The Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) will host a webinar about PhD opportunities in sustainable energy at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The webinar will cover a range of topics and disciplines spanning across PhD programs at various JHU Divisions and Departments. Successful PhD applicants will be enrolled in respective PhD programs and will join ROSEI as student members. ROSEI is a community of researchers at JHU that is committed to advancing sustainable energy through inter-disciplinary research and education. The webinar is set to take place on November 6 at 8 PM ET and requires registration. If this date/time does not work for the student, there is another seminar covering the same topics on November 7 at 12 PM (noon) ET. The webinar will cover a variety of topics, including:

• An overview of ROSEI
• An overview of departmental admission process in participating departments
• Funding support: guaranteed support for RAs and Fellowship opportunities (ROSEI, VSTI, Percy Pierre, departmental and other fellowships)
• Networking with faculty from different JHU departments that lead ROSEI’s research pillars – Carbon, Storage, Wind and Grid – and ROSEI’s research centers – EPICS, ARROW, NZPL –  and speaking with them about their respective research areas
• A Q&A session

See below to learn more about some of the research being conducted in each of ROSEI’s four pillars. Questions about the webinar can be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “Prospective PhD Applicant Webinar Question.”

Carbon

Our work in carbon management, particularly in partnership with the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program, has already spun out two companies – one working on cleanly converting natural gas to hydrogen at point of use, and one working on direct air capture of carbon.

     

Storage

Our work in energy storage spans a remarkable partnership with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (APL), the largest university-affiliated research center in the country. The ROSEI-APL partnership is investigating more sustainable storage solutions and looking at integrated solar-storage solutions.

     

Wind

ROSEI is leading Maryland’s presence in a new national center – titled Academic Center for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW) – that aims to expand the local offshore wind industry and provide greater opportunities for Maryland residents and businesses to participate in the growing clean energy economy.        

Grid

ROSEI is leading a new global center – titled Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) – with a total budget of $15 million that is focused on helping society transition towards 100% renewable energy for power grids.

The Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) will host a webinar about PhD opportunities in sustainable energy at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The webinar will cover a range of topics and disciplines spanning across PhD programs at various JHU Divisions and Departments. Successful PhD applicants will be enrolled in respective PhD programs and will join ROSEI as student members. ROSEI is a community of researchers at JHU that is committed to advancing sustainable energy through inter-disciplinary research and education. The webinar is set to take place on November 7 at 12 PM (noon) ET and requires registration. If this date/time does not work for the student, there is another seminar covering the same topics on November 6 at 8 PM ET.

• An overview of ROSEI
• An overview of departmental admission process in participating departments
• Funding support: guaranteed support for RAs and Fellowship opportunities (ROSEI, VSTI, Percy Pierre, departmental and other fellowships)
• Networking with faculty from different JHU departments that lead ROSEI’s research pillars – Carbon, Storage, Wind and Grid – and ROSEI’s research centers – EPICS, ARROW, NZPL –  and speaking with them about their respective research areas
• A Q&A session

See below to learn more about some of the research being conducted in each of ROSEI’s four pillars. Questions about the webinar can be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “Prospective PhD Applicant Webinar Question.”

Carbon

Our work in carbon management, particularly in partnership with the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program, has already spun out two companies – one working on cleanly converting natural gas to hydrogen at point of use, and one working on direct air capture of carbon.

     

Storage

Our work in energy storage spans a remarkable partnership with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (APL), the largest university-affiliated research center in the country. The ROSEI-APL partnership is investigating more sustainable storage solutions and looking at integrated solar-storage solutions.

     

Wind

ROSEI is leading Maryland’s presence in a new national center – titled Academic Center for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW) – that aims to expand the local offshore wind industry and provide greater opportunities for Maryland residents and businesses to participate in the growing clean energy economy.        

Grid

ROSEI is leading a new global center – titled Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) – with a total budget of $15 million that is focused on helping society transition towards 100% renewable energy for power grids.

Title: ARPA-E: Supporting transformational energy technologies from early R&D to pilot Abstract: The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) advances high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment. The teams ARPA-E supports are unique because they are developing entirely new ways to generate, store, and use energy with a mandate to support transformational technologies that reduce energy imports, improve energy efficiency, and reduce emissions. Since 2009, ARPA-E has supported almost 1700 projects with over $4B of funding. This talk will present an overview of the Agency and examples of the areas it has supported which including, low carbon pathways to fuels and materials, grid technologies to improve resilience and long duration energy storage to name a few. It will also present an overview of the SCALEUP program which supports ARPA-E technologies bridge the lab to pilot challenge, de-risking the technologies and positioning them for further growth and private investment. Bio: Daniel Cunningham is the Deputy Director for Technology at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), U.S. Department of Energy, where he oversees their program portfolio and helps prepare innovative energy technologies for the transition to commercialization. Before ARPA-E, he worked at BP PLC in the Chief Scientist’s Office in the role of Emerging Technology Advisor evaluating new energy technologies in areas such as energy storage, alternative fuels pathways and remote sensing, assessing their impact on future business. Dr. Cunningham also worked at BP Solar Inc., serving in multiple capacities, including Director of Product Development leading a multidisciplinary team to develop new technologies for BP Solar’s product line. He also took on the role of Director of Technology where he led an R&D engineering team develop and manufacture electrochemically deposited, thin-film CdTe devices for use in photovoltaic applications. He received a Research Partnership Award in 2001 from the U.S. Department of Energy for work in this area. He has extensive experience in semiconductor crystal growth and processing, including PV module packaging and product reliability. Dr. Cunningham has authored over 70 publications, 12 patent publications, and co-editor of the 2023 Springer book, “Direct Current Fault Protection”. He earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry specializing in electrochemistry and in-situ reflectance spectroscopy, and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry, both from the University of Southampton, UK. He is also a Senior Member of the IEEE and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry with Chartered Chemist (CChem) status.

The mission of the Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative (BSEC) is to contribute to climate action plans for Baltimore that also improve the well-being of those who live in historically underserved neighborhoods. This means co-designing with communities climate solutions that respond to community concerns. BSEC scientists work in close partnership with Baltimore residents to guide the scientific questions being asked. As data is gathered and findings are made, the work continuously evolves in response to community needs and input. Ben Zaitchik, a professor of earth & planetary sciences and an associate faculty member with the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI), serves as the institutional PI for Johns Hopkins University for BSEC. He researches the variability of our climate and environment, seeking ways to predict variability and improve how people cope with changing conditions and disasters. Zaitchik uses a combination of observation—both on the planet’s surface and via satellite—and computer modeling techniques. Please note for this event: The discussion is happening in the same building as La Cuchara. To find the entrance of the event: When you are facing La Cuchara, walk to the left - the entrance is about 100 feet to the left, you'll walk up to the 4th floor and turn left when facing the elevator.

The Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) is tentatively planning to host its next annual summit for sustainable energy research at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on January 15, 2025. Please check this page in the future for more updates about event. And feel free to click here and here to read about the previous two ROSEI Summits.

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