Energy Graduate Group Fall Seminar Series

As part of their education, every Energy Graduate Group student attends a fall seminar series that exposes them to eminent scholars and professionals who are engaged with a wide variety of key energy-related issues at the local, state, national and global level. These seminars are open to the public.

Upcoming Events & Seminars

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Past Events & Seminars

Analyzing big data for socially responsible building and energy efficiency improvements.

Speaker: Erica Cochran, Assistant Professor and Dream Project Director at Carnegie Mellon University
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 12/08/2017
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis

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Man smiling, representing community energy ownership and electric cooperatives.

Speaker: Adam Schwartz, Founder & Principal, The Cooperative Way
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 12/01/2017
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis

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Alumni showcasing diverse energy industry professionals at UC Davis.

Speaker: Wayne Leighty, Ryan Taylor, and Carolyn Weiner
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/17/2017
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis

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Woman smiling, discussing distributed energy resources in power systems.

Speaker: Marilyn Brown, Professor in the School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/3/2017
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis

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Smart electric distribution systems for future energy efficiency and grid resilience.

Speaker: Sid Suryanaraynan, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State Univerisity
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/27/2017
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis

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Woman smiling, promoting demand response and energy efficiency in California.

Speaker: Mary Ann Piette, Director of the Building Technology and Urban Systems Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/20/2017
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis

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Expert scientist contemplating energy solutions at UC Davis Energy Efficiency Institute.

Speaker: Amory Lovins, Cofounder and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute
Host: Energy Efficiency Center
Date: 10/18/2017
Time: 4:00 to 5:30pm
Location: Kalmanowitz Appellate Courtroom, UC Davis School of Law

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Elderly man smiling, representing California's climate leadership efforts.

Speaker: Michael Peevey, Former President of the California Public Utilities Commission
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/13/2017
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis

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Expert in energy efficiency smiling, promoting sustainable solutions.

Speaker: Steven Chu, William Kenan Professor of Physics and Professor of Molecular & Cellular Physiology at Stanford University
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/06/2017
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: Kalmanowitz Appellate Courtroom, UC Davis School of Law, 400 Mrak Hall Drive

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