\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhere\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\tUC Irvine’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building<\/a>
Room 1200<\/p>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\tWhen\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t
Wednesday, November 20, 2024<\/p>\t\n\t\t\t
Please RSVP by November 13th.<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
In person attendance is limited but encouraged. A remote participation option is available.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister Today\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\tProgram<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t8:30 AM
\nRegistration and light breakfast available<\/strong>\n\t9:00 AM
\nWelcome and land acknowledgement<\/strong>, Iryna Zenyuk<\/a>, Professor, Director of National Fuel Cell Research Center, UC Irvine (Workshop Moderator)\nOpening remarks<\/strong> from Pramod Khargonekar<\/a>, Vice Chancellor of Research, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t9:10 AM
\nRecap of CERCES Workshop #1
\n<\/strong>\nTherese Peffer<\/a>, Associate Director, CITRIS Climate and California Institute for Energy and the Environment (CIEE), UC Berkeley<\/p>\n\t9:25 AM
\nCommunity-engaged Research Project:<\/strong> Plenary session: Hydrogen
\n<\/strong>\nAngelina Galiteva, CEO, Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES)<\/a><\/p>\nModerator: Plamen Atanassov<\/a>, Chancellor’s Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t9:55 AM
\nCommunity-engaged Research Projects: Panel<\/strong> #1: Grid technologies<\/strong>\nRobert Flores<\/a>, Senior Scientist, Clean Energy Institute<\/a> and Advanced Power and Energy Program<\/a>, UC Irvine; and Claudia Locke, Senior Library Specialist, Oak View Branch Library<\/p>\nRanjit Deshmukh<\/a>, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Department, UCSB<\/p>\nJean-Paul Watson, Lab Senior Staff Scientist, Global Security \/ E-Program, LLNL<\/p>\n
Moderator: Iryna Zenyuk<\/a>, Professor, Director of National Fuel Cell Research Center, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t10:40 AM
\nCoffee Break<\/strong>\n\t11:00 AM
\nCommunity-engaged Research Projects:<\/strong> Panel #2: CO2<\/sub> capture and storage
\n<\/strong>\nNewsha Ajami<\/a>, Chief Development Officer for Research, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (via Zoom)<\/p>\nJolante van Wijk<\/a>, Program Manager, Applied Energy Program Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory (in person); and Craig Williams, Coordinator and Liaison, Industrial Relations and Training, San Juan College School of Energy (via Zoom)<\/p>\nModerator: MJ Qomi<\/a>, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t11:45 AM
\nLunch Served<\/strong>\n\t1:00 PM
\nPanel #3: National Laboratories research capabilities<\/strong>\nBrandon Wood<\/a>, Director, Laboratory for Energy Applications for the Future (LEAF); Associate Program Lead for Hydrogen; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory<\/p>\nJolante van Wijk<\/a>, Program Manager, Applied Energy Program Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/p>\nModerator: Camille Bibeau, PhD, Executive Director, Partnerships and Outreach, UC National Laboratories<\/a>, UC Office of the President<\/p>\n\t1:45 PM
\nEquitable Community-University Research Partnerships: Tips and promising practices<\/strong>\nConnie\u00a0McGuire, PhD, MSW and Victoria Lowerson Bredow PhD, MPH from the Research Justice Shop<\/a>, Newkirk Center for Science & Society, UC Irvine<\/p>\nModerator: Holly Hapke<\/a>, PhD, Director of Research Development, School of Social Sciences, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t2:15 PM
\nCoffee Break<\/strong>\n\t2:35 PM
\nBreakout group discussions<\/strong>\nDiscussion questions:<\/p>\n
\n- What clean energy options should be prioritized?<\/li>\n
- How would clean energy be stored?<\/li>\n
- How would clean energy be deployed?<\/li>\n
- What are the gaps in generation, storage, and deployment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Moderators:<\/p>\n
Pramod Khargonekar<\/a>, Vice Chancellor of Research, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine<\/p>\nIryna Zenyuk<\/a>, Professor, Director of National Fuel Cell Research Center, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t3:20 PM
\nReports from breakout group discussions, followed by full group discussion<\/strong> on the top three research priorities to advance CERCES, leveraging UC and National Lab capabilities.\nModerator: Pramod Khargonekar<\/a>, Vice Chancellor of Research, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t4:00 PM
