During each academic year at UCSB, the Institute for Energy Efficiency hosts a weekly seminar series, which is open to the public. Our seminars bring industry leaders and faculty to UCSB to give technical presentations, followed by Q&A with our faculty and students.

Some of our recent speakers have included Jay Hakes, presidential and energy historian; Andy Goes, Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide; Nick Hutzler, Physics Professor at Caltech; Bethanie Stadler, Professor and Associate Head of Computer Engineering the University of Minnesota.

 


We invite Institute faculty to nominate future seminar speakers. Please send your nominations to an IEE Staff Member.


Seminar Series Events
bruce logan

Energy from water: Microbial Fuel Cell Technologies Meet Salinity Gradient Energy

Bruce Logan

ESB 1001

Seminar Series

rajeev ram

Energy-Efficient Photonics: Computing Applications and Fundamental Limits

Rajeev Ram

ESB 2001

Seminar Series

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Oracle Seminar: Efficient WDM Silicon Photonic Interconnects for High-performance Computing Systems

James Mitchell & Ashok Krishnamoorthy

Elings Hall 1601

Seminar Series

jia zhu

Nanostructured Energy Devices: Phonons, Electrons and Photons on the Nanoscale

Jia Zhu

ESB 2001

Seminar Series

matt sfeir

Interfacial Charge Transfer in Nanomaterial Based Light Harvesting Devices

Matt Sfeir

Elings Hall 1601

Seminar Series

jon schuller

Dielectric and Molecular "Multipole Antennas" for Energy Sciences and Technology

Jon Schuller

ESB 1001

Seminar Series

gregor henze

Sustainable Buildings Research: Opportunities in Design and Operation

Gregor Henze

ESB 1001

Seminar Series

david lea

Can Global Warming Be Held to 2 Degrees Celsius Above Pre-Industrial?

David Lea

ESB 1001

Seminar Series

nathan stoddard

How to Freeze Silicon: A Many-Splendored Problem

Nathan Stoddard

Elings Hall 1605

Seminar Series

daniel morse

MIT Enterprise Forum: The Weakest Link in Renewable Energy - Clean Energy Storage

Keynote Speaker: Daniel Morse

Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center

Seminar Series

konstantin k. likharev

Reversible Computing: Possibilities and Challenges

Konstantin K. Likharev

Harold Frank Hall 1132

Seminar Series

amory lovins

Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era

Amory Lovins

Bren Hall 1414

Seminar Series

ricardo bianchini

Leveraging Renewable Energy in Data Centers

Ricardo Bianchini

Elings Hall 1605

Seminar Series

richard james

Compatibility, Hysteresis and the Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity

Richard D. James

ESB 1001

Seminar Series