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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; min-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Arial">The Technology and Policy Program presents</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Arial" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Arial"><b>Issues in Technology and Policy</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Arial" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Arial"><b>2009 IAP Seminar Series</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Arial">All seminars meet in E51-145</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Arial" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Arial"><b>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; min-height: 21px; "><div style="text-align: left;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Many policy issues involve the application, commercialization, and control of technologies. This annual seminar series explores selected issues in technology and policy, such as technology & policy issues related to global warming, problems with the country's air transportation system, and other current topics. Bring a brown bag lunch; light refreshments will be provided.</span></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; min-height: 21px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; "><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191DBD">TPP IAP Seminar Series Schedule </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "></span></b></font></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><b>Tuesday Jan. 13th <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Noon–1:30 pm E51-145</span></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-----------------------------------------------------------------</font></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b>Carbon Efficient Supply Chains</b></font></font></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Edgar Blanco, </span></font></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Research Associate, Center for Transportation and Logistics</span></font></span></b></span></b></font></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><p align="center" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; ">In this presentation we will introduce the key challenges in determining the carbon footprint of supply chains. We will discuss how public-private partnerships could be used to overcome some of these challenges. We will use the EPA Smartway Program as an example of aligning multiple incentives to achieve transparency and collaboration within the supply chain.</span></font></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></p></p></span></b></font></div></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><b>Tuesday Jan. 20th <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Noon–1:30 pm E51-145</span></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-----------------------------------------------------------------</font></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Optimization and Multi-Stakeholder Objectives for Air Transportation Systems</b></span></font></font></font></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Hamsa Balakrishnan</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;">, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems</span></font></i></b></font></span></b></font></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><p align="center" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; ">The design and operation of air transportation systems pose many control and optimization challenges. We would like to increase the efficiency of operations and their robustness, but need to take into account other stakeholder objectives such as maintaining safety and limiting environmental impact. This talk will discuss the challenges posed by uncertainty due to weather, airline competition and environmental concerns.</span></font></p><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><b>Tuesday Jan. 27th <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Noon–1:30 pm E51-145</span></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">-----------------------------------------------------------------</font></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">On the Road in 2035: Reducing Transportation's Petroleum Consumption and GHG Emissions</span></font></div></span></font></div></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><b>John Heywood</b>, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering</i></span></b></span></font></div><div><br></div><div>This seminar will summarize the findings in the recent report of the same name. The multi-year research program assessed the technology and fuels that could be developed and commercialized in light-duty vehicles over the next 25 years, their potential impact on fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions during the production and use of both fuels and vehicles, and the policy and fiscal measures that would be needed.</div><div>.</div></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Sponsored by the Technology and Policy Program, Engineering Systems Division.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F3" face="Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://tppserver.mit.edu">http://tppserver.mit.edu</a>/</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><font color="#0000f3" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 243); "><u><a href="http://student.mit.edu/iap/nstechpo.html">http://student.mit.edu/iap/nstechpo.html</a></u></font></span></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>==========================================================================</div><div>Renee J. 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