Discussion Kleinman Center Event

EVs and the Energy Transition Faculty Lunch

Monday, March 11, 2024 | 12:30PM - 2:00PM
Energy Week

Speakers

Eric Schelter
Hirschmann-Makineni Professor of Chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences
Eric Detsi
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Kelli Joseph
Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
Steve Viscelli
Faculty Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy

Location

Energy Forum at the Kleinman Center
220 S. 34th St.
Fisher Fine Arts Building, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A closed event for the Penn community exploring research underway on electric vehicles.

Note: This event is only open to the Penn Community. If you are interested in attending, please email: kleinmanenergy@upenn.edu.

Event Summary

Penn faculty will speak about their research on electric vehicles. Topic areas include:

  • Challenges and progress towards sustainable sourcing of energy-critical metals in support of the renewable energy transition
  • Mitigation and challenges related to battery materials for EVs, including the low energy density of batteries compared to fossil fuels, charging time, and the gradual failure of battery materials
  • Overlooked operational and labor-related challenges impacting the pace of adoption of electric trucks
  • Understanding and addressing the challenges and opportunities of self-driving trucks
  • Policies critical to ensuring robust electrification in the freight industry
  • Challenges and opportunities for using EVs to provide grid services

This event is part of Energy Week at Penn. Check out the rest of the 2024 programming at energyweek.upenn.edu.

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speaker

Eric Schelter

Hirschmann-Makineni Professor of Chemistry, SAS
Eric Schelter joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and is currently Hirschmann-Makineni Professor of Chemistry. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Michigan Technology University, and his doctorate from Texas A&M University.
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Eric Detsi

Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair of Materials Science and Engineering, SEAS
Eric Detsi is Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair of Materials Science and Engineering. He received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Physics at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
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Kelli Joseph

Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center
Kelli Joseph is a Kleinman Center Senior Fellow. She works at the intersection of policy and markets, with a focus on transitioning the electricity sector to support a decarbonized, climate resilient economy.
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Steve Viscelli

Lecturer, Department of Sociology
Steve Viscelli is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center and a lecturer in the Department of Sociology. His research focuses on work, labor market economics, and economic regulation, specifically in trucking industry.