Program Day 2

CALIFORNIA: PROSPERITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
6th Annual Industry Research Symposium
May 15-16, 2007

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007

Theme:  ENERGY

7:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Session I.  Energy Perspectives:  International, National, and California

Introduction – Session Chair
Scott Samuelsen, Ph.D., P.E.
Director, National Fuel Cell Research Center
Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace and Environmental Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
UC Irvine

National and International Energy Perspectives
Byron Washom
President
Spencer Management Associates, Diablo, CA

California Energy Perspective [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Martha Krebs, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Energy Research and Development Division
California Energy Commission

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break

10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Session II.  Futures for Electrical Power

Futures for Electrical Power:  Coal [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Jamison Janawitz
General Manager, Technology
General Electric Energy, Kansas City, MO

Futures for Electrical Power:  Nuclear [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Per F. Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering
College of Engineering
UC Berkeley

Futures for Electrical Power:  Renewable [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Scott Samuelsen, Ph.D., P.E.
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
UC Irvine

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
Regional Sensornets -  Decision Support for a Changing Earth [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Larry Smarr, Ph.D.
Director, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology
Harry E. Gruber Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Jacobs School of Engineering
UC San Diego

1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Session II. Continued

Futures for Electrical Power:  Fuel Cells [View video, RealPlayer program required]
R. Daniel Brdar
Chief Executive Officer
FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT

2:20 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Session III.  Futures for Transportation Power

Futures for Transportation Power:  Petroleum and Biofuels
Harrison W. Sigworth, Jr., P.E.
Senior Fellow and Senior Consulting Engineer
Chevron Energy Technology Company, Richmond, CA

3:05 p.m. - 3:35 p.m. Coffee Break

Futures for Transportation Power:  Hydrogen [View video, RealPlayer program required]
Pana Ratana
Business Development Manager
Shell Hydrogen LLC, Houston, TX

Futures for Transportation Power:  Vehicle Futures [View video, RealPlayer program required]
William N. Reinert
National Manager, Advanced Technology
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., Torrance, CA

5:00 p.m. Summary and Closing Remarks [View video, RealPlayer program required]