Access to energy research articles: publisher policies & MIT output
Ellen Duranceau, Chris Sherratt, Mat Willmott
Tue Jan 11, 03-04:00pm, 56-154
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join Scholarly Publishing and Licensing Librarian Ellen Duranceau as she explores where MITEI faculty are publishing and what the implications of those publishing practices are for worldwide access to essential energy research. This session will include data on MITEI faculty journal articles and will provide an assessment of the openness, or reach, of the articles based on the publishers’ policies. The MIT Faculty Open Access Policy and tools that analyze journal quality will also be discussed.
Contact: Angie Locknar, 143-134, 253-9320, locknar@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries
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Efficiency Forward Forum
Susan Hockfield, Tom May
Tue Jan 11, 11am-12:00pm, E62 Lobby Sloan
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join President Hockfield and NSTAR CEO Tom May along with invited dignitaries as they kick off Efficiency Forward: Partnering for Success - A Forum to Recognize Innovations in Energy Efficiency
Co-Sponsored by Campus Energy Task Force, Department of Facilities, EHS Headquarters Office, Sloan School of Management
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Steven Lanou, slanou@mit.edu
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Energy Education Open House
Jennifer DiMase
Tue Jan 11, 02-03:00pm, E19-319
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Stop by the Energy Initiative to learn about the Energy Studies Minor, energy classes, student groups, fellowships, and current research projects. Chat with students and faculty involved with energy.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Jennifer DiMase, E19-370D, 452-3199, jdimase@mit.edu
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Energy Efficiency Research and Education at MIT (Panel Discussion)
Robert Armstrong, Leon Glicksman, John Reilly, Sarah Slaughter
Mon Jan 10, 03:30-05:00pm, 32-141
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A panel on energy efficiency research and education at MIT moderated by MITEI Deputy Director Robert Armstrong. Speakers include John Reilly, Co-Director of the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, on the expected role of efficiency in meeting future energy needs; Sarah Slaughter, Associate Director for Buildings and Infrastructure for MITEI, on an emerging MIT research program on building and infrastructure systems; and Leon Glicksman, Professor of Building Technology and Mechanical Engineering, on his fall 2010 project-based class, “Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings,” which focused on energy efficiency on the MIT campus.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Amanda Graham, agraham@mit.edu
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Energy Futures Week featured lecture: An Efficient Future for Energy Use in the Built Environment
Neal Elliott Associate Director for Research, ACEEE
Mon Jan 10, 02-03:00pm, 32-141
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Over the past quarter century, building energy efficiency has focused on improvements to components and equipment. While component efficiencies increased dramatically, the size of our homes and the number of energy using stuff has increased even faster. Looking forward, the focus for energy efficiency in buildings will need to shift to systems rather than components. This shift will involve transformations in how we build, and where and how we live. This shift does not mean that we can ignore component efficiency, because energy using appliances are proliferating, but that we need to take a more holistic approach to our communities.
Neal Elliott is the Associate Director for Research of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), coordinating ACEEE's overall research efforts. Elliott is an internationally recognized expert and author on energy efficiency, energy efficiency programs and policies, electric motor systems, combined heat and power and clean distributed energy, and analysis of energy efficiency and energy markets.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Jennifer DiMase, E19-370D, jdimase@mit.edu
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Energy Information: Industries and Statistics
Katherine McNeill
Tue Jan 11, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2011
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
Interested in researching or working in the field of energy? Want to find out how your energy project fits into the landscape of various industries? This session will give you the skills to research the business and statistical information on energy to find industry overviews, market research, news and data.
Sign up at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries
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Energy Information: Maps and data to use with GIS
Anne Graham, Lisa Sweeney
Tue Jan 11, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Where are the power plants and the pipelines? How close are they to population centers? In this session, MIT GIS Services will introduce you to energy maps and spatial data available, and demonstrate GIS in action on the energy front.
Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Anne Graham, 10-500, x3-7744, grahama@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries
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Energy Information: Where to go, what to do
Angie Locknar, Chris Sherratt
Mon Jan 10, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Information on energy is everywhere! How do you find the scientific and technical information you need and keep on the cutting edge of what is published? Attend this hands-on session to find out.
See link below to register: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/energy-information-where-to-go-what-to-do
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/energy-information-where-to-go-what-to-do
Contact: Angie Locknar, 14S-134, locknar@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries
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Green Ambassadors Workshop
Come hear from your fellow Green Ambassadors
Wed Jan 12, 12-01:30pm, 46-3189
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 07-Jan-2011
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
This workshop will allow all Green Ambassadors - as well as those interested in becoming a Green Ambassador - to meet over lunch and share and discuss strategies for promoting sustainability in their office, lab, or dorm.
Limited to 50 people. Advance sign up required by January 7th (see contact below)
Also cosponsored by the Campus Energy Task Force.
Web: http://ehs.mit.edu/site/sustainability
Contact: Steve Lanou, slanou@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Environment, Health and Safety Office
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POSTPONED: Exploring Careers in Energy
Amanda Peters
Wed Jan 12, 05-07:00pm, 32-155
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW STORM. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR NEW DATE LATER IN THE MONTH.