\nClose<\/strong>\n\t\t\tSpeakers & Moderators<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"Newsha](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/newsha-ajami.png\" "\\"newsha-ajami\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tNewsha K. Ajami<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tNewsha K. Ajami <\/strong>is the Chief Strategic Development Officer for Research in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. A leading expert in sustainable water resource management, smart cities, and water policy and finance, in her role at LBL, she is focused on developing and leading interdisciplinary and impact-focused research initiatives at the nexus of water, energy, and carbon.<\/p>\nDr. Ajami was a mayoral appointee to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, serves on the National Academies Water Science and Technology Board, is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute, and sits on several advisory boards. She received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UC Irvine.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Plamen](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/plamen-atanassov.png\" "\\"plamen-atanassov\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tPlamen Atanassov <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tPlamen Atanassov<\/strong> is a Chancellor’s Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Irvine, where his research focuses on development of non-platinum electrocatalysts, nano-structured platinum-based catalysts and advanced supports for fuel cells and electrolyzers, catalysts for CO2<\/sub> electroreduction and products valorization, ammonia, and urea electrosynthesis and other new materials and technologies for energy conversion and storage. He is a senior advisor for business development to California’s DOE hydrogen hub – the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) and interfacing with hydrogen technology demonstration and research efforts regionally and Nation-wide. Plamen Atanassov was inducted in the National Academy of Inventors, and he is a Fellow of both: The Electrochemical Society and the International Society of Electrochemistry, for which he is the current President-elect.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"camille-bibeau\"](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/camille-bibeau.png\" "\\"camille-bibeau\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tCamille Bibeau<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tDr.Camille Bibeau<\/strong> is a member of the UCNL senior scientific staff at UCOP with over 38 years of combined service at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California. She currently serves as the Executive Director Partnerships and Outreach which focuses on the development and enhancement of strategic opportunities and collaborations between the UC campuses, medical centers, the agriculture and natural resources program and UC affiliated national laboratories. Prior to UCOP she worked within the LLNL Engineering, National Ignition Facility and Global Security Directorates, National Security Office, and Director’s Office. She previously served as an Adjunct Associate Professor within the Department of Applied Science at University of California, Davis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Victoria](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/victoria-lowerson-bredow.png\" "\\"victoria-lowerson-bredow\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tVictoria Lowerson Bredow<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tVictoria Lowerson Bredow<\/strong> (she\/her) is a co-founder and the Director of Engaged Scholarship at the Research Justice Shop (RJS) at UC Irvine’s Newkirk Center for Science & Society. At RJS, Victoria works with academically and community-situated researchers and organizations to build long-term, relationship-centered, research partnerships to make research more inclusive and equitable. Victoria holds a Ph.D. in Planning, Policy, and Design from UC Irvine and a Master’s in Public Health from Columbia University. Victoria’ s commitment to and curiosity for research justice comes from personal experience as a first-generation college student and of power dynamics in health care, alongside learning professional training in community-based participatory action research.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"angelina-galiteva\"](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/angelina-galiteva.png\" "\\"angelina-galiteva\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tAngelina Galiteva<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tAngelina Galiteva<\/strong> serves as CEO of California’s ARCHES initiative, leading the state’s renewable hydrogen ecosystem development. She is the Founder and Board Chair of Renewables 100 Policy Institute and became the first female Chair of the California Independent Systems Operator Board in 2020. A globally recognized expert in renewable energy and power systems, she founded NEOptions Inc. and previously served as Executive Director of Strategic Planning at LADWP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Ranjit](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/ranjit-deshmukh.png\" "\\"ranjit-deshmukh\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tRanjit\u00a0Deshmukh<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tRanjit\u00a0Deshmukh<\/strong> is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Studies program and the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California Santa Barbara. Employing transdisciplinary methods from engineering, economics, and social sciences,\u00a0Ranjit\u00a0explores research questions around low-carbon energy transitions, clean energy access, and energy markets.