February 22, 2023
Join us from 5 - 8pm at Kroon Hall on February 22nd for an interdisciplinary event focused on the critical materials required for the energy transition. There will be expert keynotes, a dynamic panel discussion, and dinner. Solar panels, wind turbines, EV batteries and energy storage all require critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements. Mineral production has social and environmental challenges, domestically and globally. We will explore these issues along with geopolitics, trade and recycling opportunities of critical materials and the energy transition.
Speakers include:
- Dr. Sarah Ryker - Associate Director of Energy and Minerals - United States Geological Survey
- Dr. Saleem Ali - Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment - University of Delaware
- Michael Holloman - CEO- US Strategic Metals and Missouri Cobalt
- Dr Annick Anctil - Associate Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering - Michigan State University
This event is hosted by the Yale School of the Environment’s program on Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry, in partnership with groups including the Kimball Smith Series.
More details and registration: www.materialenergynexus.com
In addition to the symposium, the Kimball Smith Series will host a lunch and small-group discussion session on Friday, February 24th. More information, including registration details, can be found here.
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Showcase and discuss your research:
From 7 – 8pm the event will conclude with informal networking and dinner on the top floor of Kroon Hall. During this time we would like to showcase the amazing research Yale is doing in this area. To this end, we would like to invite relevant Yale researchers to speak about their research in an accessible poster event. The audience will be multidisciplinary, including students from outside the sciences and also members of the public and a few high school children. Therefore, we suggest that researchers do not bring their typical scientific posters and instead bring either a simple sign stating their expertise or a poster that can be understood by someone without a science background. Examples could be:
- A sign stating only ‘Solar Panel Recycling Expert’
- A simplified drawing of a wind turbine
We are happy to workshop what these simple graphics/posters could be and also cover the costs of printing. Please feel free to bring a joint sign with another researcher—so that each of your have an opportunity to roam around and talk to other researchers/get food whilst the event is ongoing. If you are interested in showcasing your research, please contact us.
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Guide a high-school student through the event:
The event is open to the broader New Haven community, including local high school students. To set students up for success, we would like to pair them with buddies from the Yale community. Buddy duties may include sitting next to students during the conference, answering student questions, and accompanying students during the networking dinner. Buddies may be paired with one or two students. Student programming runs from 4 - 8 PM on Wednesday, February 22nd. People interested in volunteering as a buddy should contact us.