Guest: Dr. Mellisa Allen-Dumas, PhD; Research Scientist in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division at ORNL

Topic:  Extreme weather events are becoming more and more disastrous - not only nationally but globally. Climate Change is drastically changing our weather in ways that we could have never anticipated. Dr. Allen-Dumas will discuss these causes and effects.

Dr. Melissa Allen-Dumas bio:

Allen-Dumas enrolled at the University of Tennessee, where she earned a master’s degree in environmental engineering. Then, through the ORNL-affiliated Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, she earned a doctorate in energy science and engineering.  She has been connected to ORNL ever since, landing an internship and then a postdoctoral fellowship before signing on as a research scientist in 2017.

Members and nonmembers are invited to attend, bring your own lunch or purchase a boxed lunch for a fee. Coffee and tea will be provided.

October 17, 2023 | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm ET | Unitarian Universalist Church, 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge 37830