\u00a0Before joining UCSB,\u00a0Ranjit\u00a0was a Rosenfeld postdoctoral fellow at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Energy and Resources from the University of California at Berkeley and master’s degrees in Engineering from CalPoly Humboldt University and the University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"robert-flores\"](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/robert-flores.png\" "\\"robert-flores\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tRobert Flores<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tRobert Flores<\/strong> is a Senior Scientist at the Clean Energy Institute at the University of California, Irvine, where he earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2016. His research focuses on optimizing the deployment and control of clean energy systems to find cost-effective solutions for decarbonizing society. Recently, he has worked on low-cost, low-carbon cooling solutions for low-income communities in Southern California, the optimal use of hydro and hydrogen technologies in remote Alaskan communities, and understanding the social value of industrial decarbonization using green hydrogen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Holly](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/holly-hapke.png\" "\\"holly-hapke\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tHolly Hapke<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tDr. Holly Hapke<\/strong> is a geographer and interdisciplinary social scientist based at UC-Irvine where she is the Director of Research Development for the School of Social Sciences. From 2014-2017 she served as a program director at NSF with responsibility for two interdisciplinary cross-directorate programs and an international interdisciplinary research funding initiative. Dr. Hapke earned her PhD at Syracuse University. From 1996-2018 she was a tenured faculty member in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at East Carolina University where she also served as Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Distance Education and Co-Director of International Studies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"pramod-khargonekar\"](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/pramod-khargonekar.png\" "\\"pramod-khargonekar\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tPramod Khargonekar<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tPramod Khargonekar<\/strong> is the Vice Chancellor for Research & Distinguished\u00a0Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine. Pramod was Chairman of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department from 1997 to 2001 and held the position of Claude Shannon Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Michigan.\u00a0 From 2001 to 2009, he was Dean of the College of Engineering and Eckis Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida till 2016. He served as the head of the Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation till June 2016.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"claudia-locke\"](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/claudia-locke.png\" "\\"claudia-locke\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tClaudia Locke<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tClaudia Locke<\/strong> is a Senior Library Specialist at the Oak View Branch Library since 1995.\u00a0 Oak View Branch Library is one of the five library branches within the Huntington Beach Public Library System.\u00a0 Oak View Branch Library is in the heart of the low-income Oak View Community in the city of Huntington Beach.\u00a0 With nearly 30 years of experience, Claudia is passionate about public libraries as vital community hubs. Claudia loves working for libraries, believing they empower individuals to connect, learn, develop interests, and transform their lives. Claudia has a bachelor’s degree in Librarianship and Information Science from Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Per\u00fa.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Connie](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/connie-mcguire.png\" "\\"connie-mcguire\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tConnie McGuire<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tConnie McGuire, PhD, MSW<\/strong> (she), is the co-founder of the Research Justice Shop (RJS) at UC Irvine and the Director of Community Relationships. Connie supports training in research justice and community-centered approaches to research. Connie is a cultural anthropologist and a Latin Americanist by training and is also trained in social work and several trauma-informed\/wellness-centered approaches to group facilitation. Connie is a settler (4th and 5th generation Irish American) and grew up in Washington DC. Her commitments to anti-racist reflection and practice in research (and in life) emerged from the specificity of white supremacy in that context.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Therese](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/therese-peffer.png\" "\\"therese-peffer\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tTherese Peffer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tTherese Peffer<\/strong>, PhD, is a project manager and researcher at the California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) within the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) at the University of California, Berkeley. Therese manages and conducts research in smart building technologies, building-to-grid, demand response, demand flexibility, and smart grid research projects with the objective of creating comfortable and energy efficient livable spaces. She serves as an Associate Director for CIEE and for the CITRIS Climate initiative and is the co-Chair of the annual Behavior Energy and Climate Change conference. She is currently managing the Energy Commission funded EcoBlock and large