Argonne OutLoud: Protecting the Planet

04/21/2022 - Catherine Hurley, Bryan Nystrom, Yuki Hamada

In this Argonne OutLoud Public Lecture Series, Argonne's sustainability program manager and two researchers present on the lab's environmental stewardship and their work to move the site closer to being a net zero carbon laboratory by 2050 while advancing decarbonization innovation and technology.

The size of a small city, Argonne's commitment to conserving water and energy, diverting waste, and reducing fuel consumption and pollution is moving the 1,700 acre site closer to the goal of being a net zero carbon laboratory by 2050.

Argonne's research programs are improving the charging capability of electric vehicle charging stations and developing an artificial intelligence platform to monitor bird activities around large-scale solar energy facilities.

00:00 Introduction
02:30 Suresh Sunderrajan introduces the Argonne OutLoud topic
04:57 Video: Confronting Climate Change
09:33 Suresh Sunderrajan introduces presenters
12:01 Presenter 1: Catherine Hurley - Decarbonizing the Argonne campus
23:53 Presenter 2: Bryan Nystrom - Smart grid and electric vehicle charging
34:08 Presenter 3: Yuki Hamada - Using AI to monitor bird-solar interactions
41:08 Q&A Panel discussion

Speakers:
Suresh Sunderrajan, Moderator
Associate Laboratory Director, Advanced Energy Technologies

PANELISTS
Catherine Hurley
Strategic Planning & Sustainability Program Manager, Project Management Organization

Bryan Nystrom
Senior Software Engineer, Energy Systems Division

Yuki Hamada
Biophysical Remote Sensing Scientist, Environmental Science Division

Argonne OutLoud lectures highlight Argonne’s cutting-edge research and pivotal discoveries that meet some of the world’s most complex challenges. A diverse range of topics are discussed including climate change impact, artificial intelligence advances, and energy innovation.

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