Energy@Stanford & SLAC 2016
Energy Research for the 21st Century
September 12-15, 2016
Jumpstart your energy education at Stanford. Build your personal energy network at Stanford. Learn about current research from over 30 renowned Stanford energy faculty and expert speakers. Develop a broad perspective on energy. Network and meet Silicon Valley energy entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Visit a local energy company in Silicon Valley.
Energy@Stanford&SLAC is a multi-day conference for 130 fellow incoming Stanford graduate and professional school students interested in energy. This four-day course will allow you to learn about the depth and breadth of energy research at Stanford, grow your personal cross-campus network, meet Stanford energy faculty, attend in-depth master classes of your choice, visit an energy company in Silicon Valley, participate in the Energy & Carbon Market Competition, and build an interdisciplinary community across campus. An energy background is not required; students from all departments are encouraged to apply.
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Conference sponsors: The Vice Provost Office for Graduate Education’s (VPGE), Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE), the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES), Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP), and SLAC National Accelerator Lab
We had over 30 speakers last year, Including:
- Arun Majumdar, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Co-Director, Precourt Institute for Energy
- Chi-Chang Kao, Director, SLAC, Professor, Photon Science
- Hema Karunadasa, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
- Michael Wara, Associate Professor, Stanford Law School
- Stacey Bent, Chair and Professor, Chemical Engineering, Director, TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy
- Yi Cui, Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Photon Science
- Frank Wolak, Professor, Economics, Director, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
- The Honorable George P. Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution
- The Honorable William J. Perry, Michael & Barbara Berberian Professor, Senior Fellow at Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Emeritus
Topics Include:
Energy law and policies, fuel cells, advanced batteries, climate change, smartgrid, energy efficiency, carbon capture and storage, energy markets, oil and gas, nuclear, wind, solar, natural gas, energy entrepreneurship, economics and finance, and many more.
