Energy Forum

Energy Forum President Hockfield formed the Energy Research Council to assess the scope of MIT energy research, explore how to best match MIT expertise with global needs and produce a plan for a cohesive initiative to tackle the worlds energy crisis through science, engineering and education. During todays Energy Research Forum, they will present their findings. The agenda for today is as follows: 9:00-9:20am OPENING REMARKS Susan Hockfield, President, MIT 9:20-9:50am OVERVIEW OF THE ENERGY RESEARCH COUNCIL REPORT Professor Ernest J. Moniz, Co-Chair, Energy Research Council 10:00-11:15am PANEL SESSION I followed by Q A Science and Technology for a Clean Energy Future * Yang Shao-Horn Session Chair * Emanuel M. Sachs Renewable/Solar * Yet-Ming Chiang Storage * Gregory Stephanopoulos Biofuel * Jeffrey P. Freidberg Fusion * Gang Chen Nanotechnologys role 11:15-11:30am MORNING SUMMARY L. Rafael Reif, Provost, MIT 11:30am-1:00pm Lunch and MIT Energy Club Poster Presentation Kresge Lobby 1:00-2:15pm PANEL SESSION II followed by Q A Improving Todays Energy Systems * William H. Green Jr. Session Chair * Mujid S. Kazimi Nuclear * Robert D. van der Hilst Subsurface science and engineering, oil and gas exploration and carbon sequestration * Ahmed F. Ghoniem Modeling, simulation and energy conversion * Paul L. Joskow Electricity systems/policy (I took 14.01 from him!!) * Stephen Ansolabehere Public attitudes 2:15-2:45pm Break 2:45-4:00pm PANEL SESSION III Energy for a Rapidly Evolving World * Henry D. Jacoby Session Chair * Ronald G. Prinn Science and policy of climate change * Leon R. Glicksman Buildings * John B. Heywood Transportation technologies, fuels and systems * Karen R. Polenske China * Amy B. Smith Energy in developing areas 4:00-4:30pm Question Answer Session * Moderator Robert C. Armstrong, Co-Chair, Energy Research Council * Vladimir Bulovic, Chair, Walk the Talk Subcommittee, Energy Research Council * David T. Danielson, President, MIT Energy Club * Susan Hockfield, President, MIT * Jefferson W. Tester, Chair, Education Subcommittee, Energy Research Council (Sam UROPs for him!!) 5:00-6:30pm Receptions and Tours Plasma Science and Fusion Center Building NW17 Sloan Automotive Laboratory and Electrochemical Energy Laboratories Building 31 You can read the Energy Research Councils entire report HERE You can watch videos of todays presentations HERE In addition to todays forum presentations, though, there are a whole bunch of other events that address these issues. For example, next weeks $125K Ignite Clean Energy Competition Finals. Competitors will make their best pitch of their clean energy business to a panel of investors and other industry experts! Some of the finalists ideas include Phototaxis Solar (solar-panel canopies for parking lots) and Oceanwind Technology, LLC (floating platforms for deep sea wind farms). Enjoy that metaphor, by the way, because your grandchildren will have no idea what a glacier is. (Well, technically its a simile, but whos counting?)