.