Notre Dame community encouraged to attend ND Energy’s inaugural research symposium | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame community encouraged to attend ND Energy’s inaugural research symposium Notre Dame community encouraged to attend ND Energy’s inaugural research symposium Published: April 17, 2018 Author: Brandi Klingerman Researchsymposiumpicture On Wednesday (April 18), the Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame (ND Energy) will host its inaugural research symposium. The event is free and open to theUniversity of Notre Dame community. A full day of events is planned for attendees, including a presentation from Sally M. Benson, co-director of the Precourt Institute for Energy from Stanford University. “We are excited to host our first research symposium,” said Peter C. Burns, Massman Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (CEEES) and director of ND Energy. “The goal of this event is to expose faculty, students and other scholars to the diversity of work being conducted through our center and encourage conversations about how researchers could potentially collaborate on future energy research projects.” Hosted in the auditorium of McKenna Hall, the event will open with a welcome from Burns, where he will discuss the state of ND Energy. Following the welcome, Benson will give her keynote presentation titled, “The Global Climate and Energy Challenge.” She will discuss the nature and scale of the climate and energy challenge and review emerging solutions to provide secure, affordable and sustainable energy for the nine billion people expected on Earth by 2050. Additionally, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars will participate in a poster session to discuss their work. Throughout the day, multiple ND Energy-affiliated faculty members will present their research. These faculty members, chronologically ordered by presentation start time, include: Haifeng Gao, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry  Amy Hixon, assistant professor of CEEES Tengfei Luo, Dorini Family Collegiate Associate Professor of CEEES  Jennifer Schaefer, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering  Vlad Iluc, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry  William Schneider, H. Clifford and Evelyn A. Brosey Professor of Engineering Michael Niemer, associate professor of computer science and engineering The day will close with a final presentation by Burns about the newly awarded ND-led Actinide Center of Excellence, as well as closing remarks and poster awards. To find additional details about the event including a full agenda, biographies of event speakers and more, visit https://energy.nd.edu/research/research-symposium/. Contact: Barbara A. Villarosa, business and communications program director, ND Energy, 574-631-4776, bvillaro@nd.edu; @NotreDameEnergy Originally published by Brandi Klingerman at energy.nd.edu on April 17. Posted In: University News Research Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related July 26, 2022 Notre Dame receives record-breaking $244 million in annual research awards June 06, 2022 Notre Dame expands science and engineering research complex with gift from McCourtney family May 27, 2022 Berthiaume family’s $20 million gift endows Institute for Precision Health February 25, 2022 Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory expands research capabilities with Carrier Global Corporation collaboration October 22, 2021 Notre Dame Stories: Social Media, Misinformation, and You For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn