Organized by the Strategic Planning Group

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR)

2nd Floor Lounge Ackerman Union

April 12, 2007 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

On Thursday, April 12th, 2007, UCLA faculty from engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, architecture, microbiology, law and policy came together to discuss critical issues in clean and alternative energy, water and natural resources, fuel cells, energy efficiency, energy harvesting, climate change, and environmental policy.

Agenda

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Moderators

Dr. Roberto Peccei, Vice Chancellor of Research (VCR)
Mary Nichols, Director Institute of Environment (IoE)
Greg Pottie, Associate Dean, Research and Physical Resources, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS)
Getting Organized on Energy

Presentations

Climate Change and Environmental Policy
J. R. De Shazo, Director Lewis Center for Regional Public Policy

Common-law Solutions to California's Impending Groundwater Crisis*
Jonathan Zasloff, School of Law

Global Climate Policy
Kal Raustiala, Director, UCLA Burkle Center

Energy Efficient Homes
Murray Milne, Architecture and Urban Design

Energy Harvesting in Photonic Devices
Bahram Jalali (presented by Sasan Fathpour), Electrical Engineering

Micro fuel cell systems
C.J. Kim, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Multifunctional Structures for Energy Harvesting
Yongho Sungtaek Ju, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Small scale energy harvesters to support Wireless Sensor Networks
Greg Carman, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Next-generation biofuels production
James Liao, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Biological Production of Methane
Robert Gunsalus, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics

Hydrogen sensors
Richard Kaner (presented by Christina Baker), Chemistry/Biochemistry

Photobiological Hydrogen Production
Laurent Pilon, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Energy and the water-energy nexus
Yoram Cohen, Director, Water Technology Research (WaTeR) Center
William Kaiser, Electrical Engineering

Energy conservation and recovery in wastewater treatment
Michael Stenstrom, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Diego Rosso, Environmental Engineering

Electroactive polymers for renewable energies /solar cells and wind-power generation
Qibing Pei, Material Science and Engineering

Polymer LEDS and Solar Cells
Yang Yang, Material Science and Engineering

Future Fuels and Energy-Efficient Propulsion Systems
Ann Karagozian, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Climate change, Risk Reduction, and the Insurance Sector
Sean Hecht, Executive Director, UCLA Environmental Law Center