Past Events
February 23, 2009
Prof. Ryan Kellogg of the University of Michigan will speak in the Energy and Environmental Economics @ MIT seminar series. Abstract: This talk is based on a paper that examines learning-by-doing that is specific not just to individual firms, but to pairs of firms working together in a contracting relationship. Using new oil and gas drilling data, the author finds that the productivity of an oil production company and its drilling contractor increases with their joint experience.
February 20, 2009
Kent Perry, Director of Exploration and Production Research at the Gas Technology Institute, will present a seminar in the MIT Energy Initiative's Natural Gas Study's Speaker Series. Abstract: The presentation will provide a brief history of unconventional gas development and a more in depth review of the current unconventional gas resource; size, location and technical issues. The current technology capability for developing this resource will be described, as well as the ongoing research in this area and requirements for future development.
February 19, 2009
If not here, then where? Come see how MIT students are transforming our campus and solving real world energy and environmental problems. Pitch an idea, join a team, or contribute your thoughts to make campus better: great for meeting students, researchers, or practitioners in the energy and environment fields! (Food will be served.) SPARK a new project team, or PLUG INTO an existing one. FUNDING AVAILABLE: Working groups who pull together an exciting project have the opportunity to be funded by the MIT Energy Initiative.
February 19, 2009
Prof. Paul Kushner of the University of Toronto will speak in the MIT Atmospheric Science Seminar. (Prof. Kushner's website)
February 12, 2009
A panel organized by the MIT Energy Club will discuss integrating electric vehicles into electricity grids and electricity markets. Panelist Willett Kempton, Professor at the University of Delaware and a national expert on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) issues, will share his cutting-edge research, including actual pilot projects in PJM and elsewhere in the U.S.
February 11, 2009
Dr. Fiamma Straneo of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute will speak in the EAPS Oceanography and Climate Sack Lunch Seminar Series. Abstract: The Greenland Ice Sheet's contribution to sea level rise more than doubled in the last seven years, mostly because of the acceleration of outlet glaciers in its southeastern and western sectors. Roughly at the same time, the waters of the North Atlantic's subpolar region started to warm – prompting several investigators to suggest that the ocean warming has triggered the ice sheet changes.