Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Registration opens at noon.
1:00–4:00 p.m. Lightning Talks in Senate 2 and 3
- Multi-Objective Decision Making and Decision Support Tools
- Energy and Environmental Sustainability Laboratories (EESL)
- Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO)
- Materials Characterization Lab (MCL)
- An overview of the Institute of CyberScience (ICS) and ICS-ACI
- Energy 2100: A quick look at Penn State’s efforts in advancing carbon-neutral energy technologies
- Overview of the Penn State-led DOE-NETL University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research
- Energy Transitions
- A Multi-disciplinary and Multi-stakeholder Framework to Evaluate Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Production
- Sponsored Research
- Donation
- Technical Training for Oil and Gas Inspectors, Regulators, and Policymakers
4:00–6:00 p.m. Poster Session Hallway outside of Presidents Hall
Posters from Energy Days are available for review online. In addition, biographies and abstracts for posters are available.
6:00–8:00 p.m. Dinner with keynote speaker Edward Mazria, Founder and CEO of Architecture 2030 in Presidents Hall
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Registration opens at 7:30 a.m.
8:00–9:00 a.m. Continental breakfast and networking session
9:00–9:10 a.m. Welcome and Introduction by Vice President for Research Neil Sharkey in Presidents Hall
9:10–10:00 a.m. President Eric J. Barron
- Overview of Energy University
- U.S. Council of Competitiveness
- Suresh Sunderrajan, Associate Laboratory Director of Argonne National Laboratory’s Science and Technology Partnerships and Outreach Directorate
- Christopher Gould, Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Exelon Corporation
- Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President & CEO of the Council on Competitiveness
- U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Partnership Global Building Network with Penn State
- Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of the UNECE
- Scott Foster, Director of Sustainable Energy for the UNECE
10:00–10:30 a.m. Networking Break
10:30–12:30 p.m. Morning Breakout Sessions
- Activating Distributed Energy: The Rural to Urban Network Room 211
- Critical Materials for Power and Mineral Industries Room 220
- Energy 2100 Room 208
- Growing Opportunities for Renewable Natural Gas Room 219
- Impact of Variable Environmental Factors on Energy Producing Systems Room 221
- Leverage: Energy Room 206
- PA Energy Horizons: PA Energy Innovation Network (Part 1) Room 206
- The Philadelphia Navy Yard as a Living Lab for Addressing Sustainable Growth of the Modern Electric Grid Room 218
12:30–2:00 p.m. Lunch with keynote speaker, Christopher Gould in Presidents Hall
2:00–4:00 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions
- Bringing Solar Power to Communities Room 211
- Demonstrating Energy University—Building Re-generation Room 202
- Emerging Technologies to Create New Markets for PA Natural Gas Room 218
- Managing Methane Emissions Room 220
- Overcoming the Technical, Economic and Regulatory Barriers to Adoption of Distributed Energy/Microgrid Systems Room 203
- PA Energy Horizons: Integrated Market to Research and Education (Part 2) Room 206
- Pennsylvania’s Next Biorefinery Room 219
- Sensing in Harsh Environments for Energy Applications Room 221
4:00–4:10 p.m. Break
4:10–4:30 p.m. Summary of Event and Next Steps in Presidents Hall