STANFORD UNIVERSITY PIE, Precourt Institute of Energy, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Connecting the Dots 2013

Agenda

12:30 - 1:00 Welcome

Stacey Bent, Professor of Chemical Engineering; Director, TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy, Stanford University

1:00 - 3:30 Stanford Faculty Talks

Introduction: Energy System Overview, Roland Horne, Professor of Energy Resources Engineering

Overview of Natural Gas Issues: Mark Zoback, Professor of Geophysics

Energy and Environment Nexus: Stefan Reichelstein, Professor in the Graduate School of Business

Energy and Water Nexus: Richard Luthy, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director of ReNUWIt

Energy and Climate Change Nexus: Michael Wara, Associate Professor of Law

Energy and Food Nexus: David Lobell, Assistant Professor of Environmental Earth System Science

3:45 - 4:45 Breakout Sessions - led by postdoc/graduate students, breakout sessions will actively engage the participants on provocative and real world energy topics such as:

  • Boon or Bust? Fracking’s Socioeconomic Costs and Benefits
  • Keystone XL: Bad Guy or Fall Guy?
    Wind Energy and Wildlife Conservation: Green vs. Green?
  • Are You Aware of Your Habits? Tweaking Our Routines to Conserve
  • Is America Neglecting America? The Forgotten Frontier of
    the Alaskan Arctic
  • Is Water Scarcity a Threat to the World’s Energy Future?

4:45 - 5:30 Plenary Discussion: The Way Forward

Moderator: Margot Gerritsen, Associate Professor of Energy Resources Engineering; Director, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
Panelists:
Donald Kennedy, President, Emeritus, Stanford University; Bing Professor of Environmental Science, Emeritus
Rosamond Naylor, Professor of Environmental Earth System Science; Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment
Adam Brandt, Assistant Professor of Energy Resources Engineering

5:15 - 6:30 Reception Featuring Professor Jon Krosnick
and the Charged Particles Jazz Band