Speaker 1: Addressing Key Challenges for Model Predictive Control Applied to HVAC Systems – Matt Ellis, Chemical Engineering
Speaker 2: Duct Losses for Variable Speed Residential HVAC Systems – Fred Meyers, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Time: 12pm to 1pm
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Speaker 1: UC Davis District Energy & Electrification – Joshua Morejohn, Facilities
Speaker 2: Residential Applications of a Hybrid Sub-Wet Bulb Evaporative Chiller – Vinod Narayanan, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Time: 12pm to 1pm
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Speakers: Ryan Barr, Co-Founder of RePurpose Energy
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute & Graduate School of Management
Date: 2/26/2021
Time: 9am to 9:50am
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Speakers: Mitch Sears, Rebecca Boyles, and Jim Parks of Valley Clean Energy
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute & Graduate School of Management
Date: 2/19/2021
Time: 9am to 9:50am
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Speakers: Larry Kellerman, Managing Director at I-Squared Capital and Managing Partner at TFC Utilities
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute & Graduate School of Management
Date: 2/12/2021
Time: 9am to 9:50am
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Speakers: Curtis Wynn, president & CEO of Roanoke Electric Cooperative
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute & Graduate School of Management
Date: 1/22/2021
Time: 9am to 9:50am
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Speakers: Jill Anderson, Senior Vice President of Customer Service, Southern California Edison & Jessica Lim, Principal Manager of Product Management, Southern California Edison
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute & Graduate School of Management
Date: 1/15/2021
Time: 9am to 9:50am
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Speakers: Siva Gunda, California Energy Commission; Zane McDonald, S&P Global Platts Analytics; Leticia Pineda, International Council on Clean Transportation
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 12/11/2020
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
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Date: 12/8/2020
Time: 10am to 11am PST
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Speaker: Anna Stefanopoulou, William Clay Ford Professor of Technology, University of Michigan
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 12/4/2020
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
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Speaker: Mary Suzan Abbo, Managing Director, Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/20/2020
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
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Speaker: Catherine Wolfram, Professor, Associate Dean Academic Affairs for Haas Business School, University of California, Berkeley
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/13/2020
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
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Speaker: Jessica Granderson, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/6/2020
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
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Speaker: Kirsten Jenkins, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/30/2020
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
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Speaker: Jack Brouwer, Professor, UC Irvine; Director, National Fuel Cell Research Center & Advanced Power and Energy Program
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/23/2020
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
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Speaker: Theresa Pistochini, UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Date: 10/15/2020
Time: 10:00am to 11:00am
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Speaker: Narasimha Rao, Asst Prof of Energy Systems, Yale School of the Environment
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/16/2020
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
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Speaker: Lilo Pozzo, Professor, University of Washington
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/9/2020
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
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Webinar July 8, 2020
Ground-coupled heat pumps reduce cooling load in summer and heating load in winter by using the relatively constant temperature of the earth as the heat exchange medium instead of the outside air. By exchanging heat with the mild ground temperatures, ground-coupled heat pumps are more efficient than air-source designs and use less power during peak electricity demand. The biggest barrier to more widespread adoption of this technology is the cost.
In this webinar, researchers will describe the results from a project investigating a lower cost heat exchanger design for ground-source heat pumps. Researchers developed and validated modeling tools for simulating a ground heat exchanger (GHE) technology, and used those models to estimate the performance of these systems in multiple California climate zones. These modeling tools can be used to facilitate proper GHE sizing for a full range of applications and should streamline acceptance of this emerging technology.
Speakers
Curtis Harrington–R&D Engineering Supervisor, UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Antash Najib – Graduate Student Researcher, UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Webinar June 16, 2020
Office and campus buildings consume a lot of electricity when nobody is in them. Why? When UC Davis experienced a 90% reduction in occupancy, electricity use only fell by 15%. When the Empire State Building was nearly 100% vacant, electricity use only fell 28%. What is using all this energy? Can it be safely switched off or reduced? In this webinar, Alan Meier will share the results of a study he led at UC Davis to investigate these types of questions. One of their key findings was that audio/video racks in classrooms are surprisingly large consumers of energy. Alan will discuss some of the challenges to saving electricity and understanding building occupancy. This study and continued work in this area will help UC Davis and other campuses/offices save energy.
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Dr. Alan Meier–Adjunct Professor, UC Davis Environmental Science & Policy; Faculty Researcher, UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute; Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Webinar June 11, 2020
In this webinar, Michael will provide a virtual tour and introduction to the Honda Smart Home, which showcases technologies that enable zero net energy living and transportation. After his short presentation, there will be Q&A time.The Honda Smart Home in UC Davis West Village is capable of producing more energy on-site from renewable sources than it consumes annually, including enough energy to power a Honda Fit EV for daily commuting. A Honda-developed home energy management system and an energy efficient design allow the occupants to use less than half of the energy of a similarly sized new home in the Davis area for heating, cooling and lighting. The home is also three times more water-efficient than a typical U.S. home. In addition to showcasing Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, the home also functions as a living laboratory where the company, along with researchers from UC Davis and Pacific Gas and Electric Co., evaluate new technologies and business opportunities at the intersection of housing, transportation, energy and the environment.
Speakers
Michael Koenig, Project Leader, Honda Smart HomeBite 1: Electrical Performance of Distributed DC Lighting Systems–Drew Harper, California Lighting Technology Center
Bite 2: Sending the Wrong Signal? Revisiting the CPUC’s Marginal GHG Emissions Assumptions–Greg Miller, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency & Energy Graduate Group
Bite 3: Energy Load Shifting Strategies for Wastewater Treatment Plants–Erin Musabandesu, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency & Energy Graduate Group
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Webinar May 28, 2020
Since COVID-19 could potentially be spread through the air, there is a role for building ventilation and filtration to help reduce airborne exposures to infectious aerosols. In this webinar we will review research and recommendations for improving indoor air quality in K-12 classrooms when (or prior to) reopening schools during COVID-19 recovery.
Speakers
Rengie Chan-Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Theresa Pistochini, Engineering Manager, UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Speaker 1: Cost-Constrained Optimization of Energy Efficiency for New Commercial Buildings – David Vernon, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Speaker 2: Why Are Fleets Buying Electric Vehicles and Why Aren’t They Buying More? – Claire Sugihara, Energy Graduate Group
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Speaker 1: Feeder-Level Grid Impacts of Light Duty EV Charging in California – Jake Highleyman, Energy Graduate Group
Speaker 2: Demand Response and the UC Davis Central Chilled Water System – Devon Schmidt, Energy Graduate Group
Watch VideoSpeaker 1: Addressing Key Challenges for Model Predictive Control Applied to HVAC Systems – Matt Ellis, Chemical Engineering
Speaker 2: Duct Losses for Variable Speed Residential HVAC Systems – Fred Meyers, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Time: 12pm to 1pm
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In this webinar, three current/recent UC Davis graduates in the energy field will share their background and internship/career experiences. There will plenty of Q&A time so please bring your questions.
Speakers:
Jean Ji – Master’s student, UC Davis Energy Graduate Group
Nick Pappas – Director of Strategic Initiatives, CalCCA
Mekdem Wright – Sustainability Consultant, Anthesis Group
Time: 10am to 11am PST
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Speaker 1: High Accuracy, Low Cost Ventilation Verification Tool for Testing and Commissioning HVAC Systems – Caton Mande, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Time: 12pm to 1pm
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Speaker 1: Indirect Evaporative Cooling for Residential Applications – Theresa Pistochini, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Speaker 2: District Energy & the Pathway to Carbon Neutrality on Campus – Joshua Morejohn, Facilities
Date: April 24, 2020
Time: 12pm to 1pm
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Speaker 1: Ground Source Heat Exchanger Experiments and Modeling – Antash Najib, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Speaker 2: Using Deep Space to Produce Power and Cooling – Jeremy Munday, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Date: 04/17/2020
Time: 12pm to 1pm
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Speaker 1: Energy Efficiency and Load Shifting through Water Demand Management – Robert Good, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency
Speaker 2: Analysis of NOx Emissions from Hybrid Heating Technologies in California – Nelson Dichter, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Date: 04/10/2020
Time: 12pm to 1pm
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Speaker 1: Legal and Policy Implications of Cities’ Natural Gas Bans – Rebecca Ruff, Policy Institute of Energy, Environment and the Economy
Speaker 2: On-Sun Characterization of Microchannel Solar Thermal Receivers–Preliminary Findings – Erfan Rasouli, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Date: 04/03/2020
Time: 12pm to 1pm
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Speaker: Morgan Pattison, Senior Technical Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy Lighting R&D Program
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 2/6/2020
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Speakers:
Nick Pappas, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Outreach, CalCCA
Sandesh Rallapalli, Sr. Manager II, Asset Digitization Strategy, Walmart
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 12/6/2019
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Rob Socolow, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/22/2019
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Rohini Bala Chandran, Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 11/18/2019
Time: 12:15pm to 1:30pm
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
Host: UC Davis Energy Exchange Webinar Series
Date: 11/21/2019
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Speaker: Meredith Fowlie, Associate Professor, UC Berkeley
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/15/2019
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Nate Lewis, Professor, California Institute of Technology
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/8/2019
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Curtis Wynn, President & CEO, Roanoke Electric Cooperative
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/01/2019
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Michael Colvin, Director of the California Energy Program, Environmental Defense Fund
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/25/2019
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Dr. Alan Meier, Adjunct Professor, UC Davis
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/18/2019
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Brian Tarroja, Assistant Professional Researcher, UC Irvine
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/11/2019
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Tony Reames, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/04/2019
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
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Host: UC Davis Energy Exchange Webinar Series
Date: 08/29/2019
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Host: UC Davis Energy Exchange Webinar Series
Date: 08/27/2019
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Host: UC Davis Energy Exchange Webinar Series
Date: 06/25/2019
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Speaker: Prabir Barooah, Associate Professor, University of Florida
Date: 06/11/2019
Time: 11:45am to 1:00pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis
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Host: UC Davis Energy Exchange Webinar Series
Date: 06/25/2019
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Speaker: Ben White, Ph.D. Candidate, Transportation Technology and Policy, UC Davis
