RENO - Alan Krause, chairman and CEO of MWH Global, whose engineering firm is the lead on the Panama Canal Third Set of Locks expansion project, will be the speaker Feb. 6 in the College of Science Discover Science Lecture Series.
Krause, who holds a master's degree in geological engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno's Mackay School of Mines, will present his talk, "At the Forefront of Trade, Technology and Environment: Designing the new Panama Canal."
His company leads an international team that designed new locks that will double the canal's capacity and keep the world connected for another 100 years and beyond by providing significant benefits to the local, regional and global economies.
Krause's leadership acuity also extends to the successful completion of other major global initiatives, such as the Tekeze Hydropower Project in Ethiopia that increased power stability and provided reliable access to light, heat and water for 80 million people.
Now in its fourth year, the annual Discover Science Lecture Series features several presentations a year and has brought some of the world's leading scientists to the Reno-Sparks community to share their knowledge. This year, the final presentation in the series features Robert Ballard, professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, underwater and maritime archeology and most well-known for his discovery of the Titanic wreckage.
Admission is free. Lectures are held in the Redfield Auditorium in the Davidson Mathematics and Science Center at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Free parking is reserved for the event on the upper level of the Brian J. Whalen Parking Complex. For information, call (775) 784-4591 or visit the College of Science webpages at www.unr.edu/science.[[In-content Ad]]
