Careers in Climate IV Panel

Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 12 - 2pm

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Careers in Climate IV

It is increasingly clear that climate change is a challenge we can’t ignore. Attend this panel discussion to listen to Cooper alumni from all three schools discuss their careers and how they are addressing the climate crisis. This program will open your eyes to some of the many ways your knowledge and skills can help alleviate one of today’s biggest global problems.  

 

Organized by: Marshall Rafal (ChE 63) and Lynn Lander (ChE 60), as part of The Cooper Union Climate Initiative (CUCI), in collaboration with The Center for Career Development 

 

Tuesday September 30, 12:00- 2:00pm  

12:00- 12:15 – snacks in Gelman Foyer (adjacent to Rose Auditorium) 

12:15- 2:00 – Panel discussion  

The Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Square 

 

Watch the livestream of the event HERE (coming soon)

STUDENTS REGISTER HERE  & Alumni, please email whitney.oldenburg@cooper.edu to register

Moderated by:
Kit Nicholls, Director of the Center for Writing and Learning

Panelists: (bios below)

David Brooks – Art ‘00 

Krishna Karra - EE'11   

Gina Magnotti – ME ‘12 

Shiori Sasaki – Arch ‘14 

 

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