Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series

Dean’s
Distinguished
Lecture Series

Dean’s Distinguished
Lecture Series

Our Dean’s Distinguished Lecture series features esteemed leaders from engineering, industry, and academia, who generously share their expertise, experiences, and inspiring stories with our faculty, staff, students, and the wider community. Join us for thought-provoking talks on cutting-edge research and the future of engineering. Whether you're a seasoned professional, a curious student, or simply interested in the latest advancements, our lectures are open to all.  It's a unique opportunity to gain insights, network, and be inspired by some of the brightest minds in the field.

RSVP to the Klamath Dam removal Lecture with Mark Bransom

Tuesday, May 21
6 p.m.

RSVP

2024 Lecture:
Klamath Dam
Removal

Presented By: 

Mark Bransom

Chief Executive Officer, 

Klamath River Renewal Corporation

Tuesday, May 21, 6 p.m. 

LaSells Stewart Center

875 SW 26th St.

Corvallis, OR 97331
Online option available for virtual attendees
Doors open at 5 p.m.

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Portrait of Mark Bransom.

Klamath Dam Removal

Join us to hear from Mark Bransom, Chief Executive Officer of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation, about the cooperative effort to re-establish the natural vitality of the Klamath River so that it can support all communities in the Klamath basin. Mark will detail the journey KRRC has been on to decommission four dams along the Klamath River to restore river health, provide favorable economic, environmental, and societal impacts, and address stakeholder concerns.  

A 1997 graduate of Oregon State University with a doctoral degree in civil and environmental engineering, Mark has over 25 years of planning, engineering, and construction experience in water resources and environmental management for state and local governments, federal agencies, Tribal Nations, NGOs, and private sector clients throughout the United States.

Past Lectures

2021

“The 2020 Haiti Earthquake: A Story of History, Race, Inequities, and Natural Hazards.”

Reginald DesRoches

Ph.D., Provost,
Rice University

2018

"Innovating our Energy Future"

José N. Reyes

Ph.D.,
NuScale Power Co-founder

Henry W. and Janice J. Schuette

Endowed Chair in Nuclear Engineering and Radiation
Health Physics