commercial decarbonization projects and the Dept. of Energy-funded\u00a0Brick<\/a> project. Previous research includes energy consumption displays, thermostats, consumer behavior, and user interface usability research. Therese completed a Ph.D. in Architecture with an emphasis on building science at UC Berkeley. As an architect, she worked in San Francisco and Pismo Beach, CA. Therese earned a Master’s degree in Architecture at the University of Oregon. She lived on a solar and wind-powered homestead while working for\u00a0Home Power<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"MJ](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/mj-qomi.png\" "\\"mj-qomi\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tMJ Qomi<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tDr. M.J. Qomi<\/strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. He received his Ph.D. from MIT, a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Tehran University, and a Master’s degree from the Sharif University of Technology. He is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the DOE Early Career Award, Hellman and Schoettler Fellowships. Dr. Qomi’s research focuses on porous media in a broad sense with applications in energy geosystems and infrastructure systems. The group’s current research portfolio includes projects on geological carbon sequestration, carbon-negative concretes, enhanced geothermal systems, and statistical physics of cities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Jolante](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/jolante-vanwijk.png\" "\\"jolante-vanwijk\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tJolante van Wijk<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tJolante van Wijk<\/strong> is Program Manager for the subsurface energy, carbon management, and geothermal energy portfolios at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Before joining Los Alamos National Laboratory, Jolante was Professor of Geophysics at University of Houston and New Mexico Tech, where she currently holds a Joint Appointment. She has taught courses in (reservoir) geophysics, petroleum geology, basin analysis, geodynamics, and various other topics. Her technical background is in computational geophysics, with research focus on sedimentary basins and reservoirs. She is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"jp-watson\"](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/jp-watson.png\" "\\"jp-watson\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tJean-Paul Watson<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tDr. Jean-Paul Watson (“JP”)<\/strong> is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff in the Center for Applied Scientific Computing (CASC) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). At LLNL, he is the Associate Program Lead for Climate-Infrastructure Resilience in the Global Security Directorate. JP leads a diverse team of researchers focused on developing advanced analytics for critical infrastructure operations, planning, and resilience – emphasizing decision-making under uncertainty. He is co-inventor of the widely used Pyomo algebraic modeling language for mathematical optimization (www.pyomo.org<\/a>), and has co-authored over 75 journal articles, 30 conference papers, and 3 books. JP has received the R&D 100 award, the INFORMS Computing Society Prize, and was an INFORMS Edelman finalist.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"craig-wiliams\"](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/craig-wiliams.png\" "\\"craig-wiliams\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tCraig Williams<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tCraig Williams<\/strong> has 45 years of experience working in the oil and gas industry, starting as a derrickhand, and advancing through field operations, technical services, account management, and field management roles for major companies including BJ Services and Baker Hughes. His experience spans over 10 U.S. basins and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2022, he joined San Juan College’s School of Energy as an Industrial Liaison, and now serves as the coordinator of the Industrial Safety Department. Craig holds an associate’s degree in sociology and is completing a bachelor’s degree in Public Safety Leadership at New Mexico Highlands.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Brandon](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/brandon-wood.png\" "\\"brandon-wood\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tBrandon Wood<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tDr. Brandon Wood<\/strong> is Director of the Laboratory for Energy Applications for the Future (LEAF) and Associate Program Lead for Hydrogen at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His primary research interests lie in the application of high-performance computing and multiscale simulations to materials for energy storage, conversion, and delivery. He leads crosscutting modeling and simulation activities for three U.S. Department of Energy multi-lab consortia focused on hydrogen energy: HyMARC (materials-based hydrogen storage and hydrogen carriers), HydroGEN (materials for renewable hydrogen production), and H2NEW (degradation challenges in next-generation electrolyzers).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Iryna](\"https:\/\/sites.research.uci.edu\/uci-cerces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/11\/iryna-zenyuk.png\" "\\"iryna-zenyuk\\"")
