Download Energy Studies Spring 2017 Information Session

ENERGYSTUDIES
MULTIDISCIPLINARYACADEMICPROGRAM
InformationSession
SpringTerm2017
Thursday,January19,2017,4:30pm|KGL123
EnergyStudiesClassof2019(36)
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AppliedMathematics
AppliedPhysics
ChemicalEngineering
Chemistry
CognitiveScience
ComputerScience
Economics
EECS
English
EnvironmentalStudies
Geology&Geophysics
GlobalAffairs
History
MechanicalEngineering
Physics
PoliticalScience
Undeclared
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EnergyStudiesClassesof 2017&2018
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AmericanStudies
Architecture
ChemicalEngineering
Chemistry
Ecology&EvolutionaryBiology
Economics
Economics&Philosophy
ElectricalEngineering
EconomicsandMathematics
EnvironmentalEngineering
EnvironmentalStudies
Ethics,PoliticsandEconomics
Geology&Geophysics
Geology&NaturalResources
GlobalAffairs
History
Humanities
Mathematics
MechanicalEngineering
ModernMiddleEastStudies
PoliticalScience
RussianandEasternEuropeanStudies
Sociology
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Progresstowardscompletionofmultidisciplinaryacademic
programs(MAPs)isnowtrackedbytheRegistrar’sOfficeand
recordedinastudent’sAcademicRecord.
SuccessfulcompletionofMAPswillbeacknowledgedin
commencementceremoniesintheresidentialcolleges.
MAPscholarsreceivea“certificate”fromthe
YaleCollegeDean’sOffice(nextslide).
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AdvisoryCommittee
Faculty
GaryBrudvig,Chemistry,EnergySciencesInstitute
KenGillingham,F&ES,SOM
MichaelFotos,PoliticalScience
MichaelOristaglio,DirectorofEnergyStudies
JuliePaquette,DirectorofEnergyManagement
DanielProber,AppliedPhysics,Physics,EE
PaulSabin,History,DUSEnvironmentalStudies
Mary-LouiseTimmermans,Geology&Geophysics
StudentRepresentatives
AnnieBui,‘17,Berkeley,G&G
EricEsposito,‘17,Trumbull,EnvironmentalStudies,Economics
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EnergyStudiesRequirements
Sixcoursesplusasenior(capstone)project
CourseDistributionRequirements
1courseineachofthe3tracks
T1 EnergyScience&Technology
T2 Energy&theEnvironment
T3 Energy&Society
Ofthe6courses,nomorethan3inthestudent’smajor
Doublemajorscanuse3coursesfromeachoftheirmajors.
Coursesmustbetakenforalettergrade.
Summercoursesoroutsidecoursescount,ifacceptedbyYale.
Capstoneprojectsmustextendintosenioryear.
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Somedeadlinestobeawareof
Seniorcapstoneprojectswrite-upswillbedueonMay5,2017.
Juniorswillbeaskedtoprovidea(draft)proposalfortheircapstoneprojectsby
theendofMarch.
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SampleCapstones
Kate McMillan
Juan Pablo Ponce de Leon
Robert Loweth
Edward Wang
Y-House: Yale Solar Decathlon
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EnergyStudiesGatewayCourse
APHY100EnergyTechnologyandSociety
MW2:30– 3:45pmHLH17115
Instructors:DProber,MOristaglio,JPaquette
Thecourseisintendedforsophomores(Classof2019)enrollingintheEnergyStudies
MultidisciplinaryAcademicProgramandfornon-sciencemajorswithstrongbackgroundinmath
andscience.Thiscoursestudiesthetechnology,use,andimpactsofenergyontheenvironment,
climate,securityandeconomy,andemphasizetheapplicationofscientificreasoningand
quantitativeanalysistounderstandtheseimpacts.
