Through the Highlight Seminar Series, the Andlinger Center hosts distinguished professors, researchers, government dignitaries, and practitioners from various institutions across the field of energy and the environment for a lecture series open to the public.
Spring 2024 Line-up
Feb 29, 2024 - Fragmentation Concepts Explain Nanoplastic Formation and Temporal Persistence
Sanat K. Kumar
Bykhovsky Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
Mar 21, 2024 - How Will We Manage Future Load Peaks From Electric Heating in New York State?
Vijay Modi
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science; Faculty Member, Earth Institute and Data Science Institute; Director, Quadracci Sustainable Engineering Lab, Columbia University
Topic: Energy resources and energy conversion technologies
April 11, 2024 - Experiential Design Schemas: Connecting People and Nature Through Architecture and Building Science
Gail Brager
Director of the Center for Environmental Design Research; Distinguished Professor of Architecture, UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design
Topic: Sustainability and building design
POSTPONED Apr 25, 2024 - Finding the Necessary Lithium, Nickel, Copper, and Cobalt for the Energy Transition with Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence
Kurt House
CEO, KoBold Metals
Topic: High-tech mining and explorationFall 2023 Line-up
Oct 5, 2023 - Collaborative sustainability research for enhanced societal impact
Monica Contestabile
Nature Sustainability
Nov 8, 2023 - Equatic: The development of a seawater-based atmospheric carbon removal and hydrogen co-production platform
Gaurav Sant
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science