CEDM Seminar Archive
2024
31 January — Pathways and Policies for Cement Decarbonization
Date: 31 January 2024
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 and via Zoom
Speaker: Lauren Kubiak
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14 February — Capacity Market Reforms in ISO New England
Date: 14 February 2024
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 and via Zoom
Speaker: Tongxin Zheng
22 February — Robust System Modeling to Improve Resiliency of Next-generation Cyber-Physical Infrastructure
Date: 22 February 2024
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 and via Zoom
Speaker: Shimiao Li
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2023
15 February — Is China on a path to carbon neutrality by 2060?
1 March — Paleoecology, Climate Change, and Conservation
6 April — Tackling the Grand Challenges in the Energy Industry: A Roadmap for Future Research and Innovation
12 April — Cellulosic Biofuel 2.0
19 April — Decarbonizing industry with computationally-derived, 3D-printed absorption columns
Date: 15 February 2023
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 and via Zoom
Speaker: Valerie Karplus
1 March — Paleoecology, Climate Change, and Conservation
Date: 1 March 2023
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 and via Zoom
Speaker: Cathy Whitlock
Topic: Paleoecology, Climate Change, and Conservation
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6 April — Tackling the Grand Challenges in the Energy Industry: A Roadmap for Future Research and Innovation
Date: 6 April 2023
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 and via Zoom
Speaker: Seyed Madaeni
Topic: Tackling the Grand Challenges in the Energy Industry: A Roadmap for Future Research and Innovation
12 April — Cellulosic Biofuel 2.0
Date: 12 April 2023
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 and via Zoom
Speaker: Lee Lynd
Topic: Cellulosic Biofuel 2.0
19 April — Decarbonizing industry with computationally-derived, 3D-printed absorption columns
Date: 19 April 2023
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 and via Zoom
Speaker: Grigorios Panagakos
Topic: Decarbonizing industry with computationally-derived, 3D-printed absorption columns
2022
14 September Jeff Dagle ZOOM
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Title: What can rebuilding the Puerto Rico power system teach us about resilience?
21 September Phil Jones ZOOM
Executive Director, Alliance for Transportation Electrification (ATE)
Topic: transmission and distribution co-simulation, issues related to the integration of large quantities of DERs, situational awareness, or some similar topic(s)
12 October Duncan Callaway ZOOM
Associate Professor of Energy and Resources, LBNL
Topic: the integration of inverter-based distributed resources, power system reliability or other recent work
26 October Jennifer Morris ZOOM
Principal Research Scientist, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change and the MIT Energy Initiative
Topic: the implications of policy design and socioeconomic uncertainties for energy transitions.
2 November Jennifer Wilcox ZOOM
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, DOE
Title: “The Role of Carbon Capture in Meeting Net-Zero Carbon Goals”
9 November, Paul Hines In person
VP, Power Systems, EnergyHub
Topic: Packetized Energy
16 November Chris Frey In person
EPA Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
7 December Don Falk ZOOM
Professor, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona
Topic: Wildfire history, ecology, forest recovery and resilience in the face of ongoing climate change
2021
16 February — Designing and using qualitative scenarios to address climate change and other complex problems in science, technology and public policy
23 February — Sea level rise from melting ice in Greenland and Antarctica: causes, impacts and solutions
2 March — Climate policy in four dimensions: what role for solar geoengineering?
8 March — The role of hydrogen in future low-carbon energy systems – insights from systems modeling
15 March — Climate Change and Extreme Summer Weather Events
17 March — Powering Decarbonization: Strategies to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions in the Electric Sector and Beyond
22 March — Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions
20 April — Large Scale Water Electrolysis and Approaching Fossil Parity
27 April — Reliable Decarbonized U.S. Electricity Systems
20 September — Sustainable Solutions and Policies to Decarbonize the Freight Rail
4 October — Carbon Management: Where the Puck is Going
18 October — Water and Electricity Infrastructure Coordination for Affordable, Decarbonized, & Resilient Water Supply
1 November — Hurricanes and Climate Change
17 November — Quantities with Prices: Price-Responsive Supply of Emissions Allowances in Cap-and-Trade Programs
6 December — Realizing Biden’s Electricity Decarbonization Goals: Policy Options, Potential Outcomes and Political and Legal Challenges
Date: 16 February 2021
Time: 12:00pm EST
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Vanessa Schweizer
Topic: Designing and using qualitative scenarios to address climate change and other complex problems in science, technology and public policy.
23 February — Sea level rise from melting ice in Greenland and Antarctica: causes, impacts and solutions
Date: 23 February 2021
Time: 12:00pm EST
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Eric Rignot
Topic: Sea level rise from melting ice in Greenland and Antarctica: causes, impacts and solutions
2 March — Climate policy in four dimensions: what role for solar geoengineering?
Date: 2 March 2021
Time: 12:00pm EST
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. David Keith
Topic: Climate policy in four dimensions: what role for solar geoengineering?
