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Superconductors and Innovative Visions for a New Electricity System
Dr. Greg Yurek
American Superconductor


Has the Moment Come? When (and Why) the Smart Grid Will Reach the Tipping Point
Mr. Jesse Berst 
Center for Smart Energy


Grid Intelligence, Nano Computers and Sensors, and Rick Smalley's Vision of Energy Abundane for All
Dr. Roger Anderson 
Thomas Edison Center for Computational Learning Systems
Columbia University


Economics and Public Policy of Energy
Mrs. Amy Myers Jaffe
Rice Energy Program
Rice University


What is the right policy to propel innovative solutions?
Dr. Peter Hartley
Department of Economics
Rice University


The Challange for the Grid of the 21st Century
Dr. John Stringer
Science and Technology Development Division
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)


Exergy Sustainability
Dr. Rush Robinett III
Energy and Transportation Security Center
SANDIA  National Laboratories


Superconductivity, Nanotechnology, and Energy
Dr. Paul Chu
Texas Center for Superconductivity
University of Houston


Developing the Quantum Wire
Dr. Howard Schmidt
Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory
Rice University


Spinning Carbon Nanotube Wire 
Dr. Alan Windle
Department of Materials Science
and Metallurgy
University of Cambridge



Nanostructured Carbon for Energy
Dr. Edward McRae
Laboratoire de Chimie du Solide Minéral
Université Henri Poincaré


Introduction to the EESI at Rice
Dr. Walter Chapman 
Environmental and Energy Systems Institute
Rice University


The Benefits of Load as a Strategic Resource in Wholesale Electricity Markets
Dr. Frank Wolak
Department of Economics
Stanford University


Demand Response: The Role for Policy, Pricing and Technology
Mr. Roger Levy
Levy Associates


A Choice Matrix for Scalable Energy Storage
Dr. Greg Bothun
Department of  Physics 
University of Oregon


Solar Power Technology: Large Scale Storable and Dispatchable Solar Energy
Mr. Michael W. McDowell
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne


Nanotechnology's Role in Fuel Cell Research and Application
Dr. Karl Rabago
Clean Energy Group
Houston Advanced Research Center


Storage & Transportation of Solar Energy
Dr. Jacob Karni
Department of Environmental Science and Energy Research
The Weizmann Institute of Science


Tidal Power
Dr. Ian Bryden
Centre for Research in Energy and the Environment
Robert Gordon University
  

Nanomaterials for Battery Applications
Dr. Arnold Stux
Naval Research Laboratory


Nano-structured Electrode Materials for Energy Storage Devices
Dr. Amit Singhal
NEI Corporation


High Performance Flywheels – A New Spin On Space Based Energy Storage
Dr. Raymond Beach
Advanced Electrical Systems Branch
NASA Glenn Research Center


Kinetic Energy Storage and Power Generation
Dr. Richard Thompson
Center for ElectroMechanics
University of Texas at Austin


Using Electric Vehicles for Grid-Connected Storage
Dr. Jasna Tomic
University of Delaware


Electrifying Transportation: The Case for Plug-In Hybrids
Dr. Gal Luft
Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) 


Solving the Climate and Energy Problem: Available Technologies and Policy Frameworks
Dr. Stephen Pacala
Princeton Environmental Institute and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Princeton University


Energy Nanotechnology Grand Challenges and Final Thoughts

Dr. Wade Adams
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Rice University


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