The Mini-Symposium was well-attended, and it will become a recurring annual event in the future.
Initiative for Sustainable Energy (ISE) held the inaugural Mini-Symposium on May 16, 2024
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).
Prof. Nitin Padture gave the opening remark for ISE Mini-Symposium
Invited Talk: Yue Qi “Bridging the Gap between Quantum Mechanics & Battery Design”
ISE Seed PI: Brian Sheldon “Blocking Li Metal Dendrites with Piezoelectric Solid Polymer Electrolytes”
ISE Seed PI: Shouheng Sun “Rigid-Rod Polymer to Block Dendrite Penetration in Batteries”
Invited Talk: Andrew Peterson “Reactions at Electrified Interfaces, and Their Role in the Energy Transition”
ISE Seed Co-PI: Kenneth Breuer “Progress Towards the Direct Statistical Simulation of Turbulence Around Wind Turbines”
ISE Seed PI: Brad Marston“Progress Towards the Direct Statistical Simulation of Turbulence Around Wind Turbines”
ISE Seed PI: Greg Hirth “Characterization of Rock Properties to Maximize the Potential Efficiency of Carbon Capture and Storage”
ISE Seed PI: Matthias Kuehne "Osmotic Energy Conversion in Nanofluidic Arrays of Hexagonal Boron Nitride"
ISE Mini-Symposium Lunch at Barus & Holley Lobby