As we build re-Engineered, our goal is to ensure that we engage with the audiences and stakeholders we need to through the most appropriate medium. Here are some of our public presentations and media appearances.
Upcoming talks
Distinguished Lecture: Community Engagement Ethics – First Steps in a Conversation with Affected Communities, 2019
Sydney Brown, E. Yvonne Lewis, Chief Albert P. Naquin, Lena Young-Brown, Robert Miranda, Darshan M.A. Karwat, Yanna Lambrinidou, and Nathan Canney
@ 2019 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL, June 16-19
Topic: community-based engineering, ethics
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Previous academic and conference talks
Temporality, Contradiction, and Justice in Energy Transitions, 2019
by Anthony M. Levenda and Darshan M.A. Karwat
@ 9th Annual Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, February 21-23
Topic: energy and society
Engineering for the People: Putting peace, social justice, and environmental protection at the heart of engineering, 2018
by Darshan M.A. Karwat
@ 2018 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, National Academy of Engineering, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
Topic: science and engineering activism, community-based engineering
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Understanding environmental and energy justice communities’ science and engineering needs, 2018
by Darshan M.A. Karwat, Nikki Stevens, and Jorge Morales Guerrero
Conference paper and presentation
@ 2018 National Environmental Justice Conference and Training, Washington, DC
Topic: community-based engineering​
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Self-reflection for Activist Engineering, 2018
Conference paper and presentation
by Darshan M.A. Karwat
@ Forum on Philosophy, Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland College Park, MD
Topic: engineering ethics
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Methodology to Determine the ACE Wave Energy Prize Metric, 2017
by Scott Jenne, Jochem Weber, Rick Driscoll, Diana Bull, Annie Dallman, Vince Neary, David Newborn, Miguel Quintero, Alison LaBonte, and Darshan Karwat
Conference paper and presentation
@ 2017 Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Washington, DC
Topic: wave energy, prizes and challenges
Where do we go from here? SftP 2.0, 2014
by Darshan M.A. Karwat
Conference presentation
@ Science for the People: The 1970s and Today, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Topic: science and engineering activism
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Activist Engineering: Changing Current Engineering Practice Through Innovative Praxis, 2013
Conference paper and presentation
by Darshan M.A. Karwat, Walter E. Eagle, Margaret S. Wooldridge, and Thomas E. Princen
@ Engineering Education for Sustainable Development, University of Cambridge, UK
Topic: engineering ethics
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A speciation study of n-heptane chemical kinetics, 2013
Conference paper and presentation
by Darshan M.A. Karwat, Scott W. Wagnon, Margaret S. Wooldridge, and Charles K. Westbrook
@ 8th Joint Meeting of the U.S. Section of the Combustion Institute, Salt Lake City, UT
Topic: experimental and computational combustion chemistry
On the Chemical Kinetics of an Unsaturated C7 Ester: Ignition and Speciation Studies, 2011
Conference paper and presentation
by Scott W. Wagnon, Darshan M.A. Karwat, and Margaret S. Wooldridge
@ International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, Cambridge, MA
Topic: experimental combustion chemistry
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On the chemical kinetics of n-butanol—ignition and speciation studies, 2011
Conference paper and presentation
by Darshan M.A. Karwat, Scott W. Wagnon, Paul D. Teini, and Margaret S. Wooldridge
@ 7th Joint Meeting of the U.S. Section of the Combustion Institute, Atlanta, GA
Topic: experimental and computational combustion chemistry
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Molecular realignment during soot particle maturation, 2011
Conference paper and presentation
by Paul D. Teini, Darshan M.A. Karwat, and Arvind Atreya
@ 7th Joint Meeting of the U.S. Section of the Combustion Institute, Atlanta, GA
Topic: experimental pyrolysis
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Chemical Kinetics of an Unsaturated Ester: Methyl Trans-3-hexenoate, 2011
Conference paper and presentation
by Scott W. Wagnon, Darshan M.A. Karwat, and Margaret S. Wooldridge
@ 7th Joint Meeting of the U.S. Section of the Combustion Institute, Atlanta, GA
Topic: experimental combustion chemistry
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Trash, waste, and time, 2011
Conference paper and presentation
by Darshan M.A. Karwat
@ Building Bridges: Philosophy and Waste, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Topic: trash, philosophy
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An Experimental and Computational Investigation of n-Dodecane Ignition and Chemical Kinetics, 2010
Conference paper and presentation
by Darshan M.A. Karwat, Scott W. Wagnon, Paul D. Teini, Jason Y. Lai, Margaret S. Wooldridge, and Charles K. Westbrook
@ 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL
Topic: experimental and computational combustion chemistry
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Speciation studies of methyl butanoate ignition, 2009
Conference paper and presentation
by Steven M. Walton, Darshan M.A. Karwat, Paul D. Teini, and Margaret S. Wooldridge
@ 6th Joint Meeting of the U.S. Section of the Combustion Institute, Ann Arbor, MI
Topic: experimental combustion chemistry
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A Multi-Axis Imaging Study of Spark-Assisted Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Phenomena in a Single-Cylinder Research Engine, 2007
by Brad T. Zigler, Steven M. Walton, Darshan M.A. Karwat, Dimitris Assanis, Margaret S. Wooldridge, and Steven T. Wooldridge
@ Proceedings of the 2007 Fall Technical Conference of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division
Topic: experimental combustion chemistry
Media, other talks, and discussions
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, CNN, 29 April, 2018
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TEDxUofM 2011, "Lessening our burden on the world", Ann Arbor, MI
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Issues of the Environment, WEMU (NPR affiliate) 89.1 FM, 8 June, 2011
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It’s Hot in Here, WCBN 88.3 FM Ann Arbor
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individually, 18 April, 2011
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with Merry Walker and Zakiyah Sayyed, Student Sustainability Initiative, 12 October, 2009