Celebrating Women in Energy and Water Research

Past Seminars

Recordings are available for some previous seminars on the EME YouTube channel. 

• 2023
  • "Never mind traditional career paths—build your own!," experiential seminar and Q&A with Dr. Jaquelin Cochran, Director of the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  •  "The Evolution of the Grid and Pathways to 100% Renewable Electricity," technical seminar with Dr. Jaquelin Cochran, Director of the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • "Where Math Meets Social Justice," experiential seminar and Q&A with Dr. Erin Baker, distinguished professor of industrial engineering and operations research at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the Faculty Director of the Energy Transition Institute
  •  "Sustainable Power Planning Robust to Multiple Models: Meeting Mexico's 2050 Climate Goals," technical seminar with Dr. Erin Baker, distinguished professor of industrial engineering and operations research at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the Faculty Director of the Energy Transition Institute
  • "A Passion for Science: Getting Lost and Finding Myself Again," experiential seminar and Q&A with Dr. Barbara Kutchko, Senior Research Scientist with the National Energy Technology Laboratory
  • "A Sustainable and Prosperous Energy Future with the National Energy Technology Laboratory," technical seminar with Dr. Barbara Kutchko, Senior Research Scientist with the National Energy Technology Laboratory
• 2022
  • "From the Woods of Maine to the Policy Jungles of DC and Beyond: The story of a career in research, policy engagement, and professional service,” experiential seminar and Q&A with Dr. Karen Palmer, Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future
  • “Beyond Clean Energy: The Financial Incidence and Health Effects of the IRA,”  technical seminar with Dr. Karen Palmer, Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future
  • “ Predicting porous media flow and transport coefficients: open data, simulation and machine learning,” experiential seminar and Q&A Dr. Masha Prodanovic
  • “Planning vs. following your gut in a unconventional career path,”  technical seminar with Dr. Masha Prodanovic, Frank W. Jessen Professor at The University of Texas at Austin
  • “Splitters and Lumpers: My Different Roles Aimed at Improving the Environment,” experiential seminar and Q&A with Dr. Susan Altman, Deputy to Sandia’s Energy & Homeland Security Portfolio
  • “Energy R&D at Sandia National Laboratories,” technical seminar with Dr. Susan Altman, Deputy to Sandia’s Energy & Homeland Security Portfolio
  • "Exploration as a Life Long Passion," experiential seminar and Q&A with Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Professor and Dr. Norman Keevil Chair in Ore Deposits Geology at the University of Toronto
  • "Exploration of the Deep Subsurface Biosphere in Fracture Waters of the Precambrian Continents," technical seminar with Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Professor and Dr. Norman Keevil Chair in Ore Deposits Geology at the University of Toronto
  • "Open to Opportunites,"  experiential seminar and Q&A with Dr. Laura J. Pyrak-Nolte, distinguished professor of physics and astronomy, in the College of Science, Purdue University
  • "Illuminating Fractures with Novel Sources & Machine Fractures," technical seminar with Dr. Laura J. Pyrak-Nolte, distinguished professor of physics and astronomy, in the College of Science, Purdue University
• 2021
  • "Fickle or Fine Tuning? An Unconventional Career Trajectory,"  experiential seminar and Q&A with Dr. Jennifer Dunn, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University, and Director of Research for the Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE)
  • "Guideposts and Guardrails: Analysis to Guide Energy and Material Transitions," technical seminar with Dr. Jennifer Dunn, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University, and Director of Research for the Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE)
  • "Sinking, Swimming and Floating: My Life in Water Science," experiential seminar and Q&A with Dr. Joan Rose, Homer Nowlin Chair at Michigan State University
  • "From Polio to COVID: Environmental Virology at its Best," technical seminar with Dr. Joan Rose, Homer Nowlin Chair at Michigan State University

About the Seminar Series

The Celebrating Women in Energy and Water Research seminar series was established in 2021 in collaboration with the Equal Opportunity Planning Committee (EOPC) to celebrate women doing energy and water research, to highlight their successes, engage women students, and provide an opportunity for faculty to establish and expand their professional network and mentoring relationships.