\n\t\t\t\t\tIryna Zenyuk<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tProfessor Zenyuk<\/strong> holds a B.S. (2008) in mechanical engineering from the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. She continued her studies at Carnegie Mellon University, where she earned M.S. (2011) and Ph.D. (2013) in mechanical engineering. Zenyuk did her postdoctoral fellowship at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Electrochemical Technologies Group.<\/p>\nAt UC Irvine, Zenyuk’s group works on enabling energy solutions by researching low-temperature hydrogen fuel-cells, Li-metal batteries and electrolyzers. Zenyuk works on design strategy encompassing novel materials, diagnostic tools and device-level testing.<\/p>\n
She is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award (2017), Interpore society Fraunhofer Award for Young Researchers (2017), Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Scialog Fellow in Advanced Energy Storage (2017-2019), Electrochemical Society (ECS) Toyota Young Investigator Award (2018), UCI Samueli School of Engineering Early Career Faculty Excellence in Research Award (2019) and ECS Energy Technology Division Srinivasan Young Investigator Award (2021), UCI Beal Applied Innovations Early Career Innovator of the Year (2021), UCI Samueli School of Engineering Mid Career Faculty Excellence in Research Award (2022). Prof. Zenyuk published over 100 journal publications and delivered more than 100 invited presentations on topics of energy conversion and storage.<\/p>\n
Twitter handle: @muziolog<\/p>\n
Room 1200<\/p>\t\n\t
\n\t\t\t\tWhen\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t
Wednesday, November 20, 2024<\/p>\t\n\t\t\t
Please RSVP by November 13th.<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
In person attendance is limited but encouraged. A remote participation option is available.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister Today\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t Opening remarks<\/strong> from Pramod Khargonekar<\/a>, Vice Chancellor of Research, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t9:10 AM Therese Peffer<\/a>, Associate Director, CITRIS Climate and California Institute for Energy and the Environment (CIEE), UC Berkeley<\/p>\n\t9:25 AM Angelina Galiteva, CEO, Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES)<\/a><\/p>\n Moderator: Plamen Atanassov<\/a>, Chancellor’s Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t9:55 AM Robert Flores<\/a>, Senior Scientist, Clean Energy Institute<\/a> and Advanced Power and Energy Program<\/a>, UC Irvine; and Claudia Locke, Senior Library Specialist, Oak View Branch Library<\/p>\n Ranjit Deshmukh<\/a>, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Department, UCSB<\/p>\n Jean-Paul Watson, Lab Senior Staff Scientist, Global Security \/ E-Program, LLNL<\/p>\n Moderator: Iryna Zenyuk<\/a>, Professor, Director of National Fuel Cell Research Center, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t10:40 AM Newsha Ajami<\/a>, Chief Development Officer for Research, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (via Zoom)<\/p>\n Jolante van Wijk<\/a>, Program Manager, Applied Energy Program Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory (in person); and Craig Williams, Coordinator and Liaison, Industrial Relations and Training, San Juan College School of Energy (via Zoom)<\/p>\n Moderator: MJ Qomi<\/a>, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t11:45 AM Brandon Wood<\/a>, Director, Laboratory for Energy Applications for the Future (LEAF); Associate Program Lead for Hydrogen; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory<\/p>\n Jolante van Wijk<\/a>, Program Manager, Applied Energy Program Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/p>\n Moderator: Camille Bibeau, PhD, Executive Director, Partnerships and Outreach, UC National Laboratories<\/a>, UC Office of the President<\/p>\n\t1:45 PM Connie\u00a0McGuire, PhD, MSW and Victoria Lowerson Bredow PhD, MPH from the Research Justice Shop<\/a>, Newkirk Center for Science & Society, UC Irvine<\/p>\n Moderator: Holly Hapke<\/a>, PhD, Director of Research Development, School of Social Sciences, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t2:15 PM Discussion questions:<\/p>\n Moderators:<\/p>\n Pramod Khargonekar<\/a>, Vice Chancellor of Research, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine<\/p>\n Iryna Zenyuk<\/a>, Professor, Director of National Fuel Cell Research Center, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t3:20 PM Moderator: Pramod Khargonekar<\/a>, Vice Chancellor of Research, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine<\/p>\n\t4:00 PM Newsha K. Ajami <\/strong>is the Chief Strategic Development Officer for Research in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. A leading expert in sustainable water resource management, smart cities, and water policy and finance, in her role at LBL, she is focused on developing and leading interdisciplinary and impact-focused research initiatives at the nexus of water, energy, and carbon.<\/p>\n Dr. Ajami was a mayoral appointee to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, serves on the National Academies Water Science and Technology Board, is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute, and sits on several advisory boards. She received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UC Irvine.