Media advisory for Thursday, October 23 

Join The University Of Miami College Of Engineering In Two Engaging Panel Discussions About Energy,
The Environment And Health Care 

WHAT: The College of Engineering is hosting two panel discussions to explore some of the most critical issues of the 2008 presidential election-energy, the environment and health care-from an engineering perspective. A poster session highlighting research on these topics follows these back-to-back panel discussions. The events are open to the UM community. Media is invited.

WHEN/WHERE: On Thursday, October 23, in room 202 McArthur Engineering Annex,

• 1:00-2:00p.m. Panel on  Energy and the Environment
• 2:00-3:00p.m. Panel on Health Care and Technobiology
• 3:00-4:30p.m. Poster session

WHO:  Panel Participants – Healthcare and Technobiology

• Mr. P.L. “Pete” Martinez, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology & Innovations Officer, The Quantum Group.
• Dr. Vincent Omachonu (moderator), Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering, University of Miami College of Engineering.
• Dr. Peter Tarjan, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami College of Engineering.
• Dr. Steven Ullmann, Professor, Management and Economics, University of Miami School of Business Administration and Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health and Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
• Dr. Akmal Younis, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami College of Engineering.

Panel Participants – Energy and Environment

• Jacqueline P. James, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor and Director, Building Environmental Systems Laboratory .
• Rodrigo Mora, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, College of Engineering.
• T. Nejat Veziroglu, Ph.D., Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Miami, College of Engineering.
• Michael R. Swain, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Miami, College of Engineering
• Dr. James Englehardt, Ph.D., P.E., Professor and Graduate Program Director, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, College of Engineering.

WHY: The events are part of Decision 2008: A Dialogue for Democracy, the University of Miami’s dynamic calendar of events to stimulate dialogue about urgent issues and create a culture of informed voters.

Media contact:
Marie Guma-Diaz
305-284-1601
m.gumadiaz@umiami.edu