Outdoor Science Talks at the Cantor Arts Center
Please join us for Stanford's acclaimed Summer Science Lecture Series on the lawn adjacent to the Cantor Arts Center on four Thursday evenings. You are invited to come early and wander through the art museum, buy dinner in the Art Center's Cool Cafe or bring your own picnic, and then settle on the lawn outside to hear informal lectures about cutting-edge research from four of Stanford's most esteemed professors.
We promise that all of the talks will be delivered in terms understandable to the lay public. So bring your whole family (high school age and up) and enjoy!
The Outdoor Science Series is co-sponsored by the Stanford Office for Science Outreach, the Cantor Arts Center, and Stanford Continuing Studies.
Outdoor Science Talk 4 - Powering the Future with Sustainable Energy
Meeting the world's growing energy needs in a sustainable fashion is one of the most pressing problems of our time. Although there are multiple possibilities on the horizon for renewable and clean energy, many scientific and engineering challenges remain. This is an exciting time for researchers in the field of sustainable energy. This presentation will introduce the scope of the energy problem and some of the options for sustainable energy, then will focus on two main devices: solar cells and fuel cells. Solar cells convert the energy of the sun directly into electricity, while fuel cells convert chemical energy directly into electricity. Both devices will likely play an increasing role in future energy technologies. In this talk, Stacey Bent will touch upon current research at Stanford that is exploring the use of new materials to develop the next generation of solar cells and fuel cells.
STACEY F. BENT , Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor, by courtesy, of Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering
Stacey Bent joined the Stanford faculty in 1998 from New York University. Her research is focused on understanding surface and interfacial chemistry and materials synthesis, and applying this knowledge to a range of problems in semiconductor processing, nanotechnology, biomaterials, and renewable energy. She recently won the Tau Beta Pi Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.