8 March — The role of hydrogen in future low-carbon energy systems – insights from systems modeling
Date: 8 March 2021
Time: 12:00pm EST
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Dharik S. Mallapragada
Topic: The role of hydrogen in future low-carbon energy systems – insights from systems modelin
15 March — Climate Change and Extreme Summer Weather Events
Date: 15 March 2021
Time: 12:00pm EST
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Michael Mann
Topic: Climate Change and Extreme Summer Weather Events
17 March — Powering Decarbonization: Strategies to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions in the Electric Sector and Beyond
Date: 17 March 2021
Time: 12:00pm EST
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. John Bistline
Topic: Powering Decarbonization: Strategies to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions in the Electric Sector and Beyond
22 March — Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions
Date: 22 March 2021
Time: 12:00pm EST
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Chris Hendrickson
Topic: Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions
20 April — Large Scale Water Electrolysis and Approaching Fossil Parity
Date: 20 April 2021
Time: 12:00pm EST
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Kathy Ayers, PhD
Topic: Large Scale Water Electrolysis and Approaching Fossil Parity
27 April — Reliable Decarbonized U.S. Electricity Systems
Date: 27 April 2021
Time: 12:00pm EST
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Prof. Nathan S. Lewis
Topic: Reliable Decarbonized U.S. Electricity Systems
20 September — Sustainable Solutions and Policies to Decarbonize the Freight Rail
Date: 20 September 2021
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 & via Zoom
Speaker: John Lovenburg
Topic: Sustainable Solutions and Policies to Decarbonize the Freight Rail
4 October — Carbon Management: Where the Puck is Going
Date: 04 October 2021
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 & via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Julio Friedmann
Topic: Carbon Management: Where the Puck is Going
18 October — Water and Electricity Infrastructure Coordination for Affordable, Decarbonized, & Resilient Water Supply
Date: 18 October 2021
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 & via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Meagan Mauter
Topic: Water and Electricity Infrastructure Coordination for Affordable, Decarbonized, & Resilient Water Supply
1 November — Hurricanes and Climate Change
Date: 1 November 2021
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 & via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Kerry Emanuel
Topic: Hurricanes and Climate Change
17 November — Quantities with Prices: Price-Responsive Supply of Emissions Allowances in Cap-and-Trade Programs
Date: 17 November 2021
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 & via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Dallas Burtraw
Topic: Quantities with Prices: Price-Responsive Supply of Emissions Allowances in Cap-and-Trade Programs
6 December — Realizing Biden’s Electricity Decarbonization Goals: Policy Options, Potential Outcomes and Political and Legal Challenges
Date: 6 December 2021
Time: 12:00pm ET
Location: Wean Hall 3701 & via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Karen Palmer
Topic: Realizing Biden’s Electricity Decarbonization Goals: Policy Options, Potential Outcomes and Political and Legal Challenges
2020
6 April — Publishing with Nature: A Climate Science Perspective
20 April — Eliciting Improved Quantitative Judgements and Uncertainty From Experts For Decision Analysis (The IDEA Protocol)
19 October — Wildland fire emissions and smoke: Development of spatial tools and products for carbon cycle and climate research and applications
27 October — How effective is carbon dioxide removal at reversing global warming?
Date: 6 April 2020
Time: 12:00pm
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Michael White
Topic: Publishing with Nature: A Climate Science Perspective
20 April — Eliciting Improved Quantitative Judgements and Uncertainty From Experts For Decision Analysis (The IDEA Protocol)
Date: 20 April 2020
Time: 12:00pm
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Victoria Hemming
Topic: Eliciting Improved Quantitative Judgements and Uncertainty From Experts For Decision Analysis (The IDEA Protocol)
19 October — Wildland fire emissions and smoke: Development of spatial tools and products for carbon cycle and climate research and applications
Date: 19 October 2020
Time: 12:00pm
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Nancy French
Topic: Wildland fire emissions and smoke: Development of spatial tools and products for carbon cycle and climate research and applications
27 October — How effective is carbon dioxide removal at reversing global warming?
Date: 27 October 2020
Time: 12:00pm
Location: via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Kirsten Zickfeld
Topic: How effective is carbon dioxide removal at reversing global warming?
2019
18 January – Decarbonizing the energy system: analyzing the next wave of interventions
1 March – The Local Environmental Costs and Economic Benefits of India’s Coal-Fired Power Plants
8 April – Machine Learning for Solar Forecasting in the National Grid ESO
15 April – How might automated vehicles affect energy use and emissions?
9 September – Is your grid ready? The convergence of renewables, energy storage, and electric vehicles!
14 October — Near miss: The importance of the natural atmospheric CO2 concentration to human historical evolution
9 December — Induced and Triggered Seismicity: Fundamentals, New Observations and Challenges
Date: 18 January 2019
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Ahmed Abdulla
Topic: Decarbonizing the energy system: analyzing the next wave of interventions
1 March – The Local Environmental Costs and Economic Benefits of India’s Coal-Fired Power Plants
Date: 1 March 2019
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129, Conference Room
Speaker: Teevrat Garg
Topic: The Local Environmental Costs and Economic Benefits of India’s Coal-Fired Power Plants
8 April – Machine Learning for Solar Forecasting in the National Grid ESO
Date: 8 April 2019
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Wean Hall 3701
Speaker: James Kelloway
Topic: Machine Learning for Solar Forecasting in the National Grid ESO
15 April – How might automated vehicles affect energy use and emissions?
Date: 15 April 2019
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129, Conference Room
Speaker: Don MacKenzie
Topic: How might automated vehicles affect energy use and emissions?
