Starts in
June 23, 2025
10:00 am / 5:00 pm
Venue
Shriver Hall Boardroom Homewood Campus, Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
This event is co-organized by the Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) at Johns Hopkins University, the National Science Foundation’s EPICS Global Center and the Embassy Of Belgium in the United States.
Agenda:
| Time | Session | Topic | Presenters |
| 10-10:30 AM | Check in. Light refreshments. | ||
| 10:30-11 AM | Welcome remarks from JHU leadership and delegations of the embassies | Dean Ed Schlesinger, Whiting School of Engineering
Michel Wallemacq, Senior Economic Advisor, Embassy of Belgium in the US Javier Sancho Velazquez, Head of Global Issues and Innovation EU Delegation to the US |
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| 11:05-11:15 AM | Energy at Hopkins | Introduction to JHU’s Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) | Ben Link, Associate Director, ROSEI |
| 11:15 AM-12:30 PM | Technologies and Strategies for Decarbonization | Decarbonizing Natural Gas | Prof. Jonah Erlebacher, Materials Science & Engineering
Founder & CTO, Etch Materials |
| Methane Leaks from Natural Gas Infrastructure in Cities: A Case Study from Baltimore | Prof. Scot Miller, Environmental Health and Engineering | ||
| AI and Remote Sensing for Global Emissions Tracking. Climate Trace Tool | Dr. Elizabeth Reilly, Supervisor of the Complex Systems Group, JHU Applied Physics Laboratory | ||
| Informal Q&A | |||
| 12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch | ||
| 1:30-2:45 PM | Energy and AI | The Role of Nuclear in Meeting Data Center Demand and Securing a Reliable, Clean Energy Future | David Villa, Director of Corporate Strategy, Constellation |
| Measuring and Attributing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cloud Computing: Technical Challenges and Policy Opportunities | Prof. Magdalena Klemun, Civil and Systems Engineering | ||
| Informal Q&A | |||
| 2:45-3:15 PM | Break | ||
| 3:15-4:15 PM | Sustainable Energy Conversion | Challenges and Opportunities of Optimizing Building Energy Systems with AI | Prof. Jan Drgona, Civil and Systems Engineering |
| Modeling and Control for Wind Power Integration | Prof. Dennice Gayme, Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Informal Q&A | |||
| 4:15-4:30 PM | Closing Remarks. Adjourn. | ||
Location: Shriver Hall Boardroom Homewood Campus, Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Baltimore, MD
Address: Shriver Hall, 3400 N Charles St Ste 14, Baltimore, MD 21218
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vk8rnYzXrHnQX3Pd7
Contact: Please email to Yury Dvorkin ([email protected]) and Ben Hobbs ([email protected]) if you have any questions.
Parking: Visitors to Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus can park at the South Garage (3101 Wyman Park Drive) or San Martin Garage (3500 San Martin Drive). Both offer hourly visitor parking and are within a short walk of most campus buildings.
Public Transportation: To travel from Homewood to Washington, DC, the easiest option is to take the MARC train (Camden Line) or Amtrak from Baltimore Penn Station, which is about 10 minutes away by car or ride-share. Trains run frequently and reach DC’s Union Station in about 1 hour.