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Announcements – Zilberman Blog – Opportunities – Events – Articles 1. Seminar Series Part 1: STEM Graduate Chronicles 4. The Many Colors of the Bioeconomy 5. EBI Recharge Facility 6. EBI Business Incubator 7. Position Available for Executive Director of Master of Climate Solutions at Rausser College of Natural Resources 8. The University Energy Institute Leaders Collaborative 2024 Summit
9. Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative Fall Symposium
10. UC LFRP Community-Engaged Research for Clean Energy Solutions (CERCES) Workshop
11. UIUC: Gift Establishes Levenick Center for a Climate-Smart Circular Bioeconomy 12. LBNL: Ashok Gadgil to Receive the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s American Innovator Award
13. UC Berkeley: Can Fungi Turn Food Waste Into the Next Culinary Sensation?
14. UIUC: Urban Heating, Cooling to Play Major Role in Energy Demand, Climate Change
15. LBNL: New National Energy Storage Hub Will Enable Transformative Battery Advancements |
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Seminar Series Part 1: STEM Graduate Chronicles |
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Alexa Zytnick, a PhD student at UC Berkeley studying plant and microbial biology, joins Logan Roscoe to discuss the many factors to consider when looking at grad schools to apply to and eventually attend. |
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The Energy & Biosciences Institute is excited to announce the first installment in this year’s new “STEM Graduate Chronicles” virtual seminar series! The goals of this series are to: Map out the process of getting into grad school and attending Help prospective grad students figure out the best path for them and what to expect from attending grad school Highlight the experiences of grad students we at the EBI know and appreciate
We hope you enjoy this fresh 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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“The Many Colors of the Bioeconomy” |
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| EBI’s Executive Committee member David Zilberman will soon release a new blog post furthering the conversation on the bioeconomy—as well as how we at the EBI can situate ourselves within that discussion. As Zilberman acutely analyzes the different aims of the bioeconomy, he begins to hint at exciting news to come in early October.
His newest blog post, as well as all his previous pieces, can be found on the EBI’s website, linked below. |
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Position Available for Executive Director of Master of Climate Solutions at Rausser College of Natural Resources |
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The Rausser College of Natural Resources (University of California, Berkeley) seeks applicants for the role of Executive Director of the new Master of Climate Solutions (MCS).
UC Berkeley is looking for a seasoned professional with a proven track record in leading climate and sustainability initiatives across various sectors as well as demonstrated intellectual leadership in the field. The ideal candidate will have a strong network among senior climate and sustainability leaders in the private sector, government, and/or NGOs, coupled with a proven ability to secure substantial funding for projects from investors, government bodies, or other relevant entities, as well as a deep commitment to just climate transitions.
For more information, follow the link to the position description below. |
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The University Energy Institute Leaders Collaborative 2024 Summit |
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The University Energy Institute Leaders Collaborative (UEILC) is a first-of-its-kind partnership of U.S. university-based energy institutes formed to address the critical challenges facing America’s energy systems. Members include leaders of over 150 energy institutes and a network of energy experts from around the world working together to inspire meaningful research, engage scholarship, inform regional and national policy, impact decision-making, and re-imagine energy education to be ready to create the future of energy systems.
This October, The Ohio State University will host UEILC’s October 2024 summit with the aim to advance the clean energy transition through innovation in education and inclusion of social science disciplines. Registration is open until October 9th. |
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Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative Fall Symposium |
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The Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative Fall Symposium is a dynamic one-day, student-run conference at UC Berkeley. This year’s theme is land use solutions. On October 11th, 2024, BERC will convene to explore innovative strategies to respond to the urgent land use challenges accompanying rapid decarbonization and climate impacts. Purchase tickets below. |
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UC LFRP Community-Engaged Research for Clean Energy Solutions (CERCES) Workshop |
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UC Berkeley will host a workshop on Thursday, October 24th for Community-engaged Research for Clean Energy Solutions (CERCES), as part of the UC Laboratory Fees Research Program. Topics include agrivoltaics in California, food-water-energy nexus, the Oakland EcoBlock project, Climate Resiliency and more. This will be a hybrid workshop, but in person attendance is encouraged. Location: Blum Center, Room B100. Register at the link below. |
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UIUC: Gift Establishes Levenick Center for a Climate-Smart Circular Bioeconomy |
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce the creation of the Levenick Center for a Climate-Smart Circular Bioeconomy, the first such named center in the United States, pending approval by the Board of Trustees in November.
“It is more important than ever that we bring our best scientists together to build systems that allow us to meet the needs of a growing global economy without damaging the environment,” Stu Levenick said. “This unique center will leverage interdisciplinary collaboration with the University of Illinois leadership in agriculture, engineering, and sustainability to drive the science forward.” Explore what the bioeconomy center entails by reading more. |
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LBNL: Ashok Gadgil to Receive the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s American Innovator Award |
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Ashok Gadgil, a retired faculty senior scientist in the Energy Technologies Area of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and a UC Berkeley Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is set to accept the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s American Innovator Award on September 18 in Washington, D.C.
Gadgil played a monumental role in developing a powerful light-based water disinfector. With the help of funding from USAID and the U.S. Department of Energy, Gadgil developed and refined UV Waterworks—a portable device that can purify about four gallons of water per minute. Get further details by reading more. |
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UC Berkeley: Can Fungi Turn Food Waste Into the Next Culinary Sensation? |
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Typically, you’d be right to be concerned when fungi and food are in the same sentence. However, UC Berkeley postdoc Vayu Hill-Maini is determined to turn food waste into culinary treats using fungi.
As a chef-turned-chemist, Hill-Maini is dedicated to understanding Neurospora intermedia—a widespread fungus that is traditionally used in Indonesia to make a food called oncom from soy pulp—so it can be adapted broadly to Western food waste and Western palates. Learn how by reading more. |
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UIUC: Urban Heating, Cooling to Play Major Role in Energy Demand, Climate Change |
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Existing global energy studies predominantly concentrate on chemical feedback loops, which are large-scale processes involving complex interactions between energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and the atmosphere. However, a research group at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign focuses on the often-overlooked physical interactions between urban infrastructure and the atmosphere that can contribute to local microclimates and, ultimately, global climate.
“The heat generated from heating and cooling systems is a substantial part of the total heat generated within urban areas,” Lei Zhao, the lead professor on the study, said. “These systems generate a lot of heat that is released into the atmosphere within cities, making them hotter and further increasing the demand for indoor cooling systems, which feeds even more heat into local climates.” Get further details by reading more. |
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LBNL: New National Energy Storage Hub Will Enable Transformative Battery Advancements |
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the creation of two new Energy Innovation Hubs. One of the national hubs, the Energy Storage Research Alliance, is led by Argonne National Laboratory and co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
This momentous feat brings together nearly 50 world-class researchers from three national laboratories and 12 universities to provide the scientific underpinning to address the nation’s most pressing battery challenges, including safety, high-energy density, and long-duration batteries made from inexpensive, abundant materials. Explore the details by reading more. |
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