MIT Energy Forum May 3
Submitted by MIT
2006-04-30 13:22:06
MIT ENERGY FORUM: Taking on the Challenge
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Building W16 - Kresge Auditorium
The MIT President's Office invites you to a day-long forum showcasing MIT energy research and the results of a comprehensive analysis of MIT's unique strengths in contributing solutions to the world energy crisis. Bookmark this page for further updates:
http://web.mit.edu/erc/forum/?tr=y&auid=1610321
Agenda
9:00-9:20am
OPENING REMARKS
President Susan Hockfield
9:20-9:50am
OVERVIEW OF THE ENERGY RESEARCH COUNCIL REPORT
Professor Ernest J. Moniz, Laboratory for Energy and the Environment and ERC co-chair
10:00-11:15am
PANEL SESSION I (followed by Q & A)
Science and Technology for
a Clean Energy Future
* Yang Shao-Horn (Overview)
* Emanuel M. Sachs (Renewable/Solar)
* Yet-Ming Chiang (Storage)
* Gregory Stephanopoulos (Biofuel)
* Gang Chen (Nanotechnology's role)
* Jeffrey P. Freidberg (Fusion)
11:15-11:30am
MORNING SUMMARY
Provost L. Rafael Reif
11:30am-1:00pm
Lunch and MIT Energy Club Student Poster Presentation
1:00-2:15pm
PANEL SESSION II (followed by Q & A)
Improving Today's Energy Systems
* William H. Green Jr. (Overview)
* Mujid S. Kazimi (Nuclear)
* Ahmed F. Ghoniem (Modeling, simulation and energy conversion)
* Robert D. van der Hilst (Subsurface science and engineering, oil and gas exploration and carbon sequestration)
* Paul L. Joskow (Electricity systems/policy)
* 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 (Overview)
* Ronald G. Prinn (Science and policy of climate change)
* John B. Heywood (Transportation technologies, fuels and systems)
* Karen R. Polenske (China)
* Amy B. Smith (Energy in developing areas)
* Leon R. Glicksman (Buildings)
4:00-4:30pm
Question & Answer Session
* Robert C. Armstrong (Moderator)
* Susan Hockfield
* Vladimir Bulovic
* Jefferson W. Tester
* David T. Danielson
5:00-6:30pm
RECEPTIONS
Plasma Science and Fusion Center - Building NW17
Sloan Automotive Laboratory - Building 31