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Plamen Atanassov<\/strong> is a Chancellor’s Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Irvine, where his research focuses on development of non-platinum electrocatalysts, nano-structured platinum-based catalysts and advanced supports for fuel cells and electrolyzers, catalysts for CO2<\/sub> electroreduction and products valorization, ammonia, and urea electrosynthesis and other new materials and technologies for energy conversion and storage. He is a senior advisor for business development to California’s DOE hydrogen hub – the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) and interfacing with hydrogen technology demonstration and research efforts regionally and Nation-wide. Plamen Atanassov was inducted in the National Academy of Inventors, and he is a Fellow of both: The Electrochemical Society and the International Society of Electrochemistry, for which he is the current President-elect.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Dr.Camille Bibeau<\/strong> is a member of the UCNL senior scientific staff at UCOP with over 38 years of combined service at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California. She currently serves as the Executive Director Partnerships and Outreach which focuses on the development and enhancement of strategic opportunities and collaborations between the UC campuses, medical centers, the agriculture and natural resources program and UC affiliated national laboratories. Prior to UCOP she worked within the LLNL Engineering, National Ignition Facility and Global Security Directorates, National Security Office, and Director’s Office. She previously served as an Adjunct Associate Professor within the Department of Applied Science at University of California, Davis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Victoria Lowerson Bredow<\/strong> (she\/her) is a co-founder and the Director of Engaged Scholarship at the Research Justice Shop (RJS) at UC Irvine’s Newkirk Center for Science & Society. At RJS, Victoria works with academically and community-situated researchers and organizations to build long-term, relationship-centered, research partnerships to make research more inclusive and equitable. Victoria holds a Ph.D. in Planning, Policy, and Design from UC Irvine and a Master’s in Public Health from Columbia University. Victoria’ s commitment to and curiosity for research justice comes from personal experience as a first-generation college student and of power dynamics in health care, alongside learning professional training in community-based participatory action research.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Angelina Galiteva<\/strong> serves as CEO of California’s ARCHES initiative, leading the state’s renewable hydrogen ecosystem development. She is the Founder and Board Chair of Renewables 100 Policy Institute and became the first female Chair of the California Independent Systems Operator Board in 2020. A globally recognized expert in renewable energy and power systems, she founded NEOptions Inc. and previously served as Executive Director of Strategic Planning at LADWP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Ranjit\u00a0Deshmukh<\/strong> is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Studies program and the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California Santa Barbara. Employing transdisciplinary methods from engineering, economics, and social sciences,\u00a0Ranjit\u00a0explores research questions around low-carbon energy transitions, clean energy access, and energy markets.\u00a0Before joining UCSB,\u00a0Ranjit\u00a0was a Rosenfeld postdoctoral fellow at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Energy and Resources from the University of California at Berkeley and master’s degrees in Engineering from CalPoly Humboldt University and the University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Robert Flores<\/strong> is a Senior Scientist at the Clean Energy Institute at the University of California, Irvine, where he earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2016. His research focuses on optimizing the deployment and control of clean energy systems to find cost-effective solutions for decarbonizing society. Recently, he has worked on low-cost, low-carbon cooling solutions for low-income communities in Southern California, the optimal use of hydro and hydrogen technologies in remote Alaskan communities, and understanding the social value of industrial decarbonization using green hydrogen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Dr. Holly Hapke<\/strong> is a geographer and interdisciplinary social scientist based at UC-Irvine where she is the Director of Research Development for the School of Social Sciences. From 2014-2017 she served as a program director at NSF with responsibility for two interdisciplinary cross-directorate programs and an international interdisciplinary research funding initiative. Dr. Hapke earned her PhD at Syracuse University. From 1996-2018 she was a tenured faculty member in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at East Carolina University where she also served as Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Distance Education and Co-Director of International Studies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Pramod Khargonekar<\/strong> is the Vice Chancellor for Research & Distinguished\u00a0Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine. Pramod was Chairman of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department from 1997 to 2001 and held the position of Claude Shannon Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Michigan.