[E&E seminars] Hottel Lecture in Chemical Engineering

[Karen Gibson]

The Fall 2006 Hoyt C. Hottel Lecture in Chemical Engineering

"Energy Security… What Does It Take?"
John Hofmeister
President, Shell Oil Company

November 3, 2006
Friday, 4pm
Edgerton Hall (34-101) (map: http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg? 
selection=34&Buildings=go)
Refreshments will be served at 3:30 pm

There will be a live webcast of the event – for more information, go  
to: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/news/hottel.html

John Hofmeister was named president of Houston-based Shell Oil  
Company in March 2005.

A business leader who has observed and participated in the inner  
workings of general industries for more than 30 years, Hofmeister has  
held key positions in General Electric, Nortel and AlliedSignal (now  
Honeywell International), in addition to Shell. In his current role,  
Hofmeister heads the US Country Leadership Team, which includes the  
leaders of all Shell businesses operating in the United States.

Hofmeister believes that to ensure U.S. energy for the future, the  
energy industry must address the delicate balance between energy  
production and consumption with increased supply. He calls for a full  
array of energy sources: conventional oil and gas—including access to  
resources presently off limits in offshore waters and on federal lands 
—as well as unconventional oil and gas from oil shale and oil sand.  
In addition, he encourages development of clean fossil fuels and  
alternative and renewable energy sources, while conducting business  
in socially and environmentally responsible ways.

Hofmeister earned a master’s degree in political science from Kansas  
State University. During his career, he has lived and worked in North  
America, Europe and Asia. Hofmeister is a member of the Department of  
Energy’s new Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee. He  
also currently serves on the boards of the American Petroleum  
Institute, United States Energy Association, National Association of  
Manufacturers, National Urban League and the Foreign Policy  
Association, and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources.

************************************************************************ 
************************************************************
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/environmental-seminars/attachments/20061030/1d95a47c/attachment.htm