Lecture Kleinman Center Event

Student Lightning Talks

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | 11:00AM - 1:00PM
Energy Week

Location

Kleinman Energy Forum
Fisher Fine Arts Library
220 S 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Hear presentations on energy research from Penn graduate and undergraduate students from across campus.

You must present a Penn Green Pass to attend. Details will be emailed to you after registration.

Sponsors

Event Summary

Join us for a lunch reception following the event!

Join VIEST, VIPER, and the Kleinman Center in celebrating energy research from Penn graduate and undergraduate students from across campus.

You are welcome to join at any time and stay for as long or as little as you would like.

Talk Titles: 

Francisco Barrera: Next Generation Solar Cells

Sabrine Cypher: Ethanol Upgrading to Butanol Using Transition Metal Complexes on Carbon Nitride Frameworks

Leanna Schulte: Inorganic Layered Double Hydroxides and Their Application in Electrochemical Devices

Michal Wyrebkowski: Mazeikiai Oil Refinery: A Geopolitical Game over Russian Oil

Yamilée Morency: MXenes in Hydrogen Chemistries

Ranadeb Ball: Tracking Molecular Vibration to Understand Ground State Charge Transfer in Organic Molecules

Caroline Magdolen: Assessing Carbon Abatement Potential in Nevada and the Salton Sea

Walter Johnsen: The Role of Ammonia in a Hydrogen Economy

Sayan Banerjee: Curvature-driven Mechanochemical Molecular Migration on Graphene

speaker

Francisco Barrera

Undergraduate Seminar Fellow
Francisco Barrera is an undergraduate student in the VIPER program studying materials science and engineering at the School of Engineering and Applied Science and physics in the School of Arts and Sciences. He is also a 2021 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
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Sabrine Cypher

Doctoral Candidate, Chemistry
Sabrine Cypher is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry in the School of Arts and Sciences.
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Leanna Schulte

Postdoctoral Fellow, Vagelos Institute
Dr. Leanna Schulte is a Vagelos Institute Postdoctoral Fellow working with Profs. Tom Mallouk and Zahra Fahkraai in the Department of Chemistry in the School of Arts and Sciences.
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Michal Wyrebkowski

Undergraduate Seminar Fellow
Michal Wyrebkowski is a first-year student from Poland who intends to major in Economics in the College of Arts and Sciences. Wyrebkowski is also a 2022 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
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Yamilée Morency

Doctoral Candidate, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Yamilée Morency is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
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Ranadeb Ball

Doctoral Candidate, Chemistry
Ranadeb Ball is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry in the School of Arts and Sciences, and is a current Vagelos Institute Graduate Fellow.
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Caroline Magdolen

Student Advisory Council Member
Caroline Magdolen is a Kleinman Center Student Advisory Council Member and an undergraduate student studying in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) program. Magdolen was also a 2021 Undergraduate Seminar Fellow.
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Walter Johnsen

Doctoral Candidate, Chemistry
Walter Johnsen is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry in the School of Arts and Science. and was a 2020 Vagelos Institute Graduate Fellow.
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Sayan Banerjee

Doctoral Candidate, Chemistry
Sayan Banerjee is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry in the School of Arts and Sciences, and is a current Vagelos Institute Graduate Fellow.

Please note this is an in-person only event. We look forward to welcoming guests to the Kleinman Center’s Energy Forum. In accordance with the University of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 guidelines, you will be required to wear a mask and present a green PennOpen Pass (for members of the Penn community) or PennOpen Campus pass (for visitors) to attend. Further details for joining in-person will be emailed with your registration. 

This event is part of Energy Week at Penn. Check out the rest of the 2022 programming at energyweek.upenn.edu

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