\u00a0 From 2001 to 2009, he was Dean of the College of Engineering and Eckis Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida till 2016. He served as the head of the Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation till June 2016.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Claudia Locke<\/strong> is a Senior Library Specialist at the Oak View Branch Library since 1995.\u00a0 Oak View Branch Library is one of the five library branches within the Huntington Beach Public Library System.\u00a0 Oak View Branch Library is in the heart of the low-income Oak View Community in the city of Huntington Beach.\u00a0 With nearly 30 years of experience, Claudia is passionate about public libraries as vital community hubs. Claudia loves working for libraries, believing they empower individuals to connect, learn, develop interests, and transform their lives. Claudia has a bachelor’s degree in Librarianship and Information Science from Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Per\u00fa.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Connie McGuire, PhD, MSW<\/strong> (she), is the co-founder of the Research Justice Shop (RJS) at UC Irvine and the Director of Community Relationships. Connie supports training in research justice and community-centered approaches to research. Connie is a cultural anthropologist and a Latin Americanist by training and is also trained in social work and several trauma-informed\/wellness-centered approaches to group facilitation. Connie is a settler (4th and 5th generation Irish American) and grew up in Washington DC. Her commitments to anti-racist reflection and practice in research (and in life) emerged from the specificity of white supremacy in that context.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Therese Peffer<\/strong>, PhD, is a project manager and researcher at the California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) within the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) at the University of California, Berkeley. Therese manages and conducts research in smart building technologies, building-to-grid, demand response, demand flexibility, and smart grid research projects with the objective of creating comfortable and energy efficient livable spaces. She serves as an Associate Director for CIEE and for the CITRIS Climate initiative and is the co-Chair of the annual Behavior Energy and Climate Change conference. She is currently managing the Energy Commission funded EcoBlock and large commercial decarbonization projects and the Dept. of Energy-funded\u00a0Brick<\/a> project. Previous research includes energy consumption displays, thermostats, consumer behavior, and user interface usability research. Therese completed a Ph.D. in Architecture with an emphasis on building science at UC Berkeley. As an architect, she worked in San Francisco and Pismo Beach, CA. Therese earned a Master’s degree in Architecture at the University of Oregon. She lived on a solar and wind-powered homestead while working for\u00a0Home Power<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Dr. M.J. Qomi<\/strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. He received his Ph.D. from MIT, a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Tehran University, and a Master’s degree from the Sharif University of Technology. He is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the DOE Early Career Award, Hellman and Schoettler Fellowships. Dr. Qomi’s research focuses on porous media in a broad sense with applications in energy geosystems and infrastructure systems. The group’s current research portfolio includes projects on geological carbon sequestration, carbon-negative concretes, enhanced geothermal systems, and statistical physics of cities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Jolante van Wijk<\/strong> is Program Manager for the subsurface energy, carbon management, and geothermal energy portfolios at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Before joining Los Alamos National Laboratory, Jolante was Professor of Geophysics at University of Houston and New Mexico Tech, where she currently holds a Joint Appointment. She has taught courses in (reservoir) geophysics, petroleum geology, basin analysis, geodynamics, and various other topics. Her technical background is in computational geophysics, with research focus on sedimentary basins and reservoirs. She is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Dr. Jean-Paul Watson (“JP”)<\/strong> is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff in the Center for Applied Scientific Computing (CASC) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). At LLNL, he is the Associate Program Lead for Climate-Infrastructure Resilience in the Global Security Directorate. JP leads a diverse team of researchers focused on developing advanced analytics for critical infrastructure operations, planning, and resilience – emphasizing decision-making under uncertainty. He is co-inventor of the widely used Pyomo algebraic modeling language for mathematical optimization (www.pyomo.org<\/a>), and has co-authored over 75 journal articles, 30 conference papers, and 3 books. JP has received the R&D 100 award, the INFORMS Computing Society Prize, and was an INFORMS Edelman finalist.