Symposium leader Nurcin Celik, Ph.D.,announced the launch of the college’s new Miami Center for Clean Energy – a cross-disciplinary team of faculty, students and staff who engage in new initiatives in clean and sustainable energy research and innovation. “Our goal is to develop the next generation of energy leaders through research and educational activities,” she said. The center’s co-directors are Hongtan Liu, Ph.D., aerospace and mechanical engineering, and Ramin Moghaddass, Ph.D. industrial and systems engineering.
In his opening talk at the symposium, UM President Julio Frenk highlighted the importance of clean energy initiatives and the university’s Climate Resilience Academy. Dean Pratim Biswas welcomed engineering students and other participants to the symposium. Joshua Darville, a senior Ph.D. student in Dr. Celik’s research lab (SimLab), helped set up the symposium’s poster session.
Geisha Williams, B.S. ’83, former CEO of PG&E and board member at Siemens Energy, Artera Services, and Osmose Utility Services, moderated a panel discussion with Luevanos; Helen Burt, chief customer officer, National Grid; Tim Oliver, vice president of energy development, FP&L; and Dr. Sangtae Kim, Purdue University.
