Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment

An overwhelming scientific consensus exists that human activity is having a negative impact on the global environment. Finding sustainable approaches to capturing and converting the energy that society needs and integrating scientific advances with changes in social policy are challenges that have critical consequences for future generations.

Penn Arts and Sciences will invest in a variety of initiatives designed to advance research and convert understanding into policy.

Eric Schellter, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, discusses his work to develop environmentally friendly separations processes for high-value rare earth metals in his 60-Second Lecture, “The Chemistry and Geopolitics of the Rare Earth Elements.”