The annual energy symposia by the Rutgers Energy Institute provide faculty, students, staff, government officials, and community members with the opportunity to learn about the new methods, processes, and initiatives being developed by energy thinkers at Rutgers, in New Jersey, and across the country. The symposium will also include awards to the winners of this year's student Energy Innovation contest, sponsored by the Rutgers Energy Institute, to develop the best plans to reduce student energy consumption and promote eco-friendly practices throughout the Rutgers, New Brunswick Campus.

• Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
• Time: 8:45 am (registration and refreshments) - 2:00 pm
• Location: Fiber Optics Auditorium , Busch Campus, Rutgers University

SPEAKERS:

• Steven Chu (former Secretary U.S. Department of Energy)
• Al Darzins (Research & Development Director, Gas Technology Institute)
• Steve Corneli (Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Policy and Strategy, NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Thomas Dietz (Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy, Assistant Vice President for Environmental Research, Michigan State University)
• Cynthia Warner (Chairman and CEO, Sapphire Energy Inc.)

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Rutgers Solar-to-Vehicle (S2V) Project, sponsored by the Rutgers Energy Institute and the EcoComplex officially  started on December 4, 2012.  The S2V Project is headed by REI member Prof. Dunbar Birnie (Department of Materials Science and Engineering), aimed at testing electric-vehicle day-time work-place charging in conjunction with solar canopy parking structures.

Visit the website to check on latest S2V project progress

• Comments can be posted in blog mode at: Solar2Vehicle.blogspot.com.
• Specific questions or inquiries can be sent to Prof. Birnie: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 "Part of our emphasis is on quantifying the fraction of typical work-a-day commuter driving that can be powered on electricity that is sourced from solar generation. This has economic and green-house-gas impacts as well as providing information relevant to the design of future electric and hybrid vehicles, their battery units, and the furtherance of infrastructure to support plug-in vehicles...We hope that this information about charging availability, electric usage models, green energy, and vehicle characteristics will be useful. " said Prof. Birnie. 

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Professor Alan Goldman was recently awarded the first American Chemical Society (ACS) Catalysis Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science, recognizing Goldman’s groundbreaking research on the manipulation of hydrocarbons focused on the development of cleaner, more efficient fuels.

Goldman’s work is particularly important in addressing U.S. dependence on foreign fuels as well as the search for cleaner energy. Goldman has conducted extensive research during his 25-year career focused on the conversions of hydrocarbons – organic compounds found in fossil fuels – and other small molecules. Goldman has developed a process to use low value byproducts that may be obtained from coal, natural gas or plants, into a synthetic diesel fuel that is more environmentally friendly than traditional diesel fuel.

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Emily A. Carter of Princeton University will be speaking on "The Role of Science in Solving Our Planet’s Energy Problems" on September 13th to commence this academic years Energy Policy Seminar Series, sponsored by the Rutgers Energy Institute (REI) and the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy (BSPPP).

• Speaker: Emily A. Carter, Princeton University, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics
• Abstract
• Emily Carter Biography
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Leaders from various arenas in the energy policy field will be speaking at Rutgers University on the following upcoming dates:

SPRING 2013 SEMINARS

• Feb. 8 - Inêz Azevedo (Carnegie Mellon, Assistant Research Professor Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Executive Director for the Climate and Energy Decision Making Center)  will speak on “Trade-offs in Climate Mitigation Strategies: Assessing the Regional Variations in the Health, Environmental, and Climate Benefits of Wind and Solar Generation Across the United States”  
  
• Feb. 28 - Arne Jacobson (Humboldt State, Associate Professor of Environmental Resources Engineering, Co-director Schatz Energy Research Center) will speak on "The Pico Power Revolution: Off-Grid Energy Services for Low Income People in Africa, Asia, and Beyond" (Technologies Without Borders: Technologies Across Borders - Citizenship and Social Responsibility Event  co-sponsored by Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers Energy Institute and Initiative on Climate and Society) . More information on Events Calendar.
• April 12 - Kate Calvin (Pacific Northwest National Lab, Research Economist, Integrated Modeling & Energy Scientist) will speak on “Quantifying the impacts of climate change: an analysis using the GCAM integrated assessment model”.
• April 26- Harry de Gorter (Cornell University, Associate Professor Department of Applied Economics and Management) will speak on "The Effects of Biofuels Policies on the level and Volatility of Food Grain & Oilseed prices". Jointly sponsored with DAFRE.                                                                       
  

FALL 2012 SEMINARS 

• Oct. 25 - Frank Felder (Rutgers University, Director, Center for Energy, Economic & Environmental Policy ) will speak on "Liberalization of Electricity Markets and Broader Energy Policy".
• Nov. 8 - David Goldston (Natural Resources Defense Council,  formerly Chief of Staff of the House Committee on Science) will speak on  "What the Election Results May Mean for Energy Policy"
• Nov. 15 - Robert Hill, Chancellor of the University of Adelaide (Formerly Chairman of the Australian Carbon Trust and Australian Ambassador to the United Nations) will speak on “The Pivot towards Asia: An Australian Perspective” at Civic Square, Bloustein Special Events Forum, at 2:00PM.
  
• Nov. 29 - Thomas Sterner (Visiting Chief Economist Environmental Defense Fund; Professor of Environmental Economics University of Gothenburg) will speak on “The Theory and Practice of Grandfathering”

All lectures are held at IMCS Alampi room and start at 10:30AM (refreshments at 10:00AM) EXCEPT for Robert Hill event. (see notice above).

Bob Kopp, Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences and Associate Director of the Rutgers Energy Institute, was selected as the 2012 recipient of the William Gilbert Medal from the American Geophysical Unions (AGU).  The William Gilbert Award may be given annually to a candidate who exhibits excellence in at least one of the following categories: scientific rigor, originality, and the impact of research; leadership and service to the GP research community; development of new cross-disciplinary research areas and methods.

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• Read more about Dr. Kopp's research

REI member Professor Jing Li is one of the six recipients of the first-ever C3E award in clean energy. Li is recognized for her contributions in the Innovation and Technology Development category. The Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) program is an effort to advance the careers and leadership of professional women in the field of clean energy. The program was launched by nine governments at the first Clean Energy Ministerial in July 2010. Led by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. C3E program is designed to help increase the number of women engaged in clean energy disciplines, from science and academia, to industry, to policy, to advocacy.

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