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ag e n daOctober 8 – 9, 2013 Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center Stanford University

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8m o r n i n g

7:45 – 8:30 McCaw Hall Check-in, Continental Breakfast*PLENARY SESSION8:30 – 9:00 McCaw Hall Welcome, Global Climate and Energy Project 2013

Sally Benson, Director – GCEP, Stanford University9:00 – 9:50 McCaw Hall Climate Change and Our Common Future

Gro Brundtland, Vice Chair – United Nations Foundation, Former U.N. Special Envoy on Climate Change, Former Prime Minister of Norway

9:50 – 10:45 McCaw Hall Lessons from the Journey from Academia to Commercial MarketsRichard Swanson, Founder and Former President and Chief Technology Officer – SunPower, Consulting Professor – Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University

10:45 – 11:00 Break11:00 – 12:00 McCaw Hall Fireside Chat: The Tesla Story – Perspectives from the CTO and VC

JB Straubel, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer – Tesla MotorsIra Ehrenpreis, General Partner – Technology Partners

12:00 – 1:15 Sy Oak Grove Lunch*Fisher Conference Center GCEP Sponsor/Student Networking Lunch (by invitation only)

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GCEP Research – Technical Talks: Carbon-Based Energy Systems

Energy Tutorial: Energy Systems Integration 101

1:15 – 2:45 McCaw Hall 1:15 – 2:45 Fisher Conference CenterModerator: Lynn Orr, Director – Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford UniversityPresenters:Chris Edwards, Mechanical Engineering – Stanford University, Ultra-High Efficiency Engines: Integration, Optimization, RealizationGary Mavko, Energy Resources Engineering – Stanford University, Linking Chemical and Physical Effects of CO2 Injection to Geophysical ParametersJennifer Wilcox, Energy Resources Engineering – Stanford University, Carbon-Based Sorbents for Selective CO2 Capture

Mark O’Malley, Director – Electricity Research Center, University College Dublin

PLENARY SESSION2:45 – 3:30 McCaw Hall 2013 GCEP Distinguished Student Lecturers

Moderator: Sally Benson, Director – GCEP, Stanford UniversityAndrew Scheuermann, Ph.D. Candidate – Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Atomic Layer Deposited Tunnel Oxides to Protect Silicon Photoanodes for Electrochemical Water-SplittingJoey Nelson, Ph.D. Candidate – Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Pore Size Dependent GeochemistryMauro Pasta, Postdoctoral Fellow – Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Battery Materials for Grid-Scale Energy Storage

POSTER SESSIONS AND RECEPTION*3:30 – 6:00 Ford Gardens GCEP researchers present their posters (please see poster handout)

3:30 – 5:00 Session A4:30 – 6:00 Session B

e v e n i n g ( b y i n v i t a t i o n o n l y )6:00 – 7:30 McCaw Hall GCEP Student Social and Dinner

(for GCEP graduate students and postdoctoral scholars only)

GCEP RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2013

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9m o r n i n g7:45 – 8:30 McCaw Hall Continental Breakfast*GCEP Research – Technical Talks: Solar Energy

Energy Tutorial: Future Personal Mobility 101

8:30 – 10:00 McCaw Hall 8:30 – 10:00 Fisher Conference CenterModerator: Mark Brongersma, Materials Science and Engineering – Stanford University

Presenters:Harold Hwang, Applied Physics – Stanford University; Photon Science – SLAC, Atomically Engineering Oxide Heterostructures for Solar Water Splitting CatalysisJames Harris, Electrical Engineering – Stanford University, High-Efficiency Thin Film Solar Cells Combining Multi-Junctions and Nano-Scale Light ManagementMichael McGehee, Materials Science and Engineering – Stanford University, New Insights on How Charges Separate in Organic Solar Cells

Sven Beiker, Executive Director – Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS)

10:00 – 10:15 BreakGCEP Research – Technical Talks: Bioenergy

Energy Tutorial: Nuclear Energy 101

10:15 – 11:45 McCaw Hall 10:15 – 11:35 Fisher Conference CenterModerator: John Ralph, Biochemistry and Biological Systems Engineering – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Presenters:David Lobell, Environmental Earth System Science – Stanford University, The Climate-Protective DomainJames Swartz, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering – Stanford University, Progress Toward Efficient and Sustainable Hydrogen ProductionAlfred Spormann, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering – Stanford University, Synthesis of Biofuels on Bioelectrodes

Burton Richter, Nobel Laureate – Physics, Director Emeritus – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

11:45 – 12:00 McCaw Hall Special Remarks John L. Hennessy, President – Stanford University

12:00 – 1:30 Sy Oak Grove Lunch*

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GCEP Research – Technical Talks: Advanced Energy Transformations and Storage

Energy Tutorial: Negative Emissions 101

1:30 – 3:00 McCaw Hall 1:30 – 3:00 Fisher Conference CenterModerator: Yi Cui, Materials Science and Engineering – Stanford University

Presenters:Allen Bard, Chemistry and Biochemistry – University of Texas at Austin, Novel Redox Flow BatteriesChris Chidsey, Chemistry – Stanford University, Schottky Tunnel Contacts for Efficient Coupling of Photovoltaics and CatalystsDaniel Stack, Chemistry – Stanford University, Discrete Copper Catalysts for the Reduction of CO2 to Valuable Added Products

Chris Field, Founding Director – Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for ScienceJennifer Milne, GCEP Energy Assessment Analyst – Stanford University

3:00 – 3:15 Break

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GCEP RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2013

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, co n t i n u e d

PLENARY SESSION3:15 – 4:00 McCaw Hall India’s Low Carbon Strategy for Inclusive Growth

Kirit Parikh, Former Member – Planning Commission of India, Chairman – Integrated Research and Action for Development

4:00 – 5:10 McCaw Hall Increasing Prosperity in Rural India Through Sustainable Agriculture and Energy Services

Moderator: Sally Benson, Director – GCEP, Stanford University

Panelists: Jagannatha Kumar, Head of Reliance Foundation Banny Banerjee, Mechanical Engineering, Design – Stanford University Bruce Clemens, Materials Science and Engineering – Stanford University Mark Thurber, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development – Stanford University

5:10 – 5:20 McCaw Hall GCEP Student Poster AwardsClosing Remarks Sally Benson, Director – GCEP, Stanford University

e v e n i n g ( b y i n v i t a t i o n o n l y )5:45 – 8:00 Stanford Stadium,

Director’s Level – 2nd Floor of Skybox

Private GCEP Reception and DinnerFor GCEP researchers, sponsors, and symposium speakers (by invitation only)

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