Tami C. Bond
Thought Leaders on Campus
In 2017, Clarkson welcomed experts from a range of fields to the Potsdam and Capital Region campuses for lectures and discussions on contemporary issues, challenges and opportunities affecting the world, including energy, climate change, food production, robotics, entrepreneurship and digital technology.
Honorary Degree Recipients and Speakers Jeffrey R. Immelt, former CEO and chairman of the board of directors of General Electric Helen Greiner, robotics pioneer and visionary technology leader Founder and CTO of CyPhy Works Inc., a leading tethereddrone company, and co-founder and chairman of iRobot, a global robotics leader Jan D. Achenbach, Walter P. Murphy and Distinguished McCormick School Professor Emeritus of the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University Pioneering researcher in the area of wave propagation in solids whose advancements in fracture mechanics led to critical improvements in airline and aircraft safety David D. Reh ’62, H'17 global business leader and entrepreneur Founder and past president of the Raytech Group
Hopke Distinguished Lecture Series The Hopke Distinguished Lecture Series is supported by the Philip K. and Eleanor F. Hopke Endowment for the Institute for a Sustainable Environment (ISE).
President’s Report
Jeffrey R. Immelt
General Ellen M. Pawlikowski
“Living Scenarios: Chemical Processes, Drivers of Emissions and Anthro-Geoscience” Tami C. Bond, Nathan M. Newmark Distinguished Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
New Horizons in Engineering Distinguished Lectureship Series Launched in 2010 through a generous gift by Distinguished Research Professor of Engineering Liya L. Regel, the lectureship series is dedicated to improving the understanding of important issues facing engineering and society in the 21st century. Eminent engineers, members of national academies and other leaders in their fields present the latest advances on the frontiers of engineering. The inaugural lecture was delivered by alumnus Thomas Zacharia PhD’88, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The lectureship has hosted 15 distinguished speakers over the past seven years. 2017 Lectures: “The Future of Airpower” U.S. Air Force Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Commander, Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