9 September – Is your grid ready? The convergence of renewables, energy storage, and electric vehicles!
Date: 9 September 2019
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129, Conference Room
Speaker: Dr. Jud Virden
Topic: Is your grid ready? The convergence of renewables, energy storage, and electric vehicles!
14 October — Near miss: The importance of the natural atmospheric CO2 concentration to human historical evolution
Date: 14 October 2019
Time: 12:30pm
Location: Baker Hall 129, Conference Room
Speaker: Dr. David Archer
Topic: Near miss: The importance of the natural atmospheric CO2 concentration to human historical evolution
9 December — Induced and Triggered Seismicity: Fundamentals, New Observations and Challenges
Date: 9 December 2019
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129, Conference Room
Speaker: Dr. William Harbert
Topic: Induced and Triggered Seismicity: Fundamentals, New Observations and Challenges
2018
19 February – The Role of Natural Gas in a Climate Constrained World
20 February – Flexible water supply infrastructure planning under uncertainty: Learning and adapting for resilience
5 March – Simple idealized models to understand basic properties of complex energy and economic systems
26 March – Bringing EPP to Capitol Hill
2 April – Carbon Capture and Reliable Storage
9 April – Setting a Trillion Dollar Policy Agenda: Challenges and Opportunities for Resilient Infrastructure Design and Finance
23 April – Staging Markets: The Local Politics of Emissions Trading in China
7 May – Fingerprinting the Climate System
24 May – The Editorial Process at Nature Research
10 September – Modeling US Energy Futures Under Uncertainty
1 October – Electricity Consumption Rebound Effects of Residential Solar Panel Adopters
3 October – WattTime: the “deep tech” nonprofit that’s rapidly eliminating the carbon footprint of entire industries
22 October – The Past as Prologue: Learning from the Climate Changes in Past Centuries
29 October – A simple generator dispatch method for stimulating marginal emissions factors and least-emissions dispatch for the US power sector
19 November – Promoting Electric Vehicles in Poland
Date: 19 February 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Arvind P. Ravikumar
Topic: The Role of Natural Gas in a Climate Constrained World
20 February – Flexible water supply infrastructure planning under uncertainty: Learning and adapting for resilience
Date: 20 February 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Wean Hall 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: Sarah Fletcher
Topic: Flexible water supply infrastructure planning under uncertainty: Learning and adapting for resilience
5 March – Simple idealized models to understand basic properties of complex energy and economic systems
Date: 5 March 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Ken Caldeira
Topic: Simple idealized models to understand basic properties of complex energy and economic systems
26 March – Bringing EPP to Capitol Hill
Date: 26 March 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Long Lam and Shuchi Talati
Topic: Bringing EPP to Capitol Hill
2 April – Carbon Capture and Reliable Storage
Date: 2 April 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Jennifer Wilcox
Topic: Carbon Capture and Reliable Storage
9 April – Setting a Trillion Dollar Policy Agenda: Challenges and Opportunities for Resilient Infrastructure Design and Finance
Date: 9 April 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Shalini Vajjhala
Topic: Setting a Trillion Dollar Policy Agenda: Challenges and Opportunities for Resilient Infrastructure Design and Finance
23 April – Staging Markets: The Local Politics of Emissions Trading in China
Date: 23 April 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Iza Ding
Topic: Staging Markets: The Local Politics of Emissions Trading in China
7 May – Fingerprinting the Climate System
Date: 7 May 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Ben Santer
Topic: Fingerprinting the Climate System
24 May – The Editorial Process at Nature Research
Date: 24 May 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Singleton Room
Speaker: Jenn Richler
Topic: The Editorial Process at Nature Research
10 September – Modeling US Energy Futures Under Uncertainty
Date: 10 September 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129, Conference Room
Speaker: Joe DeCarolis
Topic: Modeling US Energy Futures Under Uncertainty
1 October – Electricity Consumption Rebound Effects of Residential Solar Panel Adopters
Date: 1 October 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129, Conference Room
Speaker: Lucy Qiu
Topic: Electricity consumption rebound effects of residential solar panel adopters
3 October – WattTime: the “deep tech” nonprofit that’s rapidly eliminating the carbon footprint of entire industries
Date: 3 October 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Gavin McCormick
Topic: WattTime: the “deep tech” nonprofit that’s rapidly eliminating the carbon footprint of entire industries
22 October – The Past as Prologue: Learning from the Climate Changes in Past Centuries
Date: 22 October 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Marquis Conference Room, Scott Hall 5201
Speaker: Michael Mann
Topic: The Past as Prologue: Learning from the Climate Changes in Past Centuries