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Craig Williams<\/strong> has 45 years of experience working in the oil and gas industry, starting as a derrickhand, and advancing through field operations, technical services, account management, and field management roles for major companies including BJ Services and Baker Hughes. His experience spans over 10 U.S. basins and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2022, he joined San Juan College’s School of Energy as an Industrial Liaison, and now serves as the coordinator of the Industrial Safety Department. Craig holds an associate’s degree in sociology and is completing a bachelor’s degree in Public Safety Leadership at New Mexico Highlands.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Dr. Brandon Wood<\/strong> is Director of the Laboratory for Energy Applications for the Future (LEAF) and Associate Program Lead for Hydrogen at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His primary research interests lie in the application of high-performance computing and multiscale simulations to materials for energy storage, conversion, and delivery. He leads crosscutting modeling and simulation activities for three U.S. Department of Energy multi-lab consortia focused on hydrogen energy: HyMARC (materials-based hydrogen storage and hydrogen carriers), HydroGEN (materials for renewable hydrogen production), and H2NEW (degradation challenges in next-generation electrolyzers).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Professor Zenyuk<\/strong> holds a B.S. (2008) in mechanical engineering from the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. She continued her studies at Carnegie Mellon University, where she earned M.S. (2011) and Ph.D. (2013) in mechanical engineering. Zenyuk did her postdoctoral fellowship at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Electrochemical Technologies Group.<\/p>\n At UC Irvine, Zenyuk’s group works on enabling energy solutions by researching low-temperature hydrogen fuel-cells, Li-metal batteries and electrolyzers. Zenyuk works on design strategy encompassing novel materials, diagnostic tools and device-level testing.<\/p>\n She is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award (2017), Interpore society Fraunhofer Award for Young Researchers (2017), Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Scialog Fellow in Advanced Energy Storage (2017-2019), Electrochemical Society (ECS) Toyota Young Investigator Award (2018), UCI Samueli School of Engineering Early Career Faculty Excellence in Research Award (2019) and ECS Energy Technology Division Srinivasan Young Investigator Award (2021), UCI Beal Applied Innovations Early Career Innovator of the Year (2021), UCI Samueli School of Engineering Mid Career Faculty Excellence in Research Award (2022). Prof. Zenyuk published over 100 journal publications and delivered more than 100 invited presentations on topics of energy conversion and storage.<\/p>\n Twitter handle: @muziolog<\/p>\nProgram<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t8:30 AM
\nRegistration and light breakfast available<\/strong>\n\t9:00 AM
\nWelcome and land acknowledgement<\/strong>, Iryna Zenyuk<\/a>, Professor, Director of National Fuel Cell Research Center, UC Irvine (Workshop Moderator)\n
\nRecap of CERCES Workshop #1
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\nCommunity-engaged Research Project:<\/strong> Plenary session: Hydrogen
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\nCommunity-engaged Research Projects: Panel<\/strong> #1: Grid technologies<\/strong>\n
\nCoffee Break<\/strong>\n\t11:00 AM
\nCommunity-engaged Research Projects:<\/strong> Panel #2: CO2<\/sub> capture and storage
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\nLunch Served<\/strong>\n\t1:00 PM
\nPanel #3: National Laboratories research capabilities<\/strong>\n
\nEquitable Community-University Research Partnerships: Tips and promising practices<\/strong>\n
\nCoffee Break<\/strong>\n\t2:35 PM
\nBreakout group discussions<\/strong>\n\n
\nReports from breakout group discussions, followed by full group discussion<\/strong> on the top three research priorities to advance CERCES, leveraging UC and National Lab capabilities.\n
\nClose<\/strong>\n\t\t\tSpeakers & Moderators<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tNewsha K. Ajami<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlamen Atanassov <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tCamille Bibeau<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tVictoria Lowerson Bredow<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tAngelina Galiteva<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tRanjit\u00a0Deshmukh<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tRobert Flores<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tHolly Hapke<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPramod Khargonekar<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tClaudia Locke<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tConnie McGuire<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tTherese Peffer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tMJ Qomi<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tJolante van Wijk<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tJean-Paul Watson<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tCraig Williams<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tBrandon Wood<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tIryna Zenyuk<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t