EBI January 2024 Newsletter

Announcements – Opportunities – Zilberman Blog – Events – Articles

1. Seminar Series Part 6: Science Communications

2. Introducing New Operation Assistant, Maximino Guzman

3. LSEC Venture Grant Program

6. OHSU’s Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

4. EBI Recharge Facility

5. EBI Business Incubator

6. Introducing David Zilberman’s Blog

7. Tech Connect World Innovation Conference and Expo

8. Solar Power World: The largest US solar + storage project is complete

9. CNET: How Sand Becomes Solar Panels

10. The National: Renewables set to generate a third of world’s electricity by next year, IEA says

Announcements

Seminar Series Part 6: “Science Communications”

Saadeddine Shehab, the Associate Director of Assessment and Research at UIUC’s Siebel Center for Design, joins Logan Roscoe to talk about what human-centered design entails and how it can be used in STEM education.

The Energy & Biosciences Institute is excited to announce the sixth installment in this year’s “Science Communications” virtual seminar series! The goals of this series are to:

Explore the ways in which science is communicated to different audiences
Outline potential career paths for those interested in science communications
Discuss what laymen can do to understand science in the media better

We hope you enjoy this new series and all that it will cover. Please share with students and anyone else that could be interested!

Please find the video at this link here or click the box below.

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Introducing New Operation Assistant, Maximino Guzman

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Maximino Guzman as our new operation assistant. Armed with a degree in chemical engineering and previous experience as a formulation analyst, Max is well-equipped to contribute to our endeavors. In his role, he will play a pivotal part in supporting the daily operations of the EBI Incubator (EBI²) and Recharge. His expertise and commitment to excellence make him a valuable addition, and we look forward to achieving new heights together with Max on board.

Opportunities

LSEC Venture Grant Program

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OHSU’s Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

The application for OHSU’s Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) in Portland, OR is now open and accepting applications until March 1, 2024. Graduating college seniors and recent college graduates are eligible.

More information

Zilberman Blog

Introducing David Zilberman’s Blog

The Energy & Biosciences Institute is pleased to introduce a new monthly blog, written by our friend, Executive Committee member, and esteemed researcher, David Zilberman. David has an impressive and longstanding relationship with the institute, and has been actively engaged since 2007. We believe that the EBI community will appreciate David’s knowledge, wisdom, and keen understanding of economics and the world at large. The blog will soon be featured on our website and in the monthly newsletter starting in February.

David has been a professor in the Agricultural and Resources Economics Department since 1979 where he holds the Robinson Chair. He is also a fellow of the American Agricultural Economics Association, and the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. David completed his B.A. in Economics and Statistics from Tel Aviv University in Israel and his PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from U.C. Berkeley.

Wolf Prize in Agriculture

Faculty Bio

National Academy of Sciences Bio

Events

Tech Connect World Innovation Conference and Expo

Tech Connect is accepting submissions until February 2nd for the opportunity to showcase, pitch, and connect your solutions for licensing and investment opportunities with top corporate, investment and federal prospectors at the TechConnect World Innovation Challenge this June.

Get details by reading more below!

Solar Power World: The largest US solar + storage project is complete

4,600 acres: the size of the US’s largest solar and storage project. Terra-Gen and Mortenson have recently completed the construction of Edwards & Sanborn Solar + Energy Storage. The project is set to power the city of San Jose, Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and the Clean Power Alliance and Starbucks, among others.

It took more than 1,000 craftworkers and 1 million hours of injury-free labor to finish this massive project. Learn the background and implications of this construction by reading more.

CNET: How Sand Becomes Solar Panels

With the sight of solar panels inching their way across suburban roofs, it’s doubtless that our nation has been becoming more and more reliant on the alternative energy source. What’s less known is how those very panels are made: sand.

Solar panels are made of silicon, which is derived from sand. There are many different kinds of panels with many different methods of creation, but almost every one depends on that highly specialized grainy ingredient. Explore all the details by reading more.

The National: Renewables set to generate a third of world’s electricity by next year, IEA says

According to the International Energy Agency, renewable energy is set to overtake coal in total electrical generation by early 2025—amounting to generating almost a third of the world’s electricity. Among these renewable resources, nuclear energy is gaining massive momentum. It is expected to reach record heights as output from France increases, several plants in Japan come back online, and new reactors begin commercial operations in markets including China and India.

Get further information on all the ways renewable energy is climbing by reading more.