ENERGY STUDIES. Information Session Spring Term Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 6:00 pm KGL 123 MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC PROGRAM

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1 ENERGY STUDIES MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC PROGRAM Information Session Spring Term 2018 Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 6:00 pm KGL 123

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3 Progress towards completion of multidisciplinary academic programs (MAPs) is tracked through the Registrar s Office and recorded in a student s Academic Record. Successful completion of MAPs will be acknowledged in commencement ceremonies in the residential colleges. MAP scholars receive a certificate from the Yale College Dean s Office (next slide). 3

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5 Advisory Committee Faculty Gary Brudvig, Chemistry, Energy Sciences Institute Ken Gillingham, F&ES, SOM Michael Fotos, Political Science Cary Krosinsky, School of Management Michael Oristaglio, Director of Energy Studies Julie Paquette, Director of Energy Management Daniel Prober, Applied Physics Paul Sabin, History and American Studies Mary-Louise Timmermans, Geology & Geophysics Student Representatives Leah Surratt, 18, Pierson, Mechanical Engineering Yasat BerkManav, 18, Morse, Mechanical Engineering, Economics 5

6 Energy Studies AY 16-17: 100 Students, 20+ Majors Applied Physics Chemical Engineering Chemistry Computer Science Computing and the Arts Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Economics Economics & Mathematics *Electrical Engineering* Environmental Engineering Environmental Studies Ethnicity, Race & Migration Geology & Geophysics Geology & Natural Resources Global Affairs History Humanities Mechanical Engineering Modern Middle East Studies Physics Political Science Statistics Undeclared 6

7 Energy Studies AY 16-17: 100 Students, 20+ Majors Economics Environmental Studies Undeclared Geology & Geophysics Global Affairs Chemical Engineering Environmental Engineering Mechanical Engineering Political Science History Applied Physics Chemistry Economics & Mathematics *Electrical Engineering* Geology & Natural Resources Physics Computer Science Computing and the Arts Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Ethnicity, Race & Migration Humanities Modern Middle East Studies Statistics 7

8 Energy Studies, Class of Economics Mechanical Eng. EVST G&G Political Science Chemical Eng. Computer Science Economics & Mathematics Chemistry Cognitive Science Environmental Eng. Statistics & Data Science Applied Physics Economics & Computer Science Electrical Eng. EPE Latin American Studies Global Affairs History Mathematics & Computer Science Physics Undeclared 8

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10 OTHER 8 Architecture 3 Teaching 1 Journalism 1 Theatre 1 NGO (Legal) 1 Librarian 1 OTHER FINANCE 17 Energy 7 General 5 Sustainability 3 Infrastructure 2 GOVERNMENT 3 US DOE HQ 1 ARPA-E 1 Morocco (COP-22) 1 GOVERNMENT FINANCE CONSULTING 8 Energy & Water 3 Business 3 Social Change 1 Healthcare 1 CONSULTING ENERGY STUDIES ALUMNI Classes of 2014, 2015, TOTAL GRADUATE SCHOOL 13 Earth Science 4 Environmental Management 3 Law 2 Business 1 Physics 1 Architecture 1 Engineering 1 GRADUATE SCHOOL INDUSTRY INDUSTRY 15 Renewables 5 Power & Water 3 Transportation 2 Oil & Gas 1 Chemical 1 Other 3

11 Finance Goldman Sachs Credit Suisse Morgan Stanley Citigroup Bank of America Merrill Lynch Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners Bain & Company Bain Capital Renewable Energy Group, Inc. Riverstone Holdings LLC NewWorld Capital William Blair and Company Generate Capital Greentech Capital Advisors Cue Ball Capital Industry Tesla Dow Chemical ESRI Unilife Corporation Shell Oil Alabama Power NRG Apex Clean Energy Venture for North America All Power Labs Vestas EDP Renewables Other CNN (Fareed Zakaria GPS) Artisan Healthcare Cenlar (Mortgage loan) Consulting ZeroFOX Via - On-Demand Transit Arcadis (Design and Consulting) FSG (Consulting) Deloitte McKinsey & Company PIRA Energy Group PA Consulting Group CodeGreen Solutions Government White House OSTP ShareAction (London) US Department of Energy Graduate School Master of City Planning/Architecture, MIT PhD Earth Science, MIT PhD Earth Science, Brown MS, Energy & Earth Resources, UTA PhD, Earth Science, Stanford MEM, Yale FES MEM, UCSB MEM, Yale FES Yale Law School Harvard Law School MBA, Columbia PhD Mechanical Engineering, U Mich PhD Physics, Oxford Other Environmental Law Institute Hardanger fartøyvernsenter (Hardanger Maritime Museum) 11

