BU Research on a Sustainable Energy Future
On March 3, 2016 the Institute made its debut with a symposium of diverse, cutting-edge sustainable energy research conducted by BU researchers from all across the university. The symposium consisted of 15 five-minute “microtalks,” with each speaker allowed one slide. The slide deck for the full symposium is posted here. Watch this space – we’ll soon post the background research papers behind these fascinating, wide-ranging slides.
Microtalk videos:
Opening remarks by Dr. Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research, and Dr. Peter Fox-Penner, Director of Institute for Sustainable Energy, Questrom School of Business
Energy Transitions in the United States, 1780-2010
Dr. Cutler Cleveland, Department of Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences
Global Energy Demand in a Warming Climate
Dr. Ian Sue Wing, Department of Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences
Greening the Bi-Polarization of Global Economic Governance
Dr. Kevin Gallagher, Global Development Policy; Research Director, Center for Finance, Law & Policy
Why the Paris Accord May be Worse Than Nothing
Professor Kotlikoff, Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics, College of Arts & Sciences
Governing the Environmental Impacts of Energy
Professor Selin, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
Climate Change and Contingent Adaptation: Lessons from South Asian Mega Cities
Dr. Dutta-Koehler, Practice/Program Coordinator, Department of City Planning & Urban Affairs, Metropolitan College
Demand Projection for Natural Gas in Boston
Professor Phillips, Department of Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences
Where Does the CO2 in Cities Come From?
Professor Hutyra, Department of Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences
Improving Performance & Sustainability of Commercial Buildings
Professor Gevelber, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Devices and Processes for Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Professor Pal, Department of Material Science & Engineering, College of Engineering
Lighting is a Platform for Sensing and Control
Professor Little, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
Sustainable Large-scale Solar Energy Conversion by Water-free Cleaning of Solar Panels and Mirrors by Electrodynamic Screens
Professor Mazumder, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
The Transition to Platforms in Energy is Inevitable
Professor Van Alstyne, Department of Information Systems, Questrom School of Business
T&D Nodal Location Marginal Cost Discovery for Efficient Demand-Side Provisioning of Reserves and Massive Renewable Generation Integration: A Distributed Computing and Communication Architecture
Professor Caramanis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
MassCEC’s Resources for Universities
Kavita Ravi, Director of Strategic Analysis, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Closing remarks by Dr. Fox-Penner, Director of Institute for Sustainable Energy, Questrom School of Business