Shell Distinguished Lecture Series

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

 

In April 2012, as part of the institute’s Shell Distinguished Lecture Series, Nobel laureate David Baltimore, Ph.D., and Alice Huang, Ph.D., both Caltech biologists, discuss their roles as civic scientists outside of the classroom and laboratory. This event was co-sponsored by the Baker Institute Science and Technology Policy Program Civic Scientist Lecture Series.

 

The Shell Distinguished Lecture Series is the Baker Institute’s flagship speakers program, reflecting the vision of our honorary chair, former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, and Shell’s commitment to defining the role of statesmanship, integrity and bold leadership in meeting the challenges of the 21st century.

The ability of the Baker Institute to attract world leaders to the Rice campus, in combination with Shell’s generous support, has helped make the institute one of the nation’s most widely recognized and respected public policy think tanks. Inaugurated in 1995, the series has hosted distinguished guests including President Bill Clinton, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela and King Abdullah II of Jordan.

The Shell Distinguished Lecture Series also occasionally participates in and supports other Baker Institute initiatives, including the Civic Scientist Lecture Series and program-specific events and keynotes.

 

EVENTS

• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Seizing Africa's Opportunity: The Role of Effective Governance
• Civic Scientist Lecture Series -- Rita Colwell on Oceans, Climate and Health: Cholera as a Model of Infectious Diseases in a Changing Environment
• Civic Scientist Lecture Series -- The Gulf of Mexico: Exploring and Caring for the Ocean That Unites Three Countries
• Civic Scientist Lecture -- Subra Suresh
• Civic Scientist Lecture 2012 -- David Baltimore and Alice Huang
• Civic Scientist Lecture Series -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Official Jane Lubchenco on Restoring Science to Its Rightful Place: Its Role in America's Future
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- 66th U.S. Secretary of State Condolezza Rice Discusses "No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington"
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series Presentation -- Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric Company, Presents a Blueprint for Competitiveness
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series Presentation -- "Haynesville: A Nation's Hunt for an Energy Future"
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- A Pillar of Global Stability: His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Sa'ud Discusses Saudi Arabia's Petroleum Policy
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- "On the Brink" With 74th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Writer and Director Chris Paine Asks, How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Plug in an Electric Car?
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Journalist Dexter Filkins Shares Tales From the Front Lines
• The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet Geopolitical and Financial Risks
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Dealing with Contemporary Genocide: Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire
• Nuclear Nonproliferation Workshop: Policy Implications of Managing or Preventing Proliferation
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York: Islam is a Mosaic, Not a Monolith
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- President Bill Clinton Speaks on Embracing Our Common Humanity: President Bill Clinton on Meeting the Challenges of Global Interdependence in the 21st Century
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Shri Murli Deora, India's Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on India's Quest for Energy Security
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Karen P. Hughes, Undersecretary of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Discusses the Role of Public Diplomacy
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres on the Middle East and Israel
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al Faisal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on Saudi Arabia and the International Oil Market
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- U.S. Sen. Joe Biden Speaks on Foreign Policy and the United States' Role in Nation Building
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Anchorman Tom Brokaw Looks at the World
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- A Talk with The Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani