8:30 am                 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Sayles Hall; 81 Waterman Street)

8:55 – 9:00 am      WELCOME

                               Nitin Padture, Brown University

9:00 – 9:15 am      INAUGURATION 

                               Frank Doyle, Provost, Brown University

9:15 – 10:15 am    PLENARY LECTURE

                               “The Challenges in Getting to Net-Zero Greenhouse-Gas Emissions” (Abstract)

                                Steven Chu, Stanford University

10:15 – 10:45 am  COFFEE/TEA BREAK

10:45 – 11:35 am  PANEL 1: “Closing the Carbon Cycle”

                                Moderator: Andrew Peterson, Brown University

                                Panelists: Michael Aziz, Harvard University

                                                 Curtis Berlinguette, University of British Columbia

                                                 Leah Ellis, Sublime Systems

                                                 Stafford Sheehan, Air Company                                                  

11:35 – 12:25 pm    KEYNOTE LECTURE

                                “Will the Energy Transition Drive Solar? Or, Will Solar Drive the Energy Transition?” (Abstract)

                                Sarah Kurtz, University of California, Merced

12:25 – 12:40 pm   GROUP PHOTO

12:40 – 1:30 pm     LUNCH

1:30 – 2:20 pm       PANEL 2: “Bridging the Energy-Storage Scalability Gap”

                                Moderator: Yue Qi, Brown University

                                Speaker: Esther Takeuchi, Stony Brook University

                                Panelists:  Linda Gaines, Argonne National Laboratory

                                                 Ju Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology                                               

                                                 Rana Mohtadi, Toyota Research

2:20 – 2:40 pm      COFFEE/TEA BREAK

2:40 – 3:30 pm      PANEL 3: “Sustainable Energy Entrepreneurship”

                                Moderator: Angus Kingon, Brown University

                                Panelists:   Mark Johnson, Clemson University

                                                  David McCollum, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

                                                  Libby Wayman, Breakthrough Energy Ventures

                                                  Jeff Weiss, Clean Energy Venture Group                                             

3:30 – 3:40 pm      CLOSING REMARKS

                              Tejal Desai, Dean of Engineering, Brown University

3:40 – 4:00 pm      WALK TO ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER (ERC) (345 Brook Street)

4:00 – 6:00 pm      POSTER SESSION  (Posters List) (ERC; drinks and light fare served)

6:00 pm                 END OF SYMPOSIUM

(The following event is by invitation only.)

6:00 – 6:30 pm      RECEPTION

6:30 – 7:00 pm      DINNER TALK

                              "How climate changes health - protecting people now and in the future"

                              Ashish Jha, Brown University

7:00 – 7:15 pm      Q&A

7:15 – 9:30 pm      DINNER

9:30 pm                 ADJOURN

Coming by Car 

Brown University campus is located near Interstate 95 and 195. 

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Traveling by Air 

Greater Providence's T.F. Green Airport is 10 miles south of the campus, and Boston Logan International Airport is about an hour's drive from campus. 

T.F. GREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

BOSTON LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT  

Arriving by Train 

The Providence train station is served by Amtrak, and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) which provides service between Boston and Providence. The train station is a short walk or taxi ride to campus. Multiple ride-hailing services also operate in the city. 

AMTRAK        

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Hotel Accommodations 

There is a block of rooms reserved at THE HAMPTON INN & SUITES Providence Downtown at a special Brown University rate ($149 per night plus taxes). Please make the hotel reservation before August 23, 2024 using this link.

Other hotel choices near Brown University:

ALOFT PROVIDENCE

COURTYARD PROVIDENCE DOWNTOWN  

GRADUATE PROVIDENCE 

Brown University Campus Map 

This interactive campus map highlights campus buildings, exterior spaces, departments, rooms and more.

Parking Information 

Power Street Parking Garage (Lot 68)

111 Power St, Providence, RI 02912 

Visitor pay parking is available at Power Street Parking Garage

The top level entrance is at the intersection between Thayer and Power Streets.  

Get Directions 

Walking Directions

Walking from Power Street Parking Garage to Sayles Hall (Symposium)

Approx. 9 min (0.4 mi) via Thayer St (Map)

Walking from Sayles Hall to Engineering Research Center (ERC) Hazeltine Commons (Poster Session)

Approx. 9 min (0.3 mi)  (Map)

Symposium Venue

Sayles Hall 

81 Waterman Providence, RI 02912

Poster Session Venue

Engineering Research Center (ERC) Hazeltine Commons 

345 Brook Street, Providence, RI 02906 

As part of this Symposium, there will be a poster session to showcase sustainable energy research by Brown University students and postdocs. It will be held Thursday, September 19, 2024, 4:00 to 6:00 pm in Engineering Research Center (ERC) Hazeltine Commons (light buffet dinner will be served). There will be poster prizes: First Place ($300), Second place ($150), and Third place ($75), and a few honorable mentions ($25 each).

If you are interested in presenting a poster, please use the link below to signup by August 30, 2024. Those presenting posters must also register for the Symposium itself. ISE staff member, Michelle Chan, will provide further information regarding poster preparation, etc.