Engineering

Join us at a reception from 5:00-6:30pm at Stanford’s Central Energy Facility in celebration of  Stanford’s interdisciplinary efforts to address the world's environmental problems. The reception culminates a series of events that day offered as Knowledge to Action, where the community can experience the breadth and depth with which sustainability efforts at Stanford impact the campus and world.

Valerie J. Karplus, assistant professor of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Yi Cui is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. He studies nanoscale phenomena and their applications broadly defined. His research interests include nanocrystal and nanowire synthesis and self-assembly, electron transfer and transport in nanomaterials and at the nanointerface, nanoscale electronic and photonic devices, batteries, solar cells, microbial fuel cells, water filters and chemical and biological sensors. Professor Cui received his Ph.D from Harvard University.

Wind and solar energy installations have grown rapidly in recent decades as their costs have fallen. Will these trends continue, thereby allowing these technologies to contribute measurably to climate change mitigation? Answering this question (and other questions about the future of clean energy) requires understanding the determinants of innovation. This talk will cover recent research that reveals several key determinants, from the formulation of policy to the design of technologies.

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Mr. Go Takizawa, Chief Representative of the Silicon Valley office of NEDO (Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) discusses how smart grid technologies are revolutionizing the energy future landscape.  The electric industry is currently undergoing a massive transformation both on the supply side (e.g. large deployment of renewable energy production facilities) and on the demand side (e.g.