Initiative for Sustainable Energy and School of Engineering jointly hosted a Poster Session at the Engineering Research Center.

Subra Suresh Symposium at the Frontiers of Technology and Society in honor of Prof. Subra Suresh has been established at Brown University through a generous endowment gift. A recent recipient of the National Medal of Science, Prof. Suresh is former Director of the National Science Foundation, and former President of Carnegie Mellon University and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). He is currently Professor-at-Large at Brown University. The symposium series, planned to be a day-long event held every two years, will cover the broad, interconnected and multidisciplinary intellectual domains of science and engineering, and the impact of scientific discoveries on technology and society.

The theme of the inaugural 2024 Symposium is “Sustainable Energy,” and it is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 2024 on the Brown University campus (in-person only) — you all are invited! The broad topics that will be covered through talks and panel discussions include: renewable energy conversion/storage, sustainable fuels/materials, and energy efficiency. Brown University Provost Francis Doyle will be on hand to inaugurate the Symposium. Several distinguished scientists and engineers will be on the program. Steven Chu (Stanford University Professor, Nobel Laureate, former U.S. Energy Secretary) will deliver the opening plenary lecture. Sarah Kurtz (UC Merced Professor, National Academy of Engineering Member) will give the keynote lecture. Ashish Jha (Dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University, former White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator) will speak at the dinner. There will be three panels: (1) “Closing the Carbon Cycle,” (2) “Bridging the Energy-Storage Scalability Gap,” and (3) “Sustainable Energy Entrepreneurship.” We are also planning a Poster Session to showcase sustainable-energy research by Brown University students and postdocs.

The Initiative for Sustainable Energy (ISE) announced Seed Research Awards for 2024-25. This represents a total investment of over $200,000 by Brown University in early-stage innovative faculty research with the potential to attract significant external funding, and have a broad impact in the area of sustainable energy.

The inaugural Initiative for Sustainable Energy (ISE) Mini-Symposium was held on Thursday, May 16, 2024. This featured two Invited Talks by our own Profs. Yue Qi and Andrew Peterson (Engineering), together with five presentations, showcasing the ISE Seed projects, by: Profs. Brian Sheldon (Engineering), Shouheng Sun (Chemistry), Brad Marston (Physics), Greg Hirth (DEEPS), and Matthias Kuehne (Physics).

Brown’s culture of collaboration serves as a catalyst for enduring, actionable solutions to today’s most pressing climate, sustainability, and equity challenges – from rising sea levels to the health effects of air pollution.

Prof. Greg Hirth, Professor and Chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the most prestigious honor societies.

The Initiative for Sustainable Energy (ISE) is pleased to announce the continuation of the Seed Funding Program, and solicits internal seed-project proposals in areas related to the three research thrusts of the ISE: renewable energy, sustainable fuels/materials, and energy efficiency.