THE TOWN OF ENFIELD PRESENTS:
Dr. Anthony Ingraffea
The Science of Fracking in Enfield
Wednesday, February 1, 6:30-8:30
at the Enfield Elementary School
Dr. Anthony Ingraffea will speak about the science of high volume slick water hydraulic fracturing and the associated industrialization of the landscape. He will speak for an hour; the second hour will be devoted to questions.
For several years Dr. Ingraffea has been speaking all over the world about the process and impacts of shale gas extraction. The Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering at Cornell, Dr. Ingraffea has taught fracture mechanics, finite element methods, and structural mechanics at Cornell for 33 years. Dr. Ingraffea's research concentrates on computer simulation and physical testing of complex fracturing processes. He and his students have authored more than 250 papers on this research, and he has twice won the National Research Council/U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics Award for Research in Rock Mechanics (1978, 1991).
He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the premier journal in his field, Engineering Fracture Mechanics. Dr. Ingraffea is among 82 prominent scientists being considered for membership on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board panel on hydraulic fracturing.
Please attend, and bring a friend and your questions. Dr. Ingraffea is an engaging speaker who will help us understand the process and risks of this most pressing issue for our community.
