The sustainability collaboration between Cornell University and RU
Symposium at Reykjavík University
On Friday, April 8th at 09:00 in M105, Reykjavik University will be hosting a symposium on research in sustainability at Reykjavík University and Cornell University. A delegation from Cornell University will be present to discuss their research in sustainability and Reykjavik University will present their research in the field of sustainability. This symposium will serve as a platform to expand upon the existing collaboration between Cornell University and Reykjavik University and will look to promote the knowledge, data and skills exchange necessary to facilitiate the energy transition in the United States of America and Iceland.
- Introduction to the Symposium: Dr. Gísli Hjálmtýsson, Dean of the School of Engineering, RU
- The Cornell Energy Institute, Dr. Lynden Archer, Dean of Engineering, Cornell
- Sustainability Institute and Forum and the Iceland School of Energy, Dr. Hlynur Stefánsson and Dr. Juliet Ann Newson, RU
- Iceland Energy Cluster, Alexander Richter
- Introduction to the RU/Cornell Collaboration and Research Symposium, R. Morgan Greene, RU and Dr. Jefferson W. Tester, Cornell University
Symposium Presentations 15 min each:
- Cornell: Earth Source Heat Project – Dr. Patrick Fulton, Assistant Professor, David Croll Sesquicentennial Fellow, Cornell University
- Cornell: Use of agricultural and food wastes for peak heating at Cornell – Nazih Kassem, Doctoral Candidate, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
- Cornell: Modeling fluid mechanics across multiple scales in fractures – Dr. Sarah Hormozi, Asssociate Professor, Cornell University
- Cornell: Nanomaterials for applications in sustainability – Dr. Ulrich Wiesner, Professor, Material Science and Engineering, Cornell University
- Cornell: Electrical energy storage in advanced battery systems – Dr. Lynden Archer, Dean of Engineering, Cornell University
- RU: Overview of research in industrial engineering at RU – Dr. Guðrún Sævarsdóttir, Associate Professor, Department of Engineering, Reykjavik University
- RU: Geothermal Utilization Research at RU, Dr. María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir, Assistant Professor, Reykjavík University
- RU: Operations Research in Sustainable Heavy Transport – Dr. Eyjólfur Ingi Ásgeirsson, Assistant Professor, Reykjavik University
- RU: Carbon capture with blue-green algae and photovoltaic, Dr. Halldór Guðfinnur Svavarsson, Professor, Reykjavik University
- Landsvirkjun: Overview of Sustainability Project at the National Power Company of Iceland, Dr. Egill Júlíusson, Business Innovation Manager, Landsvirkjun
