Winter 2010 Meeting

January 19-20, 2010, J.W. Marriott, Washington, DC
in conjunction with 10th National Conference on Science, Policy, and Environment: The New Green Economy

Thank you for joining us at our Winter Meeting on January 20th! The meeting presented a good opportunity to deepen knowledge of federal energy policy and players, while strengthening relationships with colleagues and helping to further shape CEREL's direction. We began January 19th with an evening reception at the Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences.  Wednesday, January 20th brought presentations by outside speakers and group discussion on new and proposed federal energy programs and initiatives, as well as some in-depth discussion on the current academic energy picture.

Our Winter Meeting directly preceded the 10th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment: The New Green Economy, which on January 21 and 22 brought together forward-thinking leaders to discuss aligning science, education and markets to transform our economy. It included sessions on renewable and traditional energy, moving energy technology from the laboratory to the marketplace, investment, the electrical grid, climate, and more. Many of these sessions were led by CEREL members.

Please see meeting materials below. For additional information about the meeting, or original PowerPoint presentations, contact Heidi Fuchs, CEREL Program Coordinator, at hfuchs@ncseonline.org or 202-530-5810 x222.

Agenda
Participant List
Speaker Biographies
Summary Notes from Closing Session  
Evaluation Form  

VIDEO AND POWERPOINT SLIDES FROM PLENARY PRESENTATIONS:

Welcome and Introductions - Mohamed Abdou, CEREL President and Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Energy Science and Technology, University of California, Los Angeles (slides)

THE RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD OF INSTITUTIONS FOR ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION

Panel 1: New Institutions and Programs

• Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) - Christopher King, Subcommittee on Energy & Environment, U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology
• Energy Frontier Research Centers - Altaf Carim, DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences (slides)
• DOE Clean Coal & CCS Programs - Thomas Sarkus, National Energy Technology Laboratory (slides)
• USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) - Bradley Rein, Director of Processing, Engineering, and Technology (slides)

Panel 2: Newer and Proposed Institutions and Programs

• RE-ENERGYSE (REgaining our ENERGY Science & Engineering Edge) - Toby Smith, Association of American Universities
• Energy-Grant Universities - Andrea Burgess, Office of U.S. Rep. Rush Holt and Paul Falkowski, Rutgers Energy Institute (slides)
• National Institutes of Energy - Joshua Freed, Third Way
• Energy Innovation Hubs - Adam Rosenberg, Subcommittee on Energy & Environment, U.S. House Committee on Science & Technology

Lunch Address: Our Energy Challenges - William Brinkman, Director, DOE Office of Science (video and slides)

THE ACADEMIC ENERGY PICTURE

Presentations from Selected Programs on University Energy...

• Research - Klaus Lackner, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, Columbia University (slides)
• Education - John Byrne, Center for Energy & Environmental Policy, University of Delaware
• Communications and Outreach - Susan Jenkins, Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley (slides)
  

Breakout Discussions on...

• Energy Research - chaired by Jay Gore, Discovery Center at Energy Park, Purdue University
• Energy Education - chaired by Steve Salley, National Biofuels Energy Laboratory, Wayne State University (notes)
• Energy Communications & Outreach - chaired by Susan Jenkins, Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley

Closing Session: Directions for CEREL (notes)