29 October – A simple generator dispatch method for stimulating marginal emissions factors and least-emissions dispatch for the US power sector
Date: 29 October
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Thomas Deetjen
Topic: A simple generator dispatch method for stimulating marginal emissions factors and least-emissions dispatch for the US power sector
19 November – Promoting Electric Vehicles in Poland
Date: 19 November 2018
Time: 10:00am
Location: Baker Hall 129
Speaker: Marcin Korolec
Topic: Promoting Electric Vehicles in Poland
2017
20 January — “Annual Fleet Fuel Study”
Date: 20 January 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Michael Roeth
Topic: Annual Fleet Fuel Study
30 January 2017 – “Four energy systems analyses: cement, trade in air pollution deaths, super-polluting units, and the geophysical reliability of renewables”
Date: 30 January 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Steve Davis
Topic: Four energy systems analyses: cement, trade in air pollution deaths, super-polluting units, and the geophysical reliability of renewables
13 February 2017 – “An analysis of technology differences in innovation patterns and its implications for low-carbon policy design”
Date: 13 February 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Tobais Schmidt
Topic: An analysis of technology differences in innovation patterns and its implications for low-carbon policy design
20 February – “Finding Common Ground When Experts Disagree: An Application to Publicly Funded Energy Technology R&D Portfolios”
Date: 20 February 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Erin Baker
Topic: Finding Common Ground When Experts Disagree: An Application to Publicly Funded Energy Technology R&D Portfolios
22 February – The WIS:dom Optimization Model And Atmospheric Science To Inform Future Energy Pathways
Date: 22 February 2017
Time: 12:30pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Christopher Clack
Topic: The WIS:dom Optimization Model And Atmospheric Science To Inform Future Energy Pathways
3 March - “Viability of Using in Hydrocarbon Depleted Fractured Shale Formations for Geologic CO2 Storage”
Date: 3 March 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Jeff Bielicki
Topic: Viability of Using in Hydrocarbon Depleted Fractured Shale Formations for Geologic CO2 Storage
16 March – “Understanding the Value of Distributed Energy Resources: New Methods and Insights for Electricity Economics, Planning, and Operations”
Date: 16 March 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Jesse Jenkins
Topic: Understanding the Value of Distributed Energy Resources: New Methods and Insights for Electricity Economics, Planning, and Operations
20 March – “Cross-validation of structured expert judgment: data from 2006-2015” – Roger Cooke
Date: 20 March 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Roger Cooke
Topic: Cross-validation of structured expert judgment: data from 2006-2015
6 April – “Climate, Air Quality and Health Implications of China’s Energy Future” – Denise Mauzerall
Date: 6 April 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Marquis Room, Scott Hall
Speaker: Denise Mauzerall
Topic: Climate, Air Quality and Health Implications of China’s Energy Future
17 April – “Energy and Environment Science Policy Analysis at the IDA Science and Technology Institute”
Date: 17 April 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Science and Technology Policy Institute
Topic: Energy and Environment Science Policy Analysis at the IDA Science and Technology Institute
8 May – “Incentivizing electric vehicles in the United States”
Date: 8 May 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Alan Jenn
Topic: Incentivizing electric vehicles in the United States
25 September – “The Perception of Daily Temperatures as Evidence of Global Warming & Public Perception and Communication of Scientific Uncertainty”
Date: 25 September 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Prof. Stephen Broomell
Topic: The Perception of Daily Temperatures as Evidence of Global Warming & Public Perception and Communication of Scientific Uncertainty
6 October – “Addressing Global Mortality From Fine Particle Air Pollution”
Date: 6 October 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Joshua Apte
Topic: Addressing Global Mortality From Fine Particle Air Pollution
2 October – “Power System of the Future: Advancing Sustainability for the Electric Power Industry”
Date: 2 October 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Morgan Scott
Topic: Power System of the Future: Advancing Sustainability for the Electric Power Industry
16 October – “Climate and Energy Decision-Making – Getting to Yes on BU’s Climate Action Plan”
Date: 16 October 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Anthony Janetos
Topic: Climate and Energy Decision-Making – Getting to Yes on BU’s Climate Action Plan
27 October – “Distributed resources shift paradigms on how we design, plan, and operate power systems: an application of the GAP model”
Date: 27 October 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Juan Pablo Carvallo
Topic: Distributed resources shift paradigms on how we design, plan, and operate power systems: an application of the GAP model
2016
CEDM Seminar – Steven Rose – 2/8/16 @ 2:00pm
Date: 2/8/16
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Steven Rose
Topic: Spatial Economic and Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Optimal Siting of Wind Power Plants
