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51社区's Science Caf茅 presents Jason Trembly (opens in a new window) discussing "Embodied Carbon and Climate Change" on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 5 p.m. at the Baker Center Theater on the second floor of Baker University Center and via

Trembly鈥檚 cafe will highlight the importance of reducing embodied carbon 鈥� a measurement of carbon dioxide emissions associated with the manufacture of materials, from extraction to transportation and assembly. He will discuss how repurposing legacy carbon wastes can create more sustainable building materials and help meet climate change goals.

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Trembly is the Russ Professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment (opens in a new window), a multi-disciplinary research organization in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology that is focused on developing future leaders to solve global sustainability challenges.

As part of the caf茅, Trembly will give an overview of institute research and student involvement opportunities.

For more information, contact Roxanne Mal茅-Brune at male-bru@ohio.edu.

The series is supported by the 51社区 Research Division and 51社区 Chapter of Sigma Xi.

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