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 2026 Line-up
February 26, 2026
Projected Impacts of Data Centers and Cryptocurrency Mining on U.S. Electricity Costs and Emissions
Joseph DeCarolis, Carnegie Mellon University
Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar Series
Maeder Hall Auditorium | 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
March 26, 2026
The Growth and Future of the Fusion Energy Industry
Andrew Holland, Fusion Industry Association
Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar Series
Maeder Hall Auditorium | 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
April 30, 2026
Greening a Gray World: Advancing Design of Complex, Lower-Clinker Cement Systems for Sustainable Infrastructure
Kimberly Kurtis, Georgia Institute of Technology
Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar Series
Maeder Hall Auditorium | 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Fall 2025 Line-up
September 11, 2025
“Impartial Science in an Era of Skepticism: Energy and Health Research”
Donna Vorhees, Health Effects Institute
Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar Series
Maeder Hall Auditorium | 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
October 2, 2025
“From Step Edges to Shipping: How We Are Using the Accelerated Dissolution of Limestone to Reduce CO2 Emissions“
Jess Adkins, California Institute of Technology
Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar Series
Maeder Hall Auditorium | 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
November 13, 2025
“The Hard Stuff: University Research on Industrial Decarbonization in an Uncertain Policy Era“
Andrés Clarens, University of Virginia
Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar Series
Maeder Hall Auditorium | 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
December 4, 2025
“Multispeed Mitigation to Manage Midcentury Overheating Above 1.5C“
Rick Duke, Gigaton Strategies, LLC and Former U.S. State Department Deputy Special Envoy for Climate
Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar Series
Maeder Hall Auditorium | 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.