Clean Energy Nexus: the Decade Ahead
Clean Energy Nexus: the Decade Ahead is a roundtable panel discussion that explores the emerging challenges and opportunities in the interdisciplinary nexus of clean energy, clean water, and intelligent renewable integration. The event will feature speakers representing the academia, federal agencies, and the U.S Department of Energy national labs, exchanging insights into the topics that are set to revolutionize the path to a cleaner, greener future in this decade.
Panelists' Bios:
Dr. Shekhar Bhansali is currently Alcatel-Lucent Professor and Distinguished University Professor in the Florida International University (FIU) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. At FIU, which he joined in 2011, Dr. Bhansali served nine years as department chair and two years as the interim director of the school of electrical, computer and enterprise engineering. Previously, he spent 11 years as a professor at the University of South Florida, and he was a researcher at the University of Cincinnati and the National Research Laboratory of Metrology in Japan. Dr. Bhansali’s main research interests are in nanotechnology, biosensors, and microfluidics. He holds 40 patents, has published over 300 publications, and has advised more than 40 Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows in research. Dr. Bhansali earned his B.E. in metallurgical engineering at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, his M.Tech. in aircraft production engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at RMIT University in Australia. Dr. Bhansali is an active member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and other professional societies. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Academy of Inventors. His dedication to mentorship has been recognized with several awards.
Dr. Yarom Polsky is the Section Head of Energy Systems Integration and Controls and a Distinguished Member of R&D Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has been involved in a diverse range of R&D activities over the course of his career including modeling and characterization of thermo-mechanical warpage of electronic packages during manufacturing processes, the design and construction of Oilfield Services equipment, modeling and laboratory simulation of drilling dynamics, geothermal energy extraction, and the development of particle accelerator technologies. His current research interests include improving fundamental understanding of subsurface flow and rock deformation processes, the development of sensing technologies for subsurface characterization, and advanced sensors and controls for manufacturing processes. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech as well as a bachelor’s degree in Physics and master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University.
Dr. Alan Mantooth (S'83 - M'90 - SM'97 – F’09) received the B.S. (summa cum laude) and M. S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1985 and 1986, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1990. He joined Analogy in 1990 where he focused on semiconductor device modeling and the research and development of HDL-based modeling tools and techniques. Besides modeling, his interests include analog and mixed-signal IC design and power electronics. In 1996, Dr. Mantooth was named Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Analogy (now owned by Synopsys). In 1998, he joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, as an Associate Professor. He has received numerous teaching, service, and research awards since returning to the UA. He was also selected to the Georgia Tech Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni in 2002, and the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineers in 2006. Dr. Mantooth was promoted to his present rank of Distinguished Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department in 2011. He has co-founded two companies, Lynguent and Ozark Integrated Circuits. Dr. Mantooth helped establish the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission (NCREPT) at the UA in 2005, for which he serves as director. In 2006, he was selected as the inaugural holder of the 21st Century Endowed Chair in Mixed-Signal IC Design and CAD. He currently holds the 21st Century Leadership Chair in Engineering. Dr. Mantooth has published over 350 refereed articles on modeling and IC design. He holds patents on software architecture and algorithms for modeling tools and has others pending. He is co-author of three books and has served on several technical program committees for IEEE conferences. He is currently serving the profession as Immediate Past-President of the IEEE Power Electronics Society until 2021. Dr. Mantooth is a Fellow of the IEEE, a member of Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu, and registered professional engineer in Arkansas. Professor Mantooth serves as the Executive Director for NCREPT, GRAPES (the NSF I/UCRC for GRid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems), and SEEDS (DoE Center for Secure, Evolvable Energy Delivery Systems). He also serves as the Deputy Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Power Optimization of Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS).
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- Knoxville, Tennessee
- United States
- Starts 06 April 2021 06:00 PM UTC
- Ends 20 April 2021 01:00 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge