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2011-12 Seminars

The Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center sponsors a weekly seminar series in the EPP conference room (Baker Hall 129). These seminars provide an informal means of presenting research, listening to outside speakers, and learning about the electricity industry. Upcoming and past seminar speakers and topics are listed below. When possible the slides for the talk are also available.

If you plan on attending a seminar, please contact Adam Loucks (aloucks@andrew.cmu.edu), so we can order sufficient food for lunch.

If you would like to give a seminar, or have a good idea for a seminar topic, please contact Jay Apt (apt@cmu.edu or 412-268-3003).

Date/Day/Time Location Speaker Title
NEW DATE
Wednesday
3/21/12
Noon
EPP
Conference
Room
Dr. Mark Handschy
Partner
Enduring Energy, LLC
"Atmospheric Turbulence and Geographic Diversity in Wind-Powered Electricity Generation"
Wednesday
1/18/12
Noon
EPP
Conference
Room
Dr. Deniz Ozkan
Project Coordinator
Atlantic Wind Connection
"Importance of an Integrated System Design in Offshore Wind Projects "
NEW DATE
Wednesday
12/14/11
Noon
EPP
Conference
Room
Michael Schwartz
CEO
New Wave Energy Capital Partners
"A Framework for Sustainable Clean Energy Investment: Key Elements of a Federal Clean Energy Standard"
Wednesday
10/26/11
Noon
EPP Conference Room Kim Pizzingrilli
Government Relations Professional
Harrisburg Government Relations Center

John Povilaitis
Shareholder
Harrisburg Government Relations Center
"An Overview of the Public Utility Commission and the State of Energy Policy in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"
Wednesday
10/12/11
Noon
EPP
Conference
Room
Meredith L. Fowlie
University of California at Berkeley
"Designing Markets for Pollution When Damages Vary Across Sources : Evidence from the NOx Budget Program"
Wednesday
9/28/11
Noon
EPP
Conference
Room
Ye Li
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
"Offshore Renewables"
Wednesday
9/14/11
Noon
EPP Conference Room Nels Johnson
Deputy State Director, Pennsylvania Chapter
The Nature Conservancy
"Habitat Impacts and Conservation Opportunities From Energy Development in the Central Appalachians"
Wednesday
8/31/11
Noon
EPP
Conference Room
Stephen McLaughlin
Penn State University
 "Multi-Vendor Penetration Testing in the Advanced Metering Infrastructure: Challenges for Regulation."

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