| Energy Research & Climate Change (2008) |
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Managing Energy Research and Development for Addressing Climate Change
Sponsored by University of Chicago’s Harris School
of Public Policy and
the National Commission on Energy Policy
May 6-7, 2008
Exelon Corporation
10 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois
Agenda
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| Tues., May 6 |
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Colloquium Registration
Exelon Corporation, Main Conference Room |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Opening Session
Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Susan Mayer, Dean, Harris School, University of Chicago
- John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard University; Director of the Woods Hole Research Center; NCEP Co-chair
Overview of Colloquium Topics
- Robert Rosner, Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Overview of Climate Change R&D at National Laboratories
- Robert Marlay, Deputy Director, U.S. Climate Change Technology Program, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Overview of Climate Change R&D at Research Universities
- Joseph Walsh, Jr. Vice President for Research, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
IIT's Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research
- Hamid Arastoopour, Max McGraw Professor of Energy, Environment and Economics, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Roundtable Discussion: Collaborative R&D Models
Session Co-Chairs
- Chip Zukoski, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- Tom Hunter, President and Director, Sandia National Laboratories
The roundtable discussion will include brief presentations on four examples of collaborative R&D programs:
- The Next Generation Nuclear Project (NGNP) – Theodore U. Marston, Principal, Marston Consulting
- The Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) – Paul Willems, Technology Vice President of Energy Biosciences
- The DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center – Timothy Donohue, Scientific Director
- The Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America – Melanie Kenderdine, Associate Director Strategic Development, MIT Energy Initiative
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| 6:00 p.m. |
Reception
University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Room 350 |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Dinner
University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Room 350
Tribute to the Life and Memory of our Friend and Colleague, Vito Stagliano
- Introduction by Ellen Cohen, Dean of Students, Harris School, University of Chicago
Dinner Address: John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard University; Director of the Woods Hole Research Center; NCEP Co-chair- Introduction by Charles Glaser, Deputy Dean, Harris School, The University of Chicago
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| Wed., May 7 |
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| 7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Exelon Corporation, Main Conference Room |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Roundtable Discussion: R&D Management Structures
Session Co-Chairs
- Peter Stair, Professor, Northwestern University
- Thom Mason, Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote Address: Robert Zimmer, President, University of Chicago
- Introduction by Robert Rosner, Director, Argonne National Laboratory
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| 10:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Roundtable Discussion: Funding Structures to Ensure R&D Success
Session Co-Chairs
- Eric Gislason, Interim Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Paul Lisowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch
Exelon Corporation, Main Conference Room
Keynote Address: John Rowe, Chairman & CEO, Exelon Corp. and NCEP Co-Chair
- Introduction by Alan Schriesheim, President, Chicago Council on Science and Technology
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Roundtable Discussion: R&D Prioritization
Session Co-Chairs
- Paul Portney, Dean, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona
- Victor Reis, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, Department of Energy
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Colloquium Summary
Session Co-Chairs
- Robert Goldston, Director, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
- John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard University; Director of the Woods Hole Research Center; NCEP Co-chair
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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