This Year's Workshop2013 Workshop: The Energy and Water Nexus
Webcast ScheduleMorning Session I Break in webcast Morning Session II Keynote Session Break in webcast for lunch Parallel Sessions in Kay West and Closing Session Parallel Sessions in Kay East Break in webcast Workshop Closing (3- 3:30 p.m.)
Poster ContestGuidelines for the Engineering Sustainability Poster Contest
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Focus 2013: The Energy and Water Nexus Focus
April 22, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Kay Boardrooms and Rotunda
Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, College Park, MD
Co-sponsored by the Clark School of Engineering, the University of Maryland Energy Research Center, the University of Maryland Office of Sustainability, and the University of Maryland Council on the Environment
The agenda for the workshop is as follows:
Morning Session: Unified Kay Boardrooms
| 9:00-9:05 | Welcome |
| 9:05-9:30 | "The Energy and Water Nexus: An Overview" by Eric Wachsman, Director, University of Maryland Energy Research Center and the William L. Crentz Centennial Chair in Energy Research. |
| 9:30-10:00 | "Clean Energy from Fossil Fuels" by Robert Mroz, President and CEO, Hy-TEK Bio, LLC. |
| 10:00-10:15 | Morning Break with Poster Contest and Exhibitors– Kim Building Rotunda |
| 10:15-10:45 | "Solar Hot Water at UMD Dining Services" by Greg Thompson, Facilities-Dining Services, University of Maryland, College Park. |
| 10:45-11:15 | "Engineering a Sustainable Water Disinfection System in Rural Peru" by Kevin Hogan, Engineers Without Borders. |
| 11:15-11:45 | "WaterShed: How the Water and Energy Nexus Won the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011" by David Daily, Scott Tjaden, and Nick Weadock, Student Team Members, University of Maryland Solar Decathlon Team |
| 11:45-12:30 | Keynote: "Opportunities in Energy-Water" by Amul Tevar, ARPA-E Fellow, U.S. Department of Energy. |
| 12:30-1:00 | Light Lunch in the Rotunda Poster Contest Entries Exhibitors - Student Groups, Campus Programs and External Organizations |
Afternoon Sessions: Parallel Speakers: Divided Kay Boardrooms
Kay Boardroom East
| 1:00-1:15 | "Miniaturizing the Air Conditioner In Your Back Yard" by Yunho Hwang, Associate Director, CEEE. |
| 1:15-1:30 | "MaxTech and Beyond: National Competition" by Yunho Hwang, Associate Director, CEEE. |
| 1:30-1:45 | "Methane Production from Source Separated Human Wastewater in Haiti" by Stephanie Lansing, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Technology. |
| 1:45-2:00 | "Alternative Sources of Inoculum to Increase Energy Production in Anaerobic Digesters" by Freddy Witarsa, Graduate Student, Environmental Science and Technology. |
| 2:00-2:15 | "Forage Radish Cover Crops Increases Renewable Energy Production of Dairy Digesters" by Ashley Belle, Graduate Student, Environmental Science and Technology. |
| 2:15-2:30 | "Realizing the potential of the Energy+Water+Ecology Nexus for Sustainability" by Dave Tilley, Associate Professor and Lab Director, Environmental Science and Technology. |
| 2:30-2:45 | Afternoon Break with Poster Contest and Exhibitors– Kim Building Rotunda |
Kay Boardroom West
| 1:00-1:15 | "Global Freshwater as Viewed from Space" by Barton Forman, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| 1:15-1:30 | "Energy Biotechnology: Harnessing Organisms to Synthesize Fuels and Chemicals" by Ganesh Sriram, Asst. Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. |
| 1:30-1:45 | “Membrane Technology as a Sustainable Solution for the Water-Energy-Environment Nexus” by Baoxia Mi, Asst. Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| 1:45-2:00 | "Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy for Renewable Fuel Production" by Will Gibbons, Graduate Student, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. |
| 2:00-2:15 | "Prospects for Algae-Based Biofuels in Maryland" by Pat Kangas, Assoc. Professor, Environmental Science and Technology, and Director, Algal Ecotechnology Center. |
| 2:15-2:30 | "Designing a Sustainable World: A New I-Course" by Leigh Abts, Res. Assoc. Professor, Fischell Dept. of Bioengineering. |
| 2:30-3:00 | Afternoon Break with Poster Contest and Exhibitors– Kim Building Rotunda |
Afternoon Session II: Unified Kay Boardrooms
| 2:45-3:15 | Wrap-up: - Announcement of the winners of the student poster competition and presentation of the winning posters. - Solicitation of energy research, education, entrepreneurship, service project ideas from the audience. - Conclusion of the workshop. |