Asoneofthemajorrequirementsforthecourse,studentswillbedividedintoteamsto
formulateandstudyenergyprojectssuitablefortestingontheYalecampus,andwillcomplete
reportsandaposterpresentationontheirproposedprojectsduringReadingPeriod.The
project-basedcourseworkwillbedoneincollaborationwiththeYaleOfficeofFacilitiesand
OfficeofSustainability.
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EnergyStudiesExitSeminar
G&G746SeminarinClimate&Energy
QuantifyingRisksandOpportunitiesofClimateChange
W12:40– 2:30pmKGL123
Thisseminarwillstudytherisksandopportunitiesofclimatechangefromaquantitativeperspective.
Topicswillrangefromtheuseofhigh-resolutionregionalclimatemodelstobetterquantifytheeffects
ofglobalwarming onlocalcommunities,totheglobalprospectsforpublicandprivatefinancein
decarbonizingtheworldenergysystems.Wewilllookatexamplesfromaroundtheworld,including:the
developmentofhigh-resolutionregionalclimatemodelstoassessdetailedclimateimpacts;thepricingof
carbonindifferentways(thecarbontaxinBritishColumbia,thecarbonmarketinChinaandtheYale
CarbonCharge);thefinancingandprogressoftheGermanEnergiewende;andtheoverallenergy
investmentanalysismadebytheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)foritsWorldEnergyOutlook2016.
KamelBenNaceur,DirectorSustainability,TechnologyandOutlooks,InternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)
HenrikMaatsch,PolicyAdvisor,ClimateandEnergy,WWFGermany
MatthiasKopp,HeadSustainableFinance,WWFGermany
CarolThomas,Chair,StateofConnecticutInvestmentAdvisoryCouncil
SophiePurdom,authorofSustainableInvesting:RevolutionsinTheoryandPractice (2016)
GarySernovitz,ManagingDirector,LimeRockPartners;writeronbusiness,energyandcultureforTheNewYorker
KatharineMach,SeniorResearchScientist,CarnegieInstitutionforScience,DepartmentofGlobalEcology,Stanford
VickyPope,HeadClimatePredictionsProgram,UKMetOffice
ChrisRagan,Chair,Canada’sEcofiscal Commission
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CaseyPickett,DirectorYaleCarbonCharge
CarbonChargeSection
G&G746SeminarinClimate&Energy
QuantifyingRisksandOpportunitiesofClimateChange
InaspecialsectionoftheSeminarinClimate&Energy,agroupofEnergyStudies
juniorswillbeworkingwithCaseyPickett(DirectoroftheYaleCarbonCharge)during
thespringtermonacollectionofprojectsrelatedtotheintroductionofacarbon
chargeatYaleinJulyofthisyear.
WiththeCarbonChargeprogram,theUniversityaimsto
§ Incorporatethesocietalcostsofclimatechangeintouniversityinvestmentdecisions
§ Bealivinglaboratorytoengagethecampuscommunityinresearchoncarbonpricing
§ Developlessonsfortheworldonbestpracticesforputtingapriceoncarbon
emissions.
Howtocommunicatethereasonsandgoalsoftheprogrameffectively?
Whatshouldacarbonchargebilllooklike?
Whatkindsofenergyinterventionswillhelpimprovethecarbonfootprintofindividualbuildings?
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OtherActivities
ToursoftheYalepowerplants(tiedinwiththegatewaycourse,opentoall)
EnergytoursofYalebuildings(tiedinwiththegatewaycourse,opentoall)
FossilFuelsfieldtriptocoal,oilandshale-gassitesinPA(Mar13-14,tent.)
YaleAlumniinEnergyConference,Friday,April28,EvansHall
EnergySciencesInstituteConference,April10– 11,WestCampus
VisitofCoralDavenport,NewYorkTimescorrespondentonenergyandclimate
policy,asaPoynterFellow,April6.
VisitofJulioFriedmann,LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab,formerDeputy
AssistantSecretary,USDepartmentofEnergy,February24–25
RegularEnergyStudiesdinnersinSaybrookCollege,Mondays,6to8pm(tent.).
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