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Past Seminars
Throughout the academic year, GCEP holds seminars on the Stanford campus featuring guest speakers discussing technologies related to energy and the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Listed below are previous topics and speakers. Sponsored by the Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) and the Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE)
Sponsored by the Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) and the Woods Institute for the Environment featured:
GCEP Visiting Scholar - Professor Enge Wang Sponsored by the Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) and the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science (SIMES) featured:  GCEP Visiting Scholar - Professor Enge Wang January 30, 2009 Host: Prof. Sally Benson, Director, GCEP, Stanford University > Slides (4.6MB, pdf) > More about Professor Enge Wang and GCEP's Sabbatical Program Professor Enge Wang Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Understanding the nature of O-H bonds as the key issue in the study of water and energy: A molecular picture of water structure and dynamics from computer simulation Computer simulations are used to study the unusual structure and dynamics of water at molecular scale. Based on ab initio density functional theory, we have calculated prototype water structures including monomers, clusters, one-dimensional chains, and overlayers on metal (Pt, Ru, Rh, Pd, and Au) surfaces [1]. The structure, energetics, and vibrational spectra, are all obtained and compared with available experiments. A general model has been developed regarding the water-surface interaction and the interwater hydrogen bonding, which gives the right wetting order of these metal surfaces. This study is further extended to silica surface, where a two-dimensional tessellation ice is observed [2]. The new configuration is stable up to room temperature, because all the water molecules are fully saturated with H bonds either to each other or to the surface hydroxyl groups. Furthermore, the solvation and dissolution dynamics of a NaCl nanocrystal in water as well as the early stage of NaCl nucleation in supersaturated solution have been studied by molecular dynamics simulation [3]. Finally, if time allows, I will discuss surface energy and surface proton order of ice Ih [4]. Our results will show you that ice surface is unexpectedly cold. Short Bio: Prof. Enge Wang, Co-Director of Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, was selected as the first GCEP Visiting Scholar. Prof. Wang’s current research focuses on surface physics in which he uses a combination of atomistic simulation and experimental techniques to study nonequilibrium growth, chemical vapor deposition of light-element nanomaterials, and water behavior in confined systems. More information on Professor Enge Wang 2008 Seminars December 2, 2008: Christopher Jones, Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology  = Video available to view on iTunes U. Launch iTunes from the link below, then click on the 'monitor' icon
Spring 2008 Woods Institute Energy Seminars The Woods Institute Energy seminars featured GCEP distinguished lecturers during the Spring 2008 quarter: = Video available to view on iTunes U. Launch iTunes from the link below, then click on the 'monitor' icon
Additional Seminars November 9, 2007 H2 Storage in Organic Heterocyclic Liquids Prof. Robert H. Crabtree, Chemistry Department, Yale University May 11, 2007 From Science to Regulation – California's Air Quality Program (PDF, 1.37Mb) Robert Sawyer, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley March 8, 2007 A Combinatorial and Distributed Approach to Solving the Problem of Splitting Water With Sunlight (PDF, 8.7Mb) Prof. Bruce Parkinson, Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University July 21, 2006 Nature's Renewable Energy Blueprint: Future Fuel from Photosynthesis & Biomimics (PDF) Prof. G. Charles Dismukes, Princeton University Apr. 27, 2006 Energy Choices, Energy Futures (PDF) Richard Sears, Shell International Exploration & Production Inc. Feb. 24, 2006 Solar Thermochemical Splitting of Water: Theory, Application, and Materials Research Opportunities (PDF) Prof. Alan Weimer, University of Colorado Nov. 18, 2004 The Role of Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Global Carbon Systems (PDF) Dr. Chris Field, Director, Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Stanford, CA Oct. 27, 2004 Catalytic and Enzymatic Hydrogen Production (PDF) Dr. J.K. Norskov, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Physics, Technical University of Denmark Oct. 21, 2004 Chemical Options for CO2 Capture and Storage (PDF) Dr. Greg Rau, Senior Researcher, UC Santa Cruz, LLNL Sept. 30, 2004 The American Public's Views of Global Climate Change and Potential Amelioration Strategies (PDF) Prof. Jon Krosnick, Stanford University May 24, 2004 Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in Renewable Energy Technology Development (PDF) Dr. Nathan S. Lewis, California Institute of Technology May 20, 2004 Carbon's Future Role in Energy (PDF) Dr. Klaus S. Lackner, Columbia University April 1, 2004 Bridging to a Future of Reduced Climate Risk (PDF) Dr. John Shinn, Senior Staff Advisor, Global Issues, ChevronTexaco Energy Technology Company |
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