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GCEP Research Symposium 2006

Presentations

September 18 - 20, 2006
Stanford University

Selected presentations are available by date and topic below.

Monday, September 18, 2006
Global Energy Context -- Chair: Lynn Orr
GCEP Welcome
Lynn Orr, Global Climate and Energy Project
Keynote Address: The Energy Problem, Our Current Choices and Future Prospects
Steve Chu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Earth's Exergy Resources: Energy Quality, Flow, and Accumulation in the Natural World
Wes Hermann, Global Climate and Energy Project
Visualizing Future U.S. and World Energy and Carbon Flows
John Ziagos, LLNL
Energy Technology Assessments: Engineering, Economics, and Institutional Perspectives
John Weyant, Stanford University
Rapidly Developing Country Trends--Why We Need to Focus on Coal
Doug Ogden, Energy Foundation
Solar Energy -- Chair: Mike McGehee
Nanostructured Silicon-Based Tandem Solar Cells
Martin Green, UNSW
Nanostructured Metal-Organic Composite Solar Cells
Mark Brongersma, Stanford University
A Component Approach to Water Splitting: H₂ Evolution at Positive Potentials
Jonas Peters, California Institute of Technology
Advanced Materials for Low Cost and High Performance Organic Photovoltaic Cells
Zhenan Bao, Stanford University
Solar Energy Poster Session and Reception
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Bioenergy Storage and Conversion -- Chair: Chris Field
Directed Evolution of Novel Yeast Species
Frank Rosenzweig, University of Montana
Direct Solar Biohydrogen
James Swartz, Stanford University
Is Bioelectricity Possible (and Economically Feasible)?
Fritz Prinz, Stanford University
Hydrogen Production in Cyanobacterial Heterocysts
Alfred Spormann, Stanford University
Bioenergy Conversion and Storage Poster Session
Advanced Materials and Catalysts -- Chair: Bruce Clemens
Development of Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Storage
Hongjie Dai, Stanford University
Characterization of Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Storage
Anders Nilsson, Stanford University
Efficient Interconversion of Chemical and Electrical Energy: Electrocatalysis With Discrete Transition Metal Complexes
Chris Chidsey, Stanford University
A Potential Ionic Liquid for CO₂-Separating Membranes: Selection and Gas Solubility Measurements
Sona Raeissi and Cor J. Peters, TU-Delft
Advanced Materials and Catalysts Poster Session and Reception
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Carbon Mitigation, Capture, and Separation -- Chair: Reggie Mitchell
Optimization of Synthetic Oxygenated Fuels
Craig T. Bowman, Stanford University
Low Exergy Loss Chemical Engines
Chris Edwards, Stanford University
Advanced Membrane Reactors for Carbon-Free Fossil Fuel Conversion
Dan Jansen, ECN
Development of Innovative Gas Separation Membranes Through Sub-Nanoscale Materials Control
Yuichi Fujioka, RITE
Carbon Mitigation, Capture, and Separation Poster Session
Carbon Storage -- Chair: Jerry Harris
Permanent Carbon Dioxide Storage in Deep Sea Sediments
Daniel Schrag, Harvard University
A Numerical Simulation Framework for CO₂ Sequestration
Hamdi Tchelepi, Stanford University
Seal Capacity of Potential CO₂ Sequestration Sites
Mark Zoback, Stanford University
CO₂ Sequestration and Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery
Anthony Kovscek, Stanford University
Carbon Storage Poster Session and Reception