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Tuesday, October 17

Plenary Sessions

Sally Benson in front of her slide
Sally Benson, Director - Global Climate and Energy Project, Co-Director - Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
Slides:

Welcome, 13th Annual Global Climate & Energy Project
Remarks from Provost Persis Drell, Stanford University
Lynn Orr speaking from a podium
Franklin (Lynn) M. Orr, Former Under Secretary for Science and Energy - U.S. Department of Energy, Founding Director of GCEP and Precourt Institute for Energy - Stanford University
Andy Karsner, Managing Partner - Emerson Collective
Industry panelists
Industry Perspectives on 15 Years of Energy Innovation

Moderator: Sally Benson
Panelists: Nazeer Bhore, Iain Cooper, Steven Freilich, Gary Leonard, James Mahoney, and Robert Wimmer

Sustainable Conversion and Carbon Management I

Xu Li next to his presentation
Xu Li, North Carolina State University
Slides:

Elucidating the Genetic Mechanism of Lignin-Modification-Induced Dwarfism
Jens Norskov giving his presentation
Jens Nørskov, Leland T. Edwards Professor in the School of Engineering, Stanford University
Slides:

In situ Generation of Ammonia Using Solar Energy

Introduction to Student Research and Follow-On Efforts

Introduction to Poster Sessions

GCEP & Related Research Posters: Richard Sassoon, GCEP Managing Director - Stanford University
Energy Transformation Collaborative (ETC) Posters: Stuart Macmillan, Energy Transformation Collaborative - Stanford University

Slides:

Introduction to Posters and Showcase
Brian Bartholomeusz standing in front of podium
Introduction to Startup Showcase

Stanford Energy Startup Showcase: Brian Bartholomeusz, Executive Director for TomKat - Stanford University
 
Aurora Solar
ClearFlame Engines
Citrine Informatics
Cuberg
Indrio Technologies
Mango Materials
Monolith Materials
Solstice Energy Solutions
XStream Trucking

Wednesday, October 18

Energy Conversion and Storage

Yi Cui giving his presentation
YI Cui, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, of Photon Science and, by courtesy, of Chemistry
Slides:

Pathway to 100Wh/kg Batteries
Shanhui Fan giving his presentation
Shanhui Fan, Director, Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Professor of Electrical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Applied Physics
Slides:

Controlling electromagnetic waves for energy applications

Sustainable Conversion and Carbon Management II

Anders Nilsson giving his presentation
Anders Nilsson, Stockholm University and SLAC
Slides:

X-ray Studies of CO2 and CO Reduction for Energy Utilization
Sally Benson giving her presentation
Sally Benson, Director, Precourt Institute for Energy and Professor of Energy Resources Engineering and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy
Slides:

Multi-Scale Multi-Physics Investigation of Residual Gas Trapping in Reservoir Rocks

Plenary Sessions: Future of Energy

Presentation slide with connections for building expertise
Joan Wills, Power Systems Technical Executive Director – Cummins, Ambassador – Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E)
Slides:

Heavy Duty Transportation and Decentralized Power Generation in a Deeply Decarbonized Future
Eric Toone giving his presentation
Eric Toone, Executive Managing Director for Technology, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Slides:

Rethinking Energy: Global Trends, Global Consequences, and Opportunities for Innovation

2017 GCEP Distinguished Student Lecturers

Madhur Boloor, GCEP Distinguished Student Lecturer
Slides:

Solid-State Architecture for an Elevated-Temperature Photoelectrochemical Cell
Austin Sendek, GCEP Distinguished Student Lecturer
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Designing a better battery with machine learning
Olivia Hendricks, GCEP Distinguished Student Lecturer
Slides:

Transition Metal Oxide-Titania Alloys for Solar Driven Water Oxidation
Emmett Goodman, GCEP Distinguished Student Lecturer
Slides:

Emissions Control with Precious Metals: The More Expensive, the Better?

Future Energy Research at Stanford - Innovators to Watch

Matteo Cargnello, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Slides:

Nanocrystals and Materials for a New Generation of Catalysts
Aaron Lindenberg, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and of Photon Science
Slides:

What happens after photon absorption in the hybrid perovskites?
Arun Majumdar, Director, Precourt Institute for Energy, Jay Precourt Professor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and of Photon Science and, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering
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Low-Temperature Thermochemical Water Splitting & Other Redux Reactions
Juan Rivas-Davila, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
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Very High Frequency Power Electronics: Research Directions and New Applications
Xiaolin Zheng, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Light-Driven Fuel Cell with Simultaneous Production of Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)