Program Day 2
CALIFORNIA
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
6th Annual Industry Research Symposium
May 15-16, 2007
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007
Theme: ENERGY
7:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Session I. Energy Perspectives: International, National, and California
Introduction – Session Chair
Scott Samuelsen, Ph.D., P.E.
Director,
Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace and Environmental Engineering
The
UC Irvine
National and International Energy Perspectives
Byron Washom
President
Spencer Management Associates
, Diablo, CA
Martha Krebs, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Energy Research and Development Division
California
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Session II. Futures for Electrical Power
Futures for Electrical Power: Coal [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Jamison Janawitz
General Manager, Technology
General Electric Energy, Kansas City, MO
Futures for Electrical Power: Nuclear [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Per F. Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering
College of Engineering
UC Berkeley
Futures for Electrical Power: Renewable [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Scott Samuelsen, Ph.D., P.E.
The
UC Irvine
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
Regional Sensornets - Decision Support for a Changing Earth [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Larry Smarr, Ph.D.
Director, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology
Harry E. Gruber Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Jacobs School of Engineering
UC San Diego
1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Session II. Continued
Futures for Electrical Power: Fuel Cells [View video, RealPlayer program required]
R. Daniel Brdar
Chief Executive Officer
FuelCell Energy, Inc.,
Danbury, CT
2:20 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Session III. Futures for Transportation Power
Futures for Transportation Power: Petroleum and Biofuels
Harrison W. Sigworth, Jr., P.E.
Senior Fellow and Senior Consulting Engineer
Chevron Energy Technology Company
, Richmond, CA
3:05 p.m. - 3:35 p.m. Coffee Break
Futures for Transportation Power: Hydrogen [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Pana Ratana
Business Development Manager
Shell Hydrogen LLC, Houston, TX
Futures for Transportation Power: Vehicle Futures [View video, RealPlayer program required]
William N. Reinert
National Manager, Advanced Technology
Toyota
, Torrance, CA
5:00 p.m. Summary and Closing Remarks [View video, RealPlayer program required]