CEDM Seminar – Elaine Ulrich – 2/22/16 @ 12:00pm
Date: 2/22/16
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Wean Hall 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: Elaine Ulrich
Topic: Spatial Economic and Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Optimal Siting of Wind Power Plants
CEDM Seminar – Richard Alley – 4/1/16 @ 12:00pm
Date: 4/1/16
Time: 12:00pm
Location: 340 Tepper – Grand Room
Speaker: Richard Alley
Topic: Slip Slidin’ Away: Ice Sheets and Sea-Level Rise
CEDM Seminar – Tony Roulstone – 4/19/16 @ 10:30am
Date: 4/19/16
Time: 10:30am
Location: Wean Hall 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: Tony Roulstone
Topic: Engineering factors that drive SMR economics
“Electoral Backlash Against Climate Policy: A Natural Experiment on Retrospective Voting and Local Resistance to Public Policy” – Leah Stokes – 5/2/16
Date: 5/2/16
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Wean Hall 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: Leah Stokes
Topic: Electoral Backlash Against Climate Policy: A Natural Experiment on Retrospective Voting and Local Resistance to Public Policy
“Assessment in a changing climate: IPCC AR5 and beyond” – Katharine Mach – 5/6/16
Date: 5/6/16
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Wean Hall 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: Katharine Mach
Topic: Assessment in a changing climate: IPCC AR5 and beyond
“Thermal Hydrogen: An Emissions Free Hydrocarbon Economy” – Jared Moore – 9/26/16
Date: 26 September 2016
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Wean Hall 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: Jared Moore
Topic: Thermal Hydrogen: An Emissions Free Hydrocarbon Economy
“Measuring a fair and ambitious climate agreement using cumulative emissions” – Glen Peters – 10/18/16
Date: 18 October 2016
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Wean Hall 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: Glen Peters
Topic: Measuring a fair and ambitious climate agreement using cumulative emissions
“Spatial distribution and health impacts of pollution from electricity generation” – Juan Moreno Cruz – 11/28/16
Date: 28 November 2016
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Juan Moreno Cruz
Topic: Spatial distribution and health impacts of pollution from electricity generation
“Can role-play with interactive models enhance climate knowledge, affect and intent to act?” – John Sterman – 11/29/16
Date: 29 November 2016
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Wean 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: John Sterman
Topic: Can role-play with interactive models enhance climate knowledge, affect and intent to act?
2015
CEDM Seminar – Elizabeth Wilson – 1/26/2015 @ Noon
Date: 1/26/2015
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Elizabeth Wilson
Topic: Making Electric Futures
CEDM Seminar – Rick Larrick – 2/2/2015 @ Noon
Date: 2/2/2015
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Rick Larrick
Topic: Designing Better Energy Metrics for Consumers
CEDM Seminar – Raul Pacheco-Vego – 2/3/2015 @ 3:30 PM
Date: 2/3/2015
Time: 3:30
Location: Wean Hall 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: Raul Pacheco-Vego
Topic: Analyzing conflict dynamics between waste pickers and municipal governments in Mexico and Spain.
CEDM Seminar – Austin Brown – 2/16/2015 @ Noon
Date: 2/16/2015
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Austin Brown
Topic: Possible Energy Impacts of Vehicle Automation
CEDM Seminar – Gregory Nemet – 3/16/2015 @ Noon
Date: 3/16/2015
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Gregory Nemet
Topic: Pricing of installed solar PV systems in the U.S. 2000-2013
CEDM Seminar – Rob Axtell – 3/30/2015 @ Noon
Date: 3/30/2015
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Rob Axtell
Topic: Pathologies of Integrated Assessments of Climate Change and What Can Be Done to Fix Them
CEDM Seminar – Sonia Yeh – 4/13/2015 @ Noon
Date: 4/13/2015
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Sonia Yeh
Topic: Modeling to Support California’s Climate Policy
CEDM Seminar – Nick Muller – 10/5/2015 @ Noon
Date: 10/5/2015
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Wean Hall 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: Nick Muller
Topic: Implications of external costs for measures of output, growth, and policy analysis
CEDM Seminar – Evelina Trutnevyte – 10/12/2015 @ Noon
Date: 10/12/2015
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Wean Hall 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: Evelina Trutnevyte
Topic: Does cost optimization approximate the real-world energy transition?
CEDM Seminar – Reinhard Madlener – 10/28/15 @ 1:00pm
*Seminar has been moved to 1:00pm*
Date: 10/28/2015
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Reinhard Madlener
Topic: Spatial Economic and Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Optimal Siting of Wind Power Plants
2014
CEDM Seminar – Yuvraj Agarwal – 1/27 @ Noon
Date: 1/27/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Yuvraj Agarwal
Topic: Green Computing: Energy Efficiency at Multiple Scales
CEDM Seminar – Emily Fisher – 2/10 @ Noon
Date: 2/10/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Wean Hall 3701 Conference Room
Speaker: Emily Fisher
Topic: Congestion Measures for Organized Markets in the U.S.
