National Lab Day Agenda

UNH Memorial Union Building (MUB)
83 Main St, Durham, NH 03824

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  Agenda

1:00pm – 7:00pm  

Exhibit Hall

Argonne National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility    
Idaho National Laboratory
Savannah River National Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Eversource Energy

 

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Session
Rooms

Topical Breakout Session 1      (Topics continue in Breakout Session 2)

TOPIC / ROOM SYNOPSIS   

Empowering Product Manufacturing Innovations through Industrial Partnerships

Room 330

This presentation session will highlight the capabilities and core expertise within the DOE National Lab advanced manufacturing facilities as well as those in northern New England toward the goal of improving the mechanisms by which U.S. innovations are developed into viable commercial products and services. The session will provide insight into the hard and soft manufacturing infrastructure at the various user facilities while also discussing the mechanisms by which these resources can be accessed and leveraged by industry. In addition, the workshop will examine ways to improve the integration of the Northern New England Advanced Manufacturing Centers within the National Lab Network to improve the mechanisms by which innovations are translated out of university and National Lab R&D activities.

Exploring the Structure of Matter at DOE Facilities

Room 332

In this session we will explore the future of nuclear physics experimental research by exploring ongoing work by DOE National Laboratories as well as the UNH Nuclear Physics Group. We will also discuss applications of this research across various topics, such as medical imaging, environmental studies, plant imaging, and isotope research and production.

Scaling Processes from Micro- to System-scale for Climate Security

Room 334

Understanding processes occurring at the microscale is critical to developing predictive models of systems, as microscale processes have implications for the fate of the climate and climate security. Scaling from the micro-scale to a whole system requires knowledge of different analytical and modeling tools in the environmental sciences.

Catalysis & Materials Science for Solar Fuel Production

Room 336

There is a pressing need for economically viable devices capable of efficient solar-to-fuel conversion. This session will discuss specific topics in catalysis and materials science, and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Marine Energy and Powering the Blue Economy

Room 338/340

Capabilities, Activities, Current Projects and Opportunities:  Overview of National Labs’ activities in ME and PBE, their capabilities, current projects and new opportunities. A brief overview of UNH activities in this space (AMEC etc) will also be given. The session will provide a forum to discuss opportunities for collaboration, including regional companies and universities.

 

 

2:30pm – 3:00pm

3rd Floor,
MUB

Break

     

3:00pm – 4:30pm  

Session
Rooms

 

Topical Breakout Session 2      (Topics continued from Breakout Session 1)

TOPIC / ROOM SYNOPSIS

Empowering Product Manufacturing Innovations through Industrial Partnerships

Room 330

This panel session will discuss the current and future advanced manufacturing focus areas and funding opportunities and will explore potential areas for collaborative efforts. Panelists will provide a 5 min overview of collaboration opportunities followed by an open discuss with participants to explore areas of mutual interest.

Exploring the Structure of Matter at DOE Facilities

Room 332

In this session we will explore the future of nuclear physics experimental research by exploring ongoing work by DOE National Laboratories as well as the UNH Nuclear Physics Group. We will also discuss applications of this research across various topics, such as medical imaging, environmental studies, plant imaging, and isotope research and production.

Scaling Processes from Micro- to System-scale for Climate Security

Room 334

Understanding processes occurring at the microscale is critical to developing predictive models of systems, as microscale processes have implications for the fate of the climate and climate security. Scaling from the micro-scale to a whole system requires knowledge of different analytical and modeling tools in the environmental sciences.

Catalysis & Materials Science for Solar Fuel Production

Room 336

There is a pressing need for economically viable devices capable of efficient solar-to-fuel conversion. This session will discuss specific topics in catalysis and materials science, and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Marine Energy and Powering
the Blue Economy

Room 338/340

Connections to Other Renewable Energy Thrusts at DOE, Stakeholder Engagement: A discussion of how Marine Energy and Powering the Blue Economy activities can be connected to other fields and renewable energy thrusts at DOE. Topics include: the hydrogen economy and ME&PBE, marine energy for carbon sequestration, Ocean aquaculture and ME&PBE, Clean Energy Demonstrations.    

 

4:45pm – 6:00pm

 

Tours depart from Granite State Room

 

 

Polarized Target Lab
Nuclear Physics Group
DeMeritt Hall

John Olson Center for Advanced Manufacturing

 Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory

6:00pm - 7:45pm

Granite State Room

Reception and Poster Session

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022

8:00am – 8:30am

Granite State Room

Light Breakfast

8:30am – 9:45am

 

Plenary Session 3
Promoting Equitable Access and Adoption of Clean Energy Technology
How will we reach the DOE National Community Solar Partnership’s audacious goal of enabling community solar systems to power the equivalent of five million households by 2025 and create $1 billion in energy savings for subscribers? DOE’s Nicole Steele, Senior Advisor, Equity and Workforce, will share her vision for the NCSP and DOE’s collaboration with the Carsey School of Public Policy. Then, three leaders in community development finance will join Nicole in conversation about their experiences financing equitable solar to date and the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Speaker: Nicole Steele, Workforce and Equitable Access Program Manager, Department of Energy
Panelists:
  John Egan, Senior Program Officer for Strategic Initiatives, Genesis Community Loan Fund
  Jennifer Hopkins, Vice President for Lending, New Hampshire Community Loan Fund
  Linnea Patterson, Environmental Lending Specialist, Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
Facilitator: Tina Poole Johnson, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Carsey School of Public Policy, UNH

9:45am – 10:15am

 

Break
 

10:15am – 11:45am  

Session
Rooms

 

 

Topical Breakout Session 3

 TOPIC / ROOM SYNOPSIS

Bridging the Technology Transfer Gap for Equitable Resilience: The Solar and Geothermal Examples

Room 330/332

We will use case studies from bioenergy, geothermal, and solar to better understand the diverse data streams that are essential to facilitate the equitable adoption of renewable energy in different geographic and socioeconomic communities.

Opportunities to Connect Carbon Sequestration Models from the Terrestrial-aquatic Interface to Offshore Ecosystems

Room 334/336

This session will explore carbon sequestration models from the terrestrial-aquatic interface to offshore ecosystems. Session participants will highlight ongoing projects related to these models and facilitate discussions around collaboration opportunities to advance carbon sequestration modeling, research, and scalability.

   

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Granite State Room

Concluding Remarks
University-DOE National Labs Partnerships — Where Do We Go from Here?
Marian McCord, Senior Vice Provost for Research, Economic Engagement, and Outreach, UNH
Stuart Henderson, Director, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
 

12:30pm

 

Adjourn
Lunch and continued networking