ENERGY FUTURE
Energy Production, Consumption, Policy and the Environment

 

Academic Lecture Series and 1-2 Credit Course, Spring 2010
Thursdays, 12:30pm, Physics-Astro Auditorium PAA102  (PHYS428A SLN-19076)
Physics-Astronomy Auditorium PAA102

This webpage describes the academic lectures series and associated course which will accompany the 'Energy Future' public lecture series in the Spring term of 2010 at the University of Washington.  For more information about the public lecture series, click here.

All members of the UW community and general public are welcome to attend the academic lecture series.  The 1-2 credit seminar course is open to all matriculated and non-matriculated students at the UW.  Grading will be based on course participation and a term paper.  Students desiring to enroll for 2 credits will be expected to write a more detailed term paper, including significant consultation with the course instructor.  See the course syllabus for further details.

The academic lecture series will have weekly presentations by UW and outside speakers on contemporary topics in energy research.  The class will begin on April 1, 2010, at 12:30pm in Physics-Astro Auditorium PAA102.  We expect to webcast many of the lectures, also -- details to follow.

Schedule of Presentations

April 1: Course overview and What are the million, billion, and trillion dollar questions in both basic and applied energy research?  Gerald Seidler (UW Physics)
Catalyst survey for Ginger's Apr 1 lecture: click here
Catalyst survey for Seidler's Apr 1 lecture: click here
  Seidler's slides

April 8: Imaging Oil Biogenesis in Live Algal Cells with Nanoscale Resolution  Mark Cooper (UW Biology)
Catalyst survey for Cooper's Apr 8 lecture: click here

April 15: China and the Future of World Energy  Steve Harrell (UW Anthropology)
Catalyst survey for Harrell's Apr 15 lecture: click here
Catalyst survey for MacKay's Apr 20 lecture: click here

April 22: A tale of two countries: The Global Influence of US and Chinese Energy Consumption   Dan Yaffe (UW-Bothell Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences)
Catalyst survey for Yaffe's Apr 8 lecture: click here

April 29: Nanoscience and Energy Storage  Guozhong Cao (UW Materials Sciences and Engineering)
Catalyst survey for Cao's Apr 8 lecture: click here

May 6: To be announced
Catalyst survey for May 6 lecture: click here

May 13: New Approaches to Energy Efficient Lighting and Displays Alex Jen (UW Materials Science and Engineering, Director of the UW Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology)
Catalyst survey for Jen's May 13 lecture: click here
Catalyst survey for Aumeier's May 13 lecture: click here
Catalyst survey for Mayfield's May 18 lecture: click here

May 20: To be announced
Catalyst survey for May 20 lecture: click here

May 27: The Science and Commercialization of Modular Nuclear Reactors  Paul Lorenzini (CEO, NuScale Power)
Catalyst survey for Lorenzini's May 27 lecture: click here

June 3: To be announced
Catalyst survey for June 3 lecture: click here
Catalyst survey for Schwartz's June 3 lecture: click here

Questions?  Contact: efuture@uw.edu