AUB Energy Studies Program

📢 The Munib and Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources is hosting a live talk titled "Enhancing the Scientific Foundations of Artificial Intelligence" by Professor Peter Coveney from University College London.

🗓 Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00–11:30 AM
📍 Venue: Ramez S. Rizk Conference Room, Bechtel Building

The talk will explore the scientific principles underlying AI and will be followed by a Q&A session.

For more details, including the abstract of the talk and biography of the speaker, click here: https://shorturl.at/wybjL

We invite you to the first virtual keynote talk titled "Sustainable air-conditioning and air distribution systems during a pandemic and beyond" by Professor Chandra Sekhar, Program Director of MSc (Building Performance and Sustainability), and Co-Director for Centre for Integrated Building Energy and Sustainability in the Tropics (CiBEST), Department of Building, School of Design and Environment at the National University of Singapore, on November 5 2020 at 9:30 am Beirut time. For registration information https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Events/Pages/Beirut%20ASHRAE%202020%20Registration%20Information.aspx

Join us virtually on November 5 2020 at 3:30 pm Beirut time for a talk titled "Heating and Cooling: Essential for the health of people and of the planet" by Ms. Andrea Voigt, Director General of the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment. For registration information https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Events/Pages/Beirut%20ASHRAE%202020%20Registration%20Information.aspx

Dr. Anna Mavrogianni, an Associate Professor in Sustainable Building and Urban Design at the Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering (IEDE) at the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London, will be delivering the third virtual keynote talk titled " Climate resilience and indoor environmental quality in buildings occupied by vulnerable populations" on November 5 2020 at 5:00 pm Beirut time. For registration information https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Events/Pages/Beirut%20ASHRAE%202020%20Registration%20Information.aspx

Our 4th keynote speaker for this year's Beirut 2020 International ASHRAE conference is Dr. Kashif Nawaz who will be giving a virtual talk titled "Advanced HVAC&R solution enabled by novel design, materials, and manufacturing processes" on November 6 2020 at 4:00 pm Beirut time. Dr. Nawaz is a Senior Research Scientist at Building Equipment Research Energy and Transportation Science Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory with a joint appointment to the Tennessee Technological University at Cookeville, and a leader in fundamental and applied energy conversation science and technology. For registration information https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Events/Pages/Beirut%20ASHRAE%202020%20Registration%20Information.aspx

Register before October 31 to perform training and certification exams for the virtually offered course by the ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) "Designing High Performance Healthcare HVAC Systems (MENA)" on 3 & 4 November 2020 (4-7 PM Gulf Standard Time / 3-6 PM European Summer Time). Don't miss this opportunity!

Registrants from outside Lebanon can register on the following link: https://www.ashrae.org/conferences/topical-conferences/the-fourth-international-conference-on-efficient-building-design
Registrants from Lebanon are required to send an email to [email protected]

Register before October 31 and perform training and certification exams for the virtually offered course by the ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) "Effective Energy Management in New and Existing Buildings (MENA)" on 9 & 10 November 2020 (4-7 PM Gulf Standard Time / 3-6 PM European Summer Time). Don't miss this opportunity!

Registrants from outside Lebanon can register on the following link: https://www.ashrae.org/conferences/topical-conferences/the-fourth-international-conference-on-efficient-building-design
Registrants from Lebanon are required to send an email to [email protected]

All are welcome to attend the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) live session on 'Policies and Codes to Enable Compliance with The Montreal Protocol' on November 6, 2020 at 13:30-14:30 Beirut time (GMT +2) which will shed light on key codes and policies that are recommended for the efficient implementation of the Montreal Protocol with focus on the elements and components that are most relevant to the Building sectors.

For more information: http://www.ashrae.org/Beirut

All are welcome to attend the live panel discussion on 'Reform in Sustainable Energy and HVAC Education and Training' on November 5, 2020 at 12:30-14:30 Beirut time (GMT +2) which will cover the integration of sustainable HVAC education in universities' specialized master programs as well as the experience related to professional training through the ASHRAE Learning Institute.

For more information: http://www.ashrae.org/Beirut

The virtual conference, organized by ASHRAE, the ASHRAE Lebanese Chapter, the Munib and Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the American University of Beirut, will take place on November 5-6, 2020. For more information on the conference features and how to register, click on the following link https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Events/Pages/ASHRAE-4th-International-Conference-on-Efficient-Building-Design%E2%80%94Materials-and-HVAC-Equipment-Technologies.aspx

Assuming the COVID-19 outbreak is still contained in Lebanon, graduation ceremonies will be held on the mornings and evenings of September 7-8, 2020.

Read President Dr. Fadlo Khuri full message here:https://www.aub.edu.lb/President/Documents/Messages/Graduation-ceremonies-June-26.pdf