UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The EMS Energy Institute has finalized its list of spring speakers for the Energy Exchange seminar series. The series will kick off with Phillip Savage, department head in Chemical Engineering. Other speakers include representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, Volvo Group and Battelle. All seminars are from 10 to 11 a.m. in C213 Coal Utilization Laboratory at the EMS Energy Institute. Seminars are open to everyone.
-- Jan. 21, "Under Pressure and in Hot Water - Liquid Fuels from Algae"Phillip Savage, department head, Chemical Engineering, Penn State
-- Feb. 18, "Energy and Steel: A Life Cycle Assessment Perspective"Brandie Sebastian, Steel Recycling Institute
-- March 4, "Energy Policy"William Hederman, deputy director for systems integration and senior adviser to the secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
-- March 18, "EPA Green House Gas Regulations for Heavy-Duty Vehicles"Sam Mclaughlin, external relations manager, Volvo Group
-- April 1, "Prospects for Gas-Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs"Derek Elsworth, professor, Energy and Mineral Engineering, Penn State
-- April 8, "Advances in Conversion of Coal and Biomass to Jet Fuel"Satya Chauhan, senior program manager, Battelle
-- April 15, "Computational Modeling of Coupled Multiphase Flow and Geomechanics to Study Fault Slip and Induced Seismicity"Ruben Juanes, associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Energy Exchange is a seminar series hosted by the EMS Energy Institute as part of its outreach mission and co-sponsored by the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment. The seminars focus on highly relevant energy topics especially in the area of fossil fuels. For more information, visit the Energy Exchange Website.