Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation

Scott Institute Leadership

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Jared Cohon, DirectorPresident EmeritusUniversity Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering & Engineering and Public Policy

Andrew Gellman, Co-DirectorLord Professor of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry(Courtesy), Materials Science and Engineering(Courtesy)

Deborah Stine, Associate Director for Policy OutreachProfessor of the Practice, Engineering and Public Policy

Mission

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The Scott Institute for Energy Innovation works through the academic units of Carnegie Mellon University to find solutions for the nation’s and world’s energy challenges through research, education, and policymaker and public communication.

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Scott Institute Activities• Research– Seed grants– Presidential Fellowship matching for proposals– Investments in strategic areas

• Industrial Partnerships and Technology Commercialization

• Education• Outreach

2015-2016 Highlights• Over 120 Faculty Affiliates• 9 Seed grants supported with $460,420• First Carnegie Mellon Energy Week• Allegheny Cleantech University Prize Collegiate

Competition• Public Radio Energy Bite Radio Program Turns 1

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Strategic Investments• Leverage CMU’s comparative advantages• Choose important parts of the energy system

where we already have strengths and competitive advantage

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CMU’s Comparative Advantages

• Systems approach to problem-solving and design

• Unique energy policy expertise• Interdisciplinary collaboration• Innovative and entrepreneurial• Location (Marcellus shale, industry, NETL)

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Preliminary Priority Areas• Building energy use and efficiency including

consumer behavior, devices, control systems and analytical tools

• Energy cyber-physical systems: the smart grid • Shale gas • Materials for energy technologies: storage,

solar generation, fuel cells, etc. • Pathways to a low-carbon future

Seed Grants 2015-16:9 funded of 35 submissions

• Reactivity of Biocides in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids• Development of a Portable Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry

Interface for the Rapid Analysis of Volatile Chemicals in Water• Hazard and Risk Modeling of Induced Seismicity• Workshop on Techno-Economic Assessment Methods for Energy

Technologies• Nitrogen Enriched Carbon Quantum Dots for Photocatalytic Hydrogen

Evolution• Economics and Externalities of Moving Crude Oil by Pipelines and

Railroads: Evidence from the Bakken Formation• The Social and Cultural Impact of Energy• Simultaneous Multiple Fault Diagnosis for Air Handling Units to Improve

Building Energy Efficiency using Hybrid Modeling Approach• Enabling Quantum-Dot Based Solid State Lighting

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Inaugural Energy Week

• 720 participants• Speakers included:– Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall,

Deputy Secretary of Energy– Jay Weatherill, premier of South

Australia– Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh

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Inaugural Energy Week• Speakers included (continued):

– Grace Bochenek, Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory

– Paul O’Neil, former Secretary of the Treasury, former CEO of Alcoa

– Richard Celeste, former Governor of Ohio

– Bunker Roy, founder of Barefoot College

– Michael McQuade, Executive VP for Technology, United Technologies

– Carol Williams, former Executive VP, Dow Chemical

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Energy Week Highlights• Energy Technology Commercialization

Roundtable with >25 start-up company leaders and venture capitalists• Roundtable on Industrial Energy Efficiency and Energy Workforce • “Andy” Talks on CMU research• Clean Tech Prize Competition• Drama School Monologues

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Internal Outreach• Distinguished Lecture Series• Faculty Development Workshops (Affiliates only)• Monthly Luncheon Series (Affiliates only)• Funding Opportunities Newsletter (Affiliates only)

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External Outreach• Policymaker Outreach

– Policymaker Guides on Topical Issues– Events in Washington, DC & Pittsburgh– Host events for Department of Energy– The Hill (Capital Hill Newspaper) Op-Eds

• Public Outreach (Videos, Radio/Podcasts, Local Events)– Energy Week (March 27-31, 2017)– Energy Bite Radio Spot/Podcast – Animated Videos– Co-host Events with Non-governmental Organizations

• Innovator, Entrepreneur, Investor Outreach– Technology Guide of CMU Energy Innovations on Market– Allegheny Student CleanTech Prize Competition– Catalyst Connection Webinar for Manufacturers– Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Summit

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Policymaker Outreach

Renewable Electricity and Shale Gas Policymaker Guides

Congressman Mike Doyle Visiting Energy Policy Expo, Capitol Hill, DC

Scott Co-Director Andrew Gellman Testifying at DOE Quadrennial Energy Hearing, Pittsburgh

PA Department of Environmental Protection Listening Session on Clean Power Plan

Public Outreach

Are You REALLY Saving the Environment with Your Hybrid or Plugin Car? Video

Energy Storage and Conversion: The Next Generation Video

Are you REALLY Saving the Environment investing in a wind farm or solar plant? Video

Chemistry in a New Light: Solar Fuels Video

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Itunes Podcast/ Radio Show

Sample Episodes: • I am considering buying an

electric vehicle, should I?• Is there one single technology

that could solve the climate problem?

Innovator, Entrepreneur, Investor Outreach

Webinar connecting CMU innovations to manufacturers

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Guide to Innovative Energy Technologies Developed at CMU

Marketing of CMU Energy Innovations at

Industry-FocusedPublic Affair Programs

DOE-Sponsored Allegheny Cleantech University Prize for students in PA, OH, WV, and MD

For More Information• Website: www.cmu.edu/energy• Newsletter Signup: tinyurl.com/scottnews• Funding Opportunities Newsletter Signup (CMU only): tinyurl.com/

ScottFundingNews• Scott Institute Affiliate Signup (CMU only): http://bit.ly/scott-institute-affiliate• Seed Grant Proposals: tinyurl.com/Scott-Seed-2016 (CMU only)

• Energy Week: cmuenergyweek.org• CleanTech Competition: cleantechprize.org• Energy Bite: energybite.org

• Jared Cohon: cohon@andrew.cmu.edu• Andrew Gellman: gellman@cmu.edu• Deborah Stine: dstine@andrew.cmu.edu

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