Energy Days 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

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