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Energy Summit 2024

INEF Energy Summit 2024

Collaborating across the WSU system

The summit will include up to 30 energy entities from across WSU (centers, labs, institutes, schools, departments, and programs). 

Welcome | 8:30 – 9:45 AM

8:30 – 9:30 AMRegistration and Light Refreshments
9:30 AM – 9:45 AMWelcome Session
WSU Tri-Cities Welcome — Sandra Haynes, WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor
Office of Research Welcome — Michael Wolcott, WSU Interim Vice President for
Research
Goals for Summit & Review of Schedule — Noel Schulz, Inaugural Director of INEF

Speed Talks Set A | 9:45 – 10:30 AM

PresenterOrganization
9:45 AMNoel SchulzINEF
9:50 AMMichael WolcottASCEND
9:55 AMChad KrugerCSANR
10:00 AMYonas Demissie WRC
10:05 AMJan Boll CEREO
10:10 AMGeorgine YorgeyWSU Energy Program
10:15 AMJillian CadwellCEAN
10:20 AMJosh HeyneBioIn
10:25 AMJosh HeyneBSEL

Discussion Topic #1 | 10:30 – 10:40 AM

Break | 10:40 – 10:50 AM

Speed Talks Set B | 10:50 – 11:30 AM

PresenterOrganization
10:50 AMVishal AgarwalJCDREAM
10:55 AMMelanie Eng CHARGE
11:00 AMAaron Feaver PNWH2
11:05 AMJake LeachmanHYPER
11:10 AMDavid FieldIMR
11:15 AMZach HeidenNSC
11:20 AMChris KeaneFusion
11:25 AMBirgitte AhringBSE

Discussion Topic #2 | 11:30 – 11:45 AM

Speed Talks Set C | 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

PresenterOrganization
11:45 AMJulia Day ID+CL
11:50 AMJulia Day CMEC
11:55 AMVicki McCracken / Scot Hulbert WSU Extension
12:00 PMIan Burke WOCS
12:05 PMEric Jessup FPTI
12:10 PMJames Crabb VICEROY CySER
12:15 PMWei Du / Anamika Dubey AGI
12:20 PMMani Venkatasubramanian ESIC

Working Lunch | 12:30 – 1:30 PM

12:30 PMTable Discussions and Prioritization
1:10 PMOpen Networking
1:30-1:35 PMBreak

Commerce and Ecology Talks | 1:35 – 2:50 PM

1:35 PMGlenn Blackmon, Director, Energy Policy Office, Washington State Department of
Commerce
2:00 PMJoel Creswell, Climate Pollution Reduction Program Manager, Washington State
Department of Ecology
2:25 PMQ&A with Commerce & Ecology

Break | 2:50-3:00 PM

Final Session: Next Steps and Action Items | 3:00 – 3:30 PM

3:30 PM | Move to INEF Building for Open House

Parking:

WSU Tri-Cities North Parking Lot

Event Location:

Consolidated Information Center (CIC) 120

Download a printable PDF campus map.

Discussion Topics and Questions for WSU System Energy Summit – October 2, 2024

Discussion Topics #1 | 10:30-10:40 AM

  • Brainstorm:  Identify one or two interdisciplinary topics that would need more than one energy entities to be involved that relates to your work. (e.g. Food-Energy-Water)
  • Share:  Discuss with your table 

Discussion Topics #2 | 11:30-11:45 AM

  • Brainstorm: Discuss how we tackle the “systems” approach of clean energy solutions across the WSU System.  What types of activities would be helpful?
  • Share:  Discuss with your table 

Working Lunch and Table Discussions  | 12:30 – 1:10 PM

  • Brainstorm:  Ideas for opportunities for short-term collaborations across the energy ecosystem (internal WSU and external)
    • Share: Discuss with your table
    • List:  Each table to prioritize three ideas
  • Brainstorm:  Ideas for opportunities for long-term collaborations across the energy ecosystem (internal WSU and external)
    • Share: Discuss with your table
    • List:  Each table to prioritize three ideas
  • Brainstorm:  List any specific funding opportunities or ideas for collaboration for the remaining 2024-2025 year.

Final Session  | 3:00-3:30 PM

  • Brainstorm: List three things you plan to do to follow up on today’s information.
  • List:  Pick one or two other entities you would like to learn more about in the next three months.
  • Brainstorm: Suggestions (besides $) on how INEF could help you and your team moving forward and how you would want to be involved.