12 Matthew Goldklang ( 16, G&G) is doing research on planetary boundaries under a Fulbright grant at the University of Copenhagen. His work in a team led by Professor Catherine Richardson is attempting to define limits of ocean warming and acidification beyond which marine ecosystems could collapse, and to set up early warning systems. His research will continue through 2018, in coordination with the United Nations sustainable development goals. Parker Liautaud ( 16, G&G) is Earth Systems Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E). Previously, he was Policy Advisor for Natural Resources at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. At OSTP, he led a portfolio focused on domestic environmental, agricultural, and life sciences. He has co-chaired National Science and Technology Council subcommittees on Life Sciences and on Food and Agriculture. Sylvia Zhang ( 15, ECON) is a first-year law student at Harvard Law with an interest in antitrust work. Her capstone project, a paper about game theory and OPEC, helped spark her interest in cartels and antitrust policies. After graduation, she spent a year at the Stockholm Environment Institute in Sweden, where her research focused on China s rapidly changing coal industry and the impact of climate change on Arctic communities. Sera Tolgay ( 14, PoliSci) is pursuing a Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Architecture at MIT. After graduation from Yale, she returned to her home country of Turkey to work for EMBARQ Turkey, the sixth hub in EMBARQ s global network of sustainable transportation research centers. Her research at MIT, under a grant from the TATA Foundation, returns to the topic of her capstone project and looks at the feasibility of solar home systems and microgrids in India. Nora Moraga-Lewy ( 16, ENVE) is a research associate at the Environmental Law Institute. Her capstone project, on using remote sensing to evaluate environmental impacts of energy production in Argentina, helped her prepare for projects she is now working on including one aimed at improving the ability of judges in the Andes region to adjudicate energy, water, and climate cases under existing laws by using the best scientific evidence. She also works on flood mitigation efforts in the US and contributes to the flagship UN report on the Environmental Rule of Law. She returns to Yale in 2018 to pursue a Master of Environmental Management. Peter Ambiel ( 15, ECON) is a workplace project manager at Tesla, where he oversees transportation programs and operations across all Tesla sites in the Bay Area and Central Valley. He is responsible for the company s strategy to minimize commuting time, leveraging cost efficient travel options, state & federal tax incentives, and predicted employee geographic distributions. 12

13 Energy Studies Requirements Six courses plus a senior (capstone) project Course Distribution Requirements 1 course in each of the 3 tracks T1 Energy Science & Technology T2 Energy & the Environment T3 Energy & Society Of the 6 courses, no more than 3 in the student s major Double majors can use 3 courses from each of their majors. Courses must be taken for a letter grade. Summer courses or outside courses count, if accepted by Yale. Capstone projects must extend into senior year. 13

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15 Provisional courses A number of courses taught in Yale College or in the Graduate School do not qualify for Energy Studies credit based on the regular syllabus, but can be approved by the FAC for individual students, provided that the student does substantive work in the course on energy-related topics (typically, 40% or more of the course requirements: papers, problem sets, presentations, term essay, ). Each is decided on a case by case basis, reviewing the syllabus and the student s curriculum. A few examples (there are others): English 115, Literature and the Environment EVST 348, Yellowstone and Global Change GMAN 201, Green Germany 15

16 Sample Capstones Kate McMillan Juan Pablo Ponce de Leon Robert Loweth Edward Wang Y-House: Yale Solar Decathlon 16

17 Sample Capstone Project Titles The Yale Transit System: Biodiesel vs Natural Gas Green New Haven: City of New Haven Sustainability Action Plan Coastal Resilience: Costs and Benefits of Flood Abatement in New Haven Funding Home Energy Efficiency Programs in Low-income Households in Connecticut Leveraging alumni capital to extend renewable energy finance to university campuses Energy Use in the Yale University Art Gallery What Factors Influenced Active Participation in the Carbon Charge at Yale? The Feasibility of Implementing Carbon Capture and Storage at Yale Future Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Yale University and New Haven The Y-House in Solar Decathlon

