March 5, 2019
Dear Members of the Carnegie Mellon University Community:
I am delighted to invite you to Carnegie Mellon’s fourth annual Energy Week, held this year on March 25-28.
Organized by CMU’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, the week’s series of forums, panel discussions and special events are designed to engage students, faculty, staff, government officials, innovators in technology and the public on the future of energy research, policy and education.
This year’s Energy Week theme, “The Future of Energy Innovation,” focuses on the emerging technologies that will prepare communities to adapt initiatives that improve infrastructure, mobility, and conservation efforts needed to meet the energy demands of tomorrow.
A special highlight during Energy Week is “Energizing Pittsburgh – Creating a Resilient Future.” This forum will feature distinguished female leaders in the City of Pittsburgh’s mobility and infrastructure planning sectors, and will explore opportunities to create a resilient future for Pittsburgh:
- Mary Conturo, executive director of Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County;
- Katharine Eagan Kelleman, chief executive officer of Port Authority of Allegheny County;
- Karina Ricks, director of City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure; and
- Arletta Scott-Williams, executive director of Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN)
Also during CMU Energy Week, our fourth annual Poster Competition will showcase cutting-edge research by CMU students and postdoctoral scholars on numerous energy-related topics. And this year, Energy Week will sponsor the inaugural CMU VentureWell Energy Hackathon, bringing college students together on interdisciplinary teams to solve specific problems provided to them by energy, transportation and city planning organizations, including Chevron, Honda, 2030 Districts Network, NextEra Energy Resources, and Pittsburgh Parking Authority.
Energy Week is always an engaging showcase of the unique innovation and collaboration led by Carnegie Mellon students, faculty and researchers. I encourage you to view the full Energy Week 2019 schedule and attend as many events as possible, where you can explore first-hand the important work that we create at Carnegie Mellon on energy topics that will impact and shape our future.
Regards,
James H. Garrett, Jr.
Provost
Thomas Lord Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering