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
vidvuds ozolins

Sparse Physics and its Applications to Energy Materials

Vidvuds Ozolins

ESB 1001

Seminar Series

kerry vahala

Confining Light on a Chip: The Science of Optical Micro-Resonators

Kerry Vahala

ESB 2001

Seminar Series

david auston

The Changing Energy Landscape — A Summary of Key Issues and Trends

David Auston

Bren Hall 1414

Seminar Series

john perlin

Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy

John Perlin

Bren 1414

Seminar Series

p daniel dapkus

Semiconductor Nanostructures in Energy Devices

P. Daniel Dapkus

Elings Hall 1601

Seminar Series

john bowers

2013 Faculty Research Lecture: The Promise of Silicon Photonics

John Bowers

ESB 1001

Seminar Series

jeffrey gordon

Diametric Strategies for Ultra-Efficient Photovoltaics

Jeffrey Gordon

Elings Hall 1601

Seminar Series

wen-hann wang

Energy Efficiency Through Technology Scaling: A System Perspective

Wen-Hann Wang

ESB 2001

Seminar Series

vassilios kovanis

Efficient Design of Tunable Photonic Oscillators

Vassilios Kovanis

ESB 2001

Seminar Series

max shtein

New Architectures for Improving the Efficiency of Excitonic Solar Cells

Max Shtein

ESB 1001

Seminar Series

jen dionne

Progress and Challenges in Plasmon-enhanced Photocatalysis and Photovoltaics

Jen Dionne

ESB 1001

Seminar Series

charlie hu

Energy Debugging in Smartphones

Charlie Hu

Elings Hall 1605

Seminar Series

thomas wenisch

Power Management from Smartphones to Data Centers

Thomas Wenisch

ESB 1001

Seminar Series

hugh hillhouse

Earth Abundant Element Solar Cells from Nanocrystal-Inks and Molecular-Inks

Hugh Hillhouse

ESB 1001

Seminar Series