Past Events
March 15, 2010
Dr. Judith Perlwitz, Research Scientist, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, will present a lecture in the MIT Atmospheric Sciences Seminar Series.
March 10, 2010
Dr. Bob Kopp, a geobiologist currently serving as a AAAS Science & Technology Technology Policy Fellow in the Office of Climate Change Policy & Technology at the U.S. Department of Energy, will present a seminar in the MIT Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Lecture Series.
March 10, 2010
Speaker: Janet Besser, VP, National Grid. This is an open lecture in Dr. Raab's Energy Policy for a Sustainable Future class and presents a regulator's and utility's viewpoint, covering topic such as renewables and transmission, long-term contracting for renewables, energy efficiency, and decoupling sales from profits. Presented by the MIT Energy Club. Open to the general public.
March 09, 2010
Prof. Joseph Sussman, MIT CEE and ESD, will speak in the Transportation@MIT Seminar Series. Abstract: It is almost a cliche currently to link transportation to a variety of what we call "critical contemporary issues" — energy, clean air and clean water, global climate change and economic development, among others. But these linkages are quite real and quite important too. So making decisions about transportation is more difficult and more critical than ever before.
March 08, 2010
Speaker: Bill Vogel, Founder Trilliant Inc. Abstract: Wondered why's there so much buzz about smart grid? Want to learn about the current trends in the energy infrastructure market? Interested in business development opportunities in the grid? Bill Vogel founded Trilliant Inc., one of the leading Smart Grid companies, with wireless mesh network solutions in real-time Advanced Metering, Demand Response and Grid Management.
February 18, 2010
A panel discussion with speakers: Prof. Gang Chen (MIT), Dr. John Parsons (MIT), Prof. Kelly Sims Gallagher (Tufts University and Harvard University), Ms. Amy Corinne Smith (Barclays Capital). Abstract: What is the deadlock between USA and China on climate change cooperation? How to break the deadlock? What's the trend of the carbon market, and the implication for China's investment in clean energy?