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 05/24/2019
Time: 11:45am to 1:00pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis
Speaker 1: Siting and Integrating Hydropower Turbines within Water Distribution Systems – Celia Kitchell, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency
Speaker 2: Ground Source Heat Exchanger Modeling – Antash Najib, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 05/31/2019
Time: 11:45am to 1:00pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker 1: Assessing the Potential of Water Distribution Demand Flexibility for Accelerating California’s Energy Transition – Greg Miller, Energy Graduate Group/Center for Water-Energy Efficiency
Speaker 2: Variable Capacity Heat Pumps for Residential Systems, Including Duct System Efficiency – Caton Mande and Curtis Harrington, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 05/17/2019
Time: 11:45am to 1:00pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis
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Field Trip: California Lighting Technology Center
Speakers: Nicole Hathaway and Philip von Erberich
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 05/10/2019
Time: 11:45am to 1:00pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: 633 Pena Drive, Davis, CA
Speaker 1: TBD – Ryan Barr, Green Technology Laboratory
Speaker 2: Microchannel Heat Exchangers for Residential Applications – Erfan Rasouli, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 05/03/2019
Time: 11:45am to 1:00pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker 1: Indoor Air–What Do We Worry About and How is it Related to Energy? – Deborah Bennett, School of Medicine/Public Health Sciences
Speaker 2: Evaluation of Behavior-Based Efficiency Programs: Overview of Recent Projects and Lessons Learned – Andrew Holguin, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 04/26/2019
Time: 11:45am to 1:00pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker 1: Pow Wow Energy/Water Monitoring System – Daoyuan Wang, Russel Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility
Speaker 2: Estimating Agricultural Groundwater Extraction with Energy Data – Jon Martindill, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 04/12/2019
Time: 11:45am to 1:00pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Lorenzo Kristov, Independent Consultant
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 05/17/2019
Time: 10:15am to 11:30am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis
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Host: California Energy Commission
Date: 04/3/2019
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Speaker 1: Cow Cooling Update – Matt Stevens, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Speaker 2: Low-cost Sensors for HVAC Duct and Building Envelope Leakage Screening – Armando Casillas, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 04/05/2019
Time: 11:45am to 1:00pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis
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Host: UC Davis Energy Exchange Webinar Series
Date: 03/19/2019
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Speaker: Duzgun Agdas, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
Host: Energy and Efficiency Institute
Date: 03/06/2019
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, West Village, UC Davis
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Speakers:
Magdalena Brum, Project Engineer, kW Engineering
Jeff Gleeson, Product Manager, Google
Michael Lingenfelter, Assistant Vice President, Relationship Manager, CleanTech Corporate Banking Group, Wells Fargo
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 12/7/2018
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 215 Sage Street, Room 1104, West Village, UC Davis
Speaker: Thomas Jaramillo, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/30/2018
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
Speaker: Nancy Ryan, Partner, Energy + Environmental Economics (E3)
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/09/2018
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Drew Bohan, Executive Director, California Energy Commission
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 11/02/2018
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
Speaker: Carla Peterman, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/26/2018
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Steve Davis, Associate Professor of Earth System Science, UC Irvine
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/19/2018
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
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Speaker: Senator Nancy Skinner
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/12/2018
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: UC Davis School of Law, 400 Mrak Hall Dr., Room 1001
Speaker: Bob Foster, President, Prometheus Advisors
Host: Energy Graduate Group
Date: 10/05/2018
Time: 10:30am to 11:50am
Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
Host: New Buildings Institute
Date: 6/23/2018
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Bite 1: UC Davis Tracer Gas Airflow Measurement System
Caton Mande, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Bite 2: Aerosol Sealing in New Construction
Curtis Harrington, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
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Bite 1: Onsite Non-Potable Water Systems: Overcoming the Barriers
Amanda Rupiper, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency
Bite 2: Carbon Neutrality Initiative: Outreach and Engagement
Maria Wong, UC Davis Carbon Neutrality Initiative
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Bite 1: Improving Water and Energy Efficiency in California’s Dairy Industry
Theresa Pistochini, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Bite 2: Energy Demand Management Systems for Potable Water Systems: A Case Study
Erin Musabandesu, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency
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Bite 1: Energy Savings and Demand Management Impacts of the Water Sector on the California Electricity Grid
Soraya Manzor, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency
Bite 2: Inferring Thermal Comfort from Human Gestures
Alan Meier, Energy and Efficiency Institute
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Bite 1: Absorbent Pre-coolers/Water Battery
Jose Garcia, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Bite 2: Efficiency Improvements of Variable-Speed Residential Air-Conditioners with Ductwork
Sreenidhi Krishnamoorthy, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
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Bite 1: Evaluation of Thermal Energy Storage for Utility Grid Operators
Nelson Dichter, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Bite 2: Reducing Electricity Grid Imbalances through Energy Demand Management of Water Delivery Infrastructure
Robert Good, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