Considering a career in the energy sector? Come hear from those who work in the industry about some of the many career options and what it takes to succeed in this growing field. The first hour will feature a panel discussion, while the second will provide the opportunity to talk to the panelists individually.
Panelists
Eerik Hantsoo, Engineer, 1366 Technologies, Inc.
Jennifer Pedro, VP Industrial Processes for Alstom Power, Thermal Services
Kara Rodgers, Senior Program Manager, Natural Gas Programs, Consortium for Energy Efficiency
Thomas Jarvi, CTO, Sun Catalytix
Vivek Mohta, Director, Energy Markets at Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
Preregistration requested on CareerBridge, but not required.
Visit CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/ and select Workshops, Career Fairs and Events.
Web: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/
Contact: Amanda Peters, 12-170, x3-4733, acpeters@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Global Education and Career Development
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Residential Energy Savings: Real vs. Modeled
Michael Blasnik, Independent Consultant
Thu Jan 13, 06:30-08:00pm, 32-141
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Michael Blasnik will explain:
How to save the most energy in your home
Why real world savings don’t always equal modeled savings
Why the energy efficiency field needs great researchers
Michael Blasnik:
Has analyzed the energy use of millions of homes over the last 25 years
Heads the energy impact evaluation for the National Weatherization Assistance Program
Is feisty, funny, and informative
This event is cosponsored by MITEI, Sustainability@MIT, the MIT Energy Club, HEET, Cambridge Energy Alliance and Greenport
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Jennifer DiMase, E19-319, 452-3199, jdimase@mit.edu
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Strategic Opportunities in Residential Energy Efficiency
Harvey Michaels
Thu Jan 13, 02:30-04:00pm, 56-154
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The year ahead will be an important one for concept of enabling efficiency as an energy resource, very challenging and with high stakes for its long term viability. It’s a great time to get engaged! In this session, we will discuss new strategies being developed or tested to more successfully mitigate market barriers to efficiency in homes, including consideration of:
• New models for utility and government-supported incentives, including Green Communities
• Behavior/feedback systems, supported by Internet and “smart” electric/gas meters.
• New business approaches, and policies promotive of innovation.
Please come and share your thoughts on:
• What are the big ideas that change everything?
• How will consumers respond to them?
• How do we align incentives with objectives?
• How can efficiency performance be effectively measured?
Harvey Michaels directs the multidisciplinary MIT Energy Efficiency Strategy Project, which performs case research and analysis of utility, community, and smart grid-enabled efficiency deployment models.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Harvey Michaels, hgm@mit.edu
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Tour of Energy Features of Sloan E62
Peter Cooper, Frank Higson
Thu Jan 20, 01-02:00pm, E62 Lobby -New Sloan
Thu Jan 20, 02-03:00pm, E62 Lobby -New Sloan
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2011
Limited to 25 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Energy efficient features of the new Sloan Building (E62) will be visited and discussed on this tour conducted by Department of Facilities' Engineers. Sloan is the most efficient building of its kind on the MIT campus. Features incorporated to achieve this will be shown, and the integrated design process that was employed will be described.
For more information about this building visit: http://web.mit.edu/facilities/construction/completed/sloan.html
RSVP to Damaris Colono by 1/17/2011 4:00 pm.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Damaris Colono, damarisc@plant.mit.edu
Cosponsor: Department of Facilities
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UN Climate Roundtable: What should we expect from the UN climate negotiation process? A Discussion of International Climate Governance
Rebecca Dell
Wed Jan 19, 03-04:00pm, 5-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The international community unanimously resolved to "prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system" at Rio Earth Summit in 1992. In the 18 years since then, we have achieved one binding international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions--the Kyoto Protocol--but global emissions now exceed the worst case scenario outlined in the 1990s. Many have found the international process slow, confusing, and uninspiring, but there is no viable alternative framework for addressing a truly international problem like climate change.
Please join us for a round-table discussion on the UN climate negotiations process, where we will try to clarify how the UN is addressing climate change, what are some of the key sources of conflict and obstruction, and where the UN is making progress (because we are making progress in some areas). The discussion will be lead by Rebecca Dell, a PhD student in climate science and the MIT student delegate to the recent meeting of the parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Cancun, Mexico.
Light refreshments will be served.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Rebecca Dell, rwdell@mit.edu
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Wind Energy 101
Katherine Dykes
Fri Jan 14, 11am-12:00pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Come join for an overview of wind energy fundamentals from the physical resource, to the technology, to the economics, policy and social impacts. For details on our wind energy activities, please see http://windenergy.mit.edu
Co-sponsored by the MIT Wind Energy Sub-Community of the Energy Club
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Katherine Dykes, dykesk@mit.edu
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Wind Week Technical Workshop on Wind Grid Integration
WEPA and the MIT Energy Club Wind Energy Group
Fri Jan 21, 09am-05:00pm, 26-100
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Full day workshop featuring various international experts on topics related to integration of wind energy into the electric grid: from short term fluctuation and control to long-term planning and policy.
Registration is required; see website below for details.
Cosponsored by MIT Wind Energy Projects in Action and the MIT Energy Club Wind Energy Group.
Web: https://sites.google.com/site/mitwindweek2011/wind-integration-workshop
Contact: Katherine Dykes, dykesk@mit.edu
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