Energy Research Initiative
Energy for the 21st Century 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011—Munnerlyn Atrium
Goergen Hall, University of Rochester’s River Campus
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Energy for the 21st Century 2011 is the third symposium sponsored by the University of Rochester’s Energy Research Initiative. Distinguished speakers from industry, government laboratories and academia will share their vision and be available for interactions.
The one-day symposium is free and all are welcome. The morning and afternoon sessions will feature presentations by distinguished guests. Poster presentations will begin during a buffet lunch. A special presentation will be made by our IGERT students. www.rochester.edu/igert/
The afternoon will end with a wine and cheese reception for discussions and networking.
The Energy Research Initiative tackles research and development issues at the core of alternative energy and also focuses on the social, political, and economic impact of existing and new forms of energy. This multidisciplinary effort aims at producing breakthroughs in science and technology, and also trains students in the critical field of energy, and works with industry to transform innovations into products. Multiple researchers from the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are involved, (including the Institute of Optics and the Laboratory for Laser Energetics), as are departments from Arts and Science (including Chemistry and Political Science), the Simon School of Business and The Warner School of Education.
Agenda
8:30 PHILIPPE FAUCHET: Chair and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Director of the University’s Energy Research Initiative. “Introduction”
8:40 ROBERT CRABTREE: Whitehead Professor of Chemistry, Yale University. “Catalysts and Linkers for Energy Storage Applications”
9:15 HECTOR ABRUNA: E.M. Chamont Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University. “Materials Advances for Electrical Energy Generation and Storage: Fuel Cells, Batteries and Super-Caps”
9:50 BALSU LAKSHMANAN: Lab Group Manager, Materials-System Interface, Electrochemical Energy Research Laboratory, General Motors Research & Development "Electrochemistry and the Future of the Automobile"
10:25 Coffee Break
10:45 SHANHUI FAN: Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University. “Theory and practice for nanophotonic light trapping in solar cells”
11:20 CHRISTOPHE DELERUE: CNRS Research Director, Head of Physics Group, IEMN, Professor of Physics, ISEN, Lille Cedex, France. “Carrier-Multiplication in Semiconductor Nanocrystals: A Long Controversy”
11:55 Meet the Pioneer IGERT Fellows
12:15 Lunch and Posters
1:40 JOHN SETHIAN: Head, Fusion Technology Section, Naval Research Laboratory. “KrF Lasers and Inertial Confinement, a path to clean fusion energy”
2:15 ROBERT KARLICEK: Director, Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. “Smart Lighting – How Smart is Smart Enough?”
2:50 Coffee Break
3:10 GEORGE PHILIPPIDIS: Associate Professor, Biofuel Engineering, Director, Alternative Energy Research Center, College of Technology and Innovation, University of South Florida Polytechnic. “The Challenge of Commercializing Renewable Fuels”
3:45 TODD KRAUSS: Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester ” Nanoscale Assemblies for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation.”
4:20 Introducing the newest IGERT Fellows
4:30 PHILIPPE FAUCHET “conclusions”
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