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2024 NJEDA Wind Institute Research Symposium
April 12 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Friday, April 12, 2024
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Kean University
North Avenue Academic Building
1000 Morris Avenue
Union, NJ 07083
The Wind Institute for Innovation and Training cordially invites you to the second annual Wind Institute Research Symposium. The Research Symposium consists of fellow and researcher presentations, industry panels and presentations on topics regarding offshore wind, New Jersey state updates on offshore wind research including the Research and Monitoring Initiative, and networking opportunities with members of the offshore wind industry, government representatives, and researchers.
Highlights include:
• Federal and state updates on offshore wind research including the Research and Monitoring Initiative
• Offshore wind research presentations by Wind Institute Fellows and researchers from Montclair State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Rowan University, Rutgers University, Seton Hall University, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Stockton University
• Industry panels on offshore wind research, innovation and partnership opportunities
• Networking with the offshore wind industry, government representatives, and other researchers
2024 Wind Institute Research Symposium Agenda:
8:30 am: Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am: Welcome Remarks
Tim Sullivan, CEO, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Dr. A.Tamika Quick, Assistant Secretary, Academic and Student Support Programs, New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
Ahmed Chaudry, Manager, Wind Institute for Innovation and Training
9:25 am: Updates on NJ’s Research and Monitoring Initiative
Bailey Wild, Program Specialist, Clean Energy Division, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Caitlin McGarigal, Research Scientist, Division of Science and Research, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
9:35 am: Panel Discussion: Regional and Federal Initiatives to Support Offshore Wind Research and Collaboration
Kris Ohleth, Director, Special Initiative on Offshore Wind – Moderator
Caitlin McGarigal, Research Scientist, Division of Science and Research, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Lyndie Hice-Dunton, Executive Director, National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium
Patricia Perez, Research Project Manager, Responsible Offshore Science Alliance
10:20 am: Networking Break
10:30 am: Wind Institute Fellowship Program Presentations
Group 1: Economics, Policy, and Stakeholder Engagement
Group 2: Engineering and Design
Group 3: Environmental Issues, Monitoring and Forecasting
11:45 am: Lunch and Networking
12:45 pm: U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office: Priorities and Opportunities
Laura Hastings, Management and Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office
1:15 pm: Panel Discussion: Catalyzing Offshore Wind Technology Development
Mahako Etta, Program Manager Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology – Moderator
Vincent A. Smeraglia, Executive Director, New Ventures Office for Research, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Sevdalin Semov, CEO, SWIND POWER
Arturo Villegas, Ph.D., CEO, XPEED Turbine Technology
Pankaj Lal, Director, Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center and Professor, Energy Economics & Sustainability, Montclair State University
2:00 pm: Closing Remarks
Aina Yadav, Project Officer, Wind Institute for Innovation and Training
2:15 pm: Networking Reception
Space is limited.
PARKING INFORMATION:
Guests may park in the parking lot in front of the North Avenue Academic Building at 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ. The parking lot is accessible from both North Avenue and Morris Avenue.
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