2008 Events

October 8, 2008

Sen. Richard Lugar will tour the Notre Dame Energy Center and speak with students and faculty regarding current energy-related research at Notre Dame. Lugar will then make a campus-wide presentation starting at 3:00 pm in Washington Hall on "Energy Security and U.S. Foreign Policy." See News Release.


September 17 - 23, 2008

The 2nd Annual Notre Dame Energy Week, sponsored by the Notre Dame Energy Center and its Student Advisory Board. Schedule of Events.

See the Energy Week Video.

ENERGY WEEK T-SHIRTS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR $5! Shirts are in sizes S, M, L, and XL. Purchases can be made at 165A Fitzpatrick Hall.

(front and back).


TAKE THE ENERGY QUIZ!


September 24, 2008


The 2008 Notre Dame Forum, Charting a Sustainable Energy Future, 3:00 pm, Joyce Center Arena.



July 7, 2008


 

 





May 30, 2008

Alumni Reunion 2008 Seminars

Solar Energy—Beyond the Hype
Prashant V. Kamat, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
9:00 to 10:00 a.m., DeBartolo Hall, Room 131

The increasing energy demand is forcing us to seek environmentally clean alternative energy resources. Major breakthroughs in developing economically viable solar devices are necessary to sustain the lifestyle of 6.5 billion people worldwide. Are we ready for the change? Sponsored by the College of Engineering.

Green: The Verb Sustainability on Campus
George Oser, PhD ‘58
10:15 to 11:15 a.m., DeBartolo Hall, Room 131

Explore the current and future of sustainability on campus. Estimating the campus carbon footprint now and setting a goal for 2020. Weaving into a whole cloth efforts by the administration, faculty, students and alums to increase sustainability through behaviors, technology and cost control using information from peer universities.

Is There Really an Energy Crisis?
Edward J. Maginn, Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
3:00 to 4:00 p.m., McKenna Hall/CCE, Auditorium

Are we running out of energy? Where does our energy come from? What does the future hold? These and other energy-related topics will be explored.




April 11, 2008
The inaugural ND ENERGY CENTER DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES was presented by Kenneth J. Ostrowski, a Director in McKinsey's Atlanta Office, leader of McKinsey’s North America Electric Power and Natural Gas (EPNG) Practice, and co-leader of the Global EPNG Practice.


March 14, 2008
Cook Power Plant Tour

Members of the ND Energy Center Student Advisory Board toured the Cook Nuclear Power Plant.