18 Energy Studies Gateway Course APHY 100 Energy Technology and Society MW 2:30 3:45 pm HLH Instructors: D Prober, M Oristaglio, J Paquette The course is intended for sophomores (Class of 2020) enrolling in the Energy Studies Multidisciplinary Academic Program and for non-science majors with strong background in math and science. This course studies the technology, use, and impacts of energy on the environment, climate, security and economy, and emphasize the application of scientific reasoning and quantitative analysis to understand these impacts. As one of the major requirements for the course, students will be divided into teams to formulate energy projects for the term, and will complete reports and a poster presentation on their proposed projects during Reading Period. Project-based coursework will be done in collaboration with the Yale Office of Facilities and Office of Sustainability. 18

19 Capstone Projects The capstone of the Energy Studies Special Academic Program is an essay or project in one or more of the curriculum s three tracks: (i) energy science and technology; (ii) energy and the environmental; and (iii) energy and society: economic, political and social issues. The capstone will normally take one of the following forms: (a) a senior essay in the student s major, (b) a senior project in the student s major, (c) a senior project undertaken independently in the senior year, (d) a group project undertaken in the senior year, or (e) a summer internship undertaken after completion of the junior year. All capstone projects must be approved by the faculty advisory committee for Energy Studies and documented in a written report submitted during the final term of senior year. Note that an individual or group project in a credited course at Yale, or in a summer academic program credited by Yale, can serve as the capstone project for Energy Studies, but the course itself cannot also be used to satisfy the course requirements for Energy Studies. 19

20 Energy Studies Exit Seminar G&G 745 s 18 Seminar in Climate & Energy Quantifying Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change W 10:45 am 12:45 pm KGL 123 This seminar studies a diverse collection of mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change, including ways to accelerate changes in the world s energy systems, through financial, technology, and market innovations. Guest speakers from Yale and other institutions. Meeting time and location will be arranged after an organizational meeting on Thurs., Jan. 18, 10:30 11 a.m., in KGL 123. No prerequisites. Open to undergraduates, with preference given to seniors in Energy Studies. Kamel Ben Naceur, Director Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks, International Energy Agency (IEA) Henrik Maatsch, Policy Advisor, Climate and Energy, WWF Germany Matthias Kopp, Head Sustainable Finance, WWF Germany Matthew LeBlanc, CIO, Infrastructure and Renewables, JP Morgan Julio Friedman, Energy Futures Initiative; on leave from DoE Lawrence Livermore National Lab Katharine Mach, Stanford Woods Institute, Stanford University Chris Ragan, Adjunct professor of economics, McGill University; chair, Canada s Ecofiscal Commission Casey Pickett, Director Yale Carbon Charge 20

21 Carbon Charge & Energy Studies We are working with the Yale Carbon Charge to define projects that will engage Energy Studies students in different aspects of the Carbon Charge, which was implemented in July. Under the program, Yale buildings are being charged $40/ton for CO2 emissions associated with their energy use in a fee and rebate system, in which all buildings are charged for emissions on a monthly basis, then a portion of the charge is rebated at the end of year based on a comparison between trends in each building s energy use and the trend for Yale as a whole. With the Carbon Charge program, the University aims to Incorporate the societal costs of climate change into university investment decisions Be a living laboratory to engage the campus community in research on carbon pricing Develop lessons for the world on best practices for putting a price on carbon emissions. How to communicate the reasons and goals of the program effectively? What should a carbon charge bill look like? What kinds of energy interventions will help improve the carbon footprint of individual buildings? 21

22 Other Activities Tours of the Yale power plants (tied in with the gateway course, open to all) Energy tours of Yale buildings (tied in with the gateway course, open to all) Fossil Fuels field trip to coal, oil and shale-gas sites in PA (March 22-23) Yale Alumni in Energy Conference, Friday, March 9 (Location TBD) Energy Studies dinners in Fellows Lounge, Benjamin Franklin College, (Mondays): Feb 5, 19; Mar 5, 26; Apr 9, 23 22