{"id":425,"date":"2016-03-04T23:47:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T03:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/?p=425"},"modified":"2025-02-05T16:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T21:57:29","slug":"bu-researches-on-a-sustainable-energy-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/2016\/03\/04\/bu-researches-on-a-sustainable-energy-future\/","title":{"rendered":"BU Research on a Sustainable Energy Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 3, 2016 the Institute made its debut with a symposium of diverse, cutting-edge sustainable energy research conducted by BU researchers<\/a> from all across the university.\u00a0\u00a0 The symposium consisted of 15 five-minute \u201cmicrotalks,\u201d with each speaker<\/a>\u00a0allowed one slide.\u00a0\u00a0 The slide deck for the full symposium is posted here<\/a>. \u00a0Watch this space \u2013 we\u2019ll soon post the background research papers behind these fascinating, wide-ranging slides.<\/p>\n

Microtalk videos:<\/h4>\n

Opening remarks by Dr. Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research, and Dr.\u00a0Peter Fox-Penner, Director of Institute for Sustainable Energy, Questrom School of Business<\/p>\n

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Energy Transitions in the United States, 1780-2010<\/h5>\n

Dr. Cutler\u00a0Cleveland<\/a>, \u00a0Department of Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-2-cleveland-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Global Energy Demand in a Warming Climate<\/h5>\n

Dr. Ian Sue Wing,<\/a> Department of Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-3-wing-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Greening the Bi-Polarization of Global Economic Governance<\/h5>\n

Dr. Kevin Gallagher,<\/a> Global Development Policy; Research Director, Center for Finance, Law & Policy<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-4-gallagher-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Why the Paris Accord May be Worse Than Nothing<\/h5>\n

Professor Kotlikoff<\/a>, Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-5-kotlikoff-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Governing the Environmental Impacts of Energy<\/h5>\n

Professor Selin<\/a>, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-6-selin-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Climate Change and Contingent Adaptation: Lessons from South Asian Mega Cities<\/h5>\n

Dr. Dutta-Koehler, Practice\/Program Coordinator, Department of City Planning & Urban Affairs, Metropolitan College<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-7-dutta-koehler-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Demand Projection for Natural Gas in Boston<\/h5>\n

Professor Phillips, Department of Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-9-phillips-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Where Does the CO2 <\/sub>in Cities Come From?<\/h5>\n

Professor Hutyra<\/a>, Department of Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-8-hutrya-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Improving Performance & Sustainability of Commercial Buildings<\/h5>\n

Professor Gevelber,<\/a> Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-10-gevelber-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Devices and Processes for Energy and Environmental Sustainability<\/h5>\n

Professor Pal<\/a>, Department of Material Science & Engineering, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-11-pal-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Lighting is a Platform for Sensing and Control<\/h5>\n

Professor Little, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-12-little-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Sustainable Large-scale Solar Energy Conversion by Water-free Cleaning of Solar Panels and Mirrors by Electrodynamic Screens<\/h5>\n

Professor Mazumder<\/a>,\u00a0Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-13-mazumder-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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The Transition to Platforms in Energy is Inevitable<\/h5>\n

Professor Van Alstyne, Department of Information Systems, Questrom School of Business<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-14-van-allstyne-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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T&D Nodal Location Marginal Cost Discovery for Efficient Demand-Side Provisioning of Reserves and Massive Renewable Generation Integration: A Distributed Computing and Communication Architecture<\/h5>\n

Professor Caramanis<\/a>, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-15-caramanis-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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MassCEC’s Resources for Universities<\/h5>\n

Kavita Ravi, Director of Strategic Analysis, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center<\/p>\n

\/igs\/files\/2016\/04\/research-microtalk-16-ravi-3-3-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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Closing remarks by Dr.\u00a0Fox-Penner<\/a>, Director of Institute for Sustainable Energy, Questrom School of Business<\/p>\n

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