CEDM Seminar – Joshuah Stolaroff – 2/12 @ Noon
Date: 2/12/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Joshuah Stolaroff
Topic: Enzymes for Energy: Why we new energy technologies and how biology can help
CEDM Seminar – Gabriela Hug – 2/24 @ Noon
Date: 2/24/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Gabriela Hug
Topic: Towards a Self-Managing and Sustainable Power Grid enabled by Distributed Decision Making
CEDM Seminar – Adam Brandt – 3/31 @ Noon
Date: 3/31/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Adam Brandt
Topic: Methane emissions for North American natural gas systems: The state of the science
CEDM Seminar – David Keith – 4/2 @ 3:00 PM
Date: 4/2/2014
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: David Keith
Topic: The Risks and Efficacy of Solar Geoengineering
CEDM Seminar – Gabrielle Wong-Parodi – 4/14 @ Noon
Date: 4/14/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Gabrielle Wong-Parodi
Topic: Influences of symbolic and practical cues on climate change decisions
CEDM Seminar – Trudy E. Bell – 4/22 @ Noon
Date: 4/22/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Trudy E. Bell
Topic: Extreme Weather and Today’s Engineered Infrastructure: Lessons from the Great Easter 1913 Flood
CEDM Seminar – Peter Adams – 9/8 @ Noon
Date: 9/8/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Peter Adams
Topic: Crash Course in Air Pollution for Policy Analysts
CEDM Seminar – Joe Aldy – 10/6 @ Noon
Date: 10/6/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Joe Aldy
Topic: Climate Reparations or Redistribution
CEDM Seminar – William Chernicoff – 10/27 @ Noon
Date: 10/27/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Bill Chernicoff
Topic: Challenges Faced by the Alternative Fuels Industry
CEDM Seminar – Francisco de la Chesnaye – 11/3 @ Noon
Date: 11/3/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Francisco de la Chesnaye
Topic: Modeling Work on the Impact of Renewables on Flexible Operations of Base Load Units
CEDM Seminar – Jennie Rheuban – 11/10 @ Noon
Date: 11/10/2014
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Jennie Rheuban
Topic: Policy Efforts in the S.E. Massachusetts Area Related to Global Climate Change
2013
CEDM Seminar: Alex Davis – Date: 1/8/2013 – Topic: The Problems of Predicting Participation in Energy Efficiency Programs
Date: 1/8/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Alex Davis
Topic: The Problems of Predicting Participation in Energy Efficiency Programs
CEDM Seminar: Bob Kopp – Date: 1/14/2013 – Topic: Interpreting the noisy historical and geological records of sea level change: What can the past tell us about the future?
Date: 1/14/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Bob Kopp
Topic: Interpreting the noisy historical and geological records of sea level change: What can the past tell us about the future?
CEDM Seminar: Rob Lempert – Date: 2/12/2013 – Topic: Robust Decision Making: Approach and Applications
Date: 2/12/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Rob Lempert
Topic: Robust Decision Making: Approach and Applications
CEDM Seminar: Klaus Keller – Date: 2/13/2013 – Topic: The Network for Sustainable Climate Risk Management (SCRiM): An Overview
Date: 2/13/2013
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Klaus Keller
Topic: The Network for Sustainable Climate Risk Management (SCRiM): An Overview
CEDM Seminar: Kenneth Gillingham – Date: 2/18/2013 – Topic: Sorting on Anticipated Driving and the Consumer Response to Gasoline Price Changes
Date: 2/18/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Kenneth Gillingham
Topic: Sorting on Anticipated Driving and the Consumer Response to Gasoline Price Changes
CEDM Joint Seminar with EPP: Karolina Safarzynska – Date: 2/25/2013 – Topic “Transitions to sustainable development”
Date: 2/25/2013
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Karolina Safarzynska
Topic: “Transitions to sustainable development”
CEDM Seminar: Aimee Curtright – Date: 3/4/2013 – Topic: “Estimation of regional air-quality damages from Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania”
Date: 3/4/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Aimee Curtright
Topic: ‘Estimation of regional air-quality damages from Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania”
CEDM Joint Seminar with GDI: Christine Shoemaker – March 22 @ noon
Date: 3/22/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Wean 3701
Speaker: Christine Shoemaker
Topic: “Application of New Surrogate Algorithms for Global Optimization for Computationally Expensive Simulation Models with Application to Multi-Phase Subsurface Flow Management and Global Climate Models”
CEDM Joint Seminar with VEG Group: David Green – April 8 @ noon
Date: 4/8/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: David Green
Topic: Seminar 1 (12:00 pm) “Overview of the NRC Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels Study”
Topic: Seminar 2 (1:00 pm) “Behavioral Economics and the Energy Paradox: Survey Evidence for 3-Year Payback Periods for Fuel Economy”
CEDM Joint Seminar with VEG Group: Zhenhong Lin – April 9 @ noon
