University Session 1

University Research Center Directors

University research centers are a wellspring of clean energy innovation. Through collaborative research projects and technology transfer, university-based research centers accelerate development of clean energy technologies and build bridges between academic discovery and industrial productivity. Clean energy research centers also provide critical research-based training for the technicians, scientists, and engineers who will form the high-tech clean energy workforce of the future. This panel will feature commentary from directors of several prominent clean energy research centers that are leading the way to a clean energy future.

Panelists

• Nolan Browne, Managing Director, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy, MIT
• Ravindra Datta, Professor and Director, Fuel Cell Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (invited)
• John Miller, Director, Marine Renewable Energy Center, UMass Dartmouth
• S. "Thai" Thayumanavan, Director, Center for Fueling the Future, UMass Amherst

Moderator

• Loren Walker, Associate Director for Research Liaison and Development, Advanced Energy Research Initiative, UMass Amherst