Energy Seminar Series
Seminars are Thursdays 3:30 to 4:30 pm unless otherwise noted. The location for the Fall 2026 semester will be in Room 1012 in the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building, 1320 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109
If you are U-M faculty, staff, or student and interested in meeting with a speaker on the day of their visit, please contact their host to schedule a meeting time/location.
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Managing the emission and absorption of thermal radiation in large scale energy technologies
Andrej Lenert, Chemical Engineering September 17, 2026
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Cutting Costs or Cutting Corners: Asset Reallocation in Oil and Gas Production
Catie Hausman, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy September 24, 2026
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Prioritization of technology development and scale-up pathways for sustainable (bio)energy systems
Jeremy Guest, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Hosted by Joshua Jack October 1, 2026
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PCM based thermal storage in district energy systems: leveraging thermal demand response needs controls
Denise McKahn, Smith College Hosted by Anna Stefanopoulou October 8, 2026
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Elucidating phase-change heat transfer mechanisms and their role in developing next generation energy systems
Matthew Hughes, Mechanical Engineering October 15, 2026
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Nuclear Energy’s Next Act: Innovation, Federal Support and the Role of Modeling and Simulation
Emily Shemon, Argonne National Laboratory Hosted by Stephen Raiman October 22, 2026
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Planning optimization approaches for power systems under wildfire-related decision-dependent uncertainty
Alex Moreira, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Hosted by Ruiwei Jiang- October 29, 2026
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Decision Making for Sustainability Using the Objective Reduction Community Algorithm (ORCA)
Andrew Allman, Chemical Engineering November 6, 2026
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Battery SoX Intelligence: Millivolts Unlocking Gigawatt-hours
Kandler Smith, Moment Energy Hosted by Ziyou Song November 12, 2026
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AI-Based Analytics and Energy Modeling Frameworks for Characterizing Urban Energy Systems
Rawad El Kontar, NLR Hosted by Raed Al Kontar November 19, 2026
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Hierarchy and Imperfect Competition in Power Markets afflicted by Uncertainty
Uday Shanbhag, UM, IOE December 3, 2026
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Title TBD Seminar
Rachel Schwind, The University of Edinburgh Hosted by Margaret Wooldridge Location: 3213AB LEC December 17, 2026