Date: 4/9/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Zhenhong Lin
Topic: “Modeling Market Acceptance of Plug-in Electric Vehicles”
CEDM Seminar: Richard L. Smith – April 15 @ noon
Date: 4/15/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Richard L. Smith
Topic: Influence of Climate Change on Extreme Weather Events
CEDM Seminar: Eric Williams – September 16 @ noon
Date: 9/16/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Eric Williams
Topic: “Using experience and market curves to inform energy technology subsidy policy”
CEDM Seminar: Elke U. Weber – October 14 @ noon
Date: 10/14/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Elke U. Weber
Topic: The Psychology of Preference Construction: Implications for Environmental Policy
CEDM Seminar – Kevin Gallagher – 11/25 @ noon
Date: 11/25/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Kevin Gallagher
Topic: Quantifying the Promise of Li-Air Batteries for Electric Vehicles
CEDM Seminar – Noelle Eckley Selin – December 2 @ noon
Date: 12/2/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Noelle Eckley Selin
Topic: Tracking Toxic Air Pollutants from Emissions to Impacts
CEDM Seminar: Chris Strager – December 9 @ noon
Date: 12/9/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Chris Strager
Topic: Weather Ready Nation
CEDM Seminar – Michael Blackhurst – 12/16 @ noon
Date: 12/16/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Michael Blackhurst
Topic: Consistent Residential Efficiency Improvements Across End-Uses Theoretical and Empirical Insights
2012
CEDM Seminar: Gabrielle Wong-Parodi – Date: 1/17/2012 – Topic: Engaging with the Public on Controversial Energy Technologies
Date: 01/17/2012
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Gabrielle Wong-Parodi
Topic: Engaging with the Public on Controverisal Energy Technologies
CEDM Seminar: Dave Calkin (Via videoconference) – Date: 2/7/2012 – Topic: Risk Preferences and Probability Weighting in Wildfire Decision-Making: A Choice Experiment of US Federal Wildfire Managers
Date: 2/7/2012
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Dave Calkin (Via videoconference)
Topic: Risk Preferences and Probability Weighting in Wildfire Decision-Making: A Choice Experiment of US Federal Wildfire Managers
CEDM Seminar: Shui Bin – Date: 2/28/2012 – Topic: Third Parties in the Implementation of Building Energy Codes in China
Date: 2/28/2012
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Shui Bin
Topic: Third Parties in the Implementation of Building Energy Codes in China
CEDM Seminar: Joseph DeCarolis – Date: 3/19/2012 – Topic: Modeling for Insight with an Energy Economy
Date: 3/19/2012
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Joseph DeCarolis
Topic: Modeling for Insight with an Energy Economy
CEDM Seminar: Dr. Liz Moyer – Date: 4/9/2012 – Topic: Capturing Climate Change for Policy Analysis
Date: 4/9/2012
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Dr. Liz Moyer
Topic: Capturing Climate Change for Policy Analysis
CEDM Seminar: Dr. Mort Webster – Date: 4/17/2012 – Topic: An Approximate Dynamic Programming Framework for Global Climate Decisions Under Uncertainty
Date: 4/17/2012
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Dr. Mort Webster
Topic: An Approximate Dynamic Programming Framework for Global Climate Decisions Under Uncertainty
CEDM Seminar: Dr. Jordan Fischbach – Date: 4/24/2012 – Topic: Applying the Coastal Louisiana Risk Assessment (CLARA) Model to Support Louisiana’s 2012 Coastal Master Plan
Date: 4/24/2012
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Dr. Jordan Fischbach
Topic: Applying the Coastal Louisiana Risk Assessment (CLARA) Model to Support Louisiana’s 2012 Coastal Master Plan
CEDM Seminar: Jim Skea – Date: 8/10/2012 – Topic: Energy and Climate Policies in the UK and Europe
Date: 8/10/2012
Time: 12:45 PM
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Jim Skea
Topic: Energy and Climate Policies in the UK and Europe
How Government Works/CEDM Seminar: Bob Inglis – Date: 10/15/2012 (Tentative Date) – Topic: TBD
Date: 10/15/2012 (Tentative Date)
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Bob Inglis
Topic: TBD
CEDM/CEIC Seminar: Erin Baker – Date: 10/24/2012 – Topic: Energy Technology R&D Policy in Response to Climate Change
Date: 10/24/2012
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Erin Baker
Topic: Energy Technology R&D Policy in Response to Climate Change
Boundary Work for Water Sustainability and Urban Climate Adaptation: Lessons from the Decision Center for a Desert City
Date: 11/12/2012
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Dave White
Topic: Boundary Work for Water Sustainability and Urban Climate Adaptation: Lessons from the Decision Center for a Desert City
CEDM Seminar: Maxine Savitz – Date: 11/5/2012 – Topic: Energy Efficiency Policies – Past and Future
Date: 11/5/2012
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Maxine Savitz
Topic: Energy Efficiency Policies – Past and Future
CEDM Seminar: Rob Axtell – Date: 11/6/2012 – Topic: Agents and Climate Change: From Rational to Behavioral to Deontic Agents in the Emergence of Social Norms
