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 Fall 2015 Lecture Series: 
Plugged into URI Energy Research 
Energy is entwined in all aspects of our lives, whether we are home or at work, in the car or on foot, or in the environment around us.
The 
first 
Plugged into URI Energy Research 
lecture series will highlight cutting-edge energy research and outreach projects under way by URI faculty and staff, and explore how the results of this research may affect our daily lives in the future. Join us for one or all three lectures, which are free and open to the public.
Lecture 1: Energy and Transportation
Where? URI Kingston Campus | Pharmacy Building | Room 170
When? Wednesday, October 28, 2015 | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Moving Towards Energy Efficiency in Transportation
Dr. Simona Trandafir, Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Dr. Trandafir will offer insight into her research involving the impacts of transportation systems and patterns on environmental and societal well-being.


Communicating Sustainable Transportation Practices
Dr. Norbert Mundorf, Professor
Harrington School of Communication and Media

Learn how you can make minor adjustments to your own transportation behavior to decrease the impact your travel has on the environment, your health and your wallet.


Streetlights: Efficiency and Transportation Safety
Dr. Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi, Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering 

Join us to learn about how Dr. Maier-Speredelozzi is using her engineering expertise to inform highway safety through the use of high-efficiency streetlights.
Lecture 2: Energy and the Ocean
Where? URI Kingston Campus | Pharmacy Building | Room 240
When? Tuesday, November 3, 2015 | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Understanding Public Support for the Block Island Wind Farm
Dr. David Bidwell, Assistant Professor
Department of Marine Affairs | College of the Environment and Life Sciences

Dr. Bidwell's research focuses on the social aspects of the Block Island Wind Farm and takes a deeper look at the reasons behind community opposition or support.

Natural Hazard Resilience of Ports: Securing our Energy Future
Eric Kretsch, M.A. candidate
Department of Marine Affairs | College of the Environment and Life Sciences

Eric Kretsch will discuss the importance of planning and design for port resilience in the face of climate change, and how that process can contribute to energy security around the world.

An Overview of Ocean Renewable Energy
Dr. Reza Hashemi, Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean Engineering | Graduate School of Oceanography

Dr. Hashemi will share his ocean engineering research focused around the potential for harnessing energy from the ocean with minimal environmental impacts.
Lecture 3: Energy in URI Extension
Where? URI Kingston Campus | Pharmacy Building | Room 240
When? Tuesday, November 10, 2015 | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Using Energy Extension as a Tool to Save our Cities Thousands
Kristina Disanto, Energy Projects and Fellowships Coordinator
Outreach Center | URI Extension | College of the Environment and Life Sciences

Kristina DiSanto will talk about URI's role in the RI Public Energy Partnership (RIPEP), a three-year collaborative effort funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and led by the RI Office of Energy Resources to achieve deep energy savings in the public sector.
Promoting Alternative Fuels for Transportation Fleets
Wendy Lucht, Ocean State Clean Cities Coalition Coordinator
Outreach Center | URI Extension | College of the Environment and Life Sciences

Wendy Lucht will share information about these technologies for consumers, as well as the recent accomplishments of the Ocean State Clean Cities Coalition, whose mission is to encourage the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles in the transportation sector at the fleet level. 

Energy Curriculum and Fellowships at URI
Angela Tuoni, 2015 URI Energy Fellow
URI Outreach Center | Extension | College of the Environment and Life Sciences

Angela Tuoni will highlight opportunities for students to gain energy knowledge and experience through a newly proposed undergraduate certificate and the Energy Fellows Program administered through URI's Outreach Center.

The URI Energy Fellow Experience
Dalton Kell, 2015 URI Energy Fellow
URI Outreach Center | Extension | College of the Environment and Life Sciences

Dalton Kell will discuss his fellowship experience this year working to develop energy efficiency policies for the RI National Guard's facilities statewide.
All sessions are FREE. Have questions? Please call 401-874-4096.