Current Issue
Vol.81 No.2, 2009
Is Time Running Out?
For decades, scientists have debated when the world will reach its peak oil supply and whether such an energy crisis will plunge the population into economic and social struggles.
Seppo Korpela, professor of mechanical engineering, says it’s time to stop the speculation.
High Energy
Ohio State and the College of Engineering are well-positioned to move research on both renewable and nonrenewable energy into industry and create careers for its students as well as jobs throughout the state, particularly considering its mission as a land grant institution.
Through a targeted investment of $10.9 million over five years, the university has established the Center for Energy, Sustainability and the Environment in the College of Engineering to address the present and long-term global need for energy.