Date: 11/6/2012
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Rob Axtell
Topic: Agents and Climate Change: From Rational to Behavioral to Deontic Agents in the Emergence of Social Norms
2011
CEDM Seminar: Anthony Paul – Date: 1/11/2011 – Topic: RFF Haiku Electricity Market Model
Date: January 11, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Anthony Paul, Resources for the Future
CEDM Seminar: Max Henrion – Date: 2/8/2011 – Topic: Open-Source Policy Modeling
Date: February 8, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Max Henrion, Lumina Decision Systems
CEDM Seminar: Melissa Chan – Date: 2/15/2011 – Topic: Expert Elicitations on the Federal Energy Technology Portfolio
Date: February 15, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Melissa Chan, Navigant Consulting
CEDM Seminar: Klaus Keller – Date: 2/28/2011 – Topic: Towards an Integrated Assessment of Geoengineering Proposals: Uncertainties and Information Needs
Date: Feburary 28th, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Klaus Keller, Penn State Geosciences
CEDM Seminar: Richard Howarth – Date: 3/29/2011 – Topic: Discounting for Time and Risk in Climate-Change
Date: March 29, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Richard Howarth
CEDM Seminar: Sonja Klinsky – Date: 4/4/2011 – Topic: Vinaigrette or Oil and Vinegar? Comparing public rationales for justice trade-offs in mitigation and adaptation climate policy dilemmas
Date: April 4, 2011
Time: 3 PM
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Sonja Klinsky, Cambridge Department of Economics
CEDM Seminar: Karen Palmer – Date: 4/5/2011 – Topic: Supply Curves for Conserved Electricity
Date: April 5th, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Karen Palmer, Resources for the Future
CEDM Seminar: S. S. Krishnan – Date: 4/11/2011 – Topic: Energy Efficiency Policy Implementation for Large Industries in India
Date: April 11, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: S. S. Krishnan
CEDM Seminar: Michela Catenacci – Date: 4/19/2011 – Topic: Expert elicitation of RD&D uncertain effectiveness on energy innovation
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Michela Catenacci
CEDM Seminar: Jane Rovins – Date: 4/21/2011 – Topic: Integrated Disaster Risk: From Research to Disaster Management
Date: April 21, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Jane Rovins
CEDM Seminar: Jessika Trancik – Date: 4/25/2011 – Topic: Evaluating new energy technologies against environmental performance targets
Date: April 25, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Jessika Trancik
CEDM Seminar: Lasse Wallquist – Date: 5/2/2011 – Topic: Where there’s smoke there’s fire – The role of intuitive mental models for perceptions of CCS
Date: May 2, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Lasse Wallquist
CEDM Seminar: Tiago Farias and Patricia Baptista – Date: 5/25/2011 – Topic: Topics on Transportation, Energy, and the Environment
Date: May 25, 2011
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speakers: Tiago Farias and Patricia Baptista
CEDM Seminar: Valerie Karplus – Date: 9/26/2011 – Topic: Climate and Energy Policy for U.S. Passenger Vehicles: A Technology-Rich Economic Modeling and Policy Analysis
Date: September 26th, 2011
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Valerie Karplus, Massachutsetts Institute of Technology
CEDM Seminar: Jette Krause – Date: 10/31/2011 – Topic: Bayesian Assessment of 2030 German New Vehicle GHG Emissions and Related Abatement Costs
Date: October 31st, 2011
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Jette Krause, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
CEDM Seminar: Armin Haas – Date: 11/7/2011 – Topic: Bayesian Risk Management – an Update
Date: November 7th, 2011
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Armin Haas, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
2010
CEDM Seminar: James Conca – Date: 11/9/2010 – Topic: The Cost of a Sustainable Energy Future
Date: November 9, 2010
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Dr. James Conca, Senior Scientist – Institute for Energy and the Environment, New Mexico State University
CEDM Seminar: Peter Irvine – Date: 11/29/2010 – Topic: Should We Geoengineer the Earth’s Climate?
Date: November 29, 2010
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Peter Irvine, University of Bristol
CEDM Seminar: Dalia Patino-Echeverri – Date: 11/30/2010 – Topic: Flexible Regulation For Climate Policy
Date: November 30, 2010
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Dalia Patino-Echeverri, Duke University
CEDM Seminar: Sarah Cooley – Date: 12/9/2010 – Topic: Assessing OA’s Effects on Humans through Ecosystem Services
Date: December 9, 2010
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Sarah Cooley, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
CEDM Seminar: Robert Ayres – Date: 12/10/2010 – Topic: Why Increased Energy Efficiency is both Possible and Essential
Date: December 10, 2010
Time: 12 noon
Location: Baker 129 conference room
Speaker: Robert Ayres, INSEAD