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1. Wilton E. Scott Institute
for Energy Innovation

2. Scott Institute Leadership
Jared Cohon, Director
President Emeritus
University Professor, Civil and
Environmental Engineering &
Engineering and Public Policy
Andrew Gellman, Co-Director
Lord Professor of Chemical
Engineering, Chemistry
(Courtesy), Materials Science
and Engineering (Courtesy)
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Deborah Stine, Associate
Director for Policy
Outreach
Professor of the Practice,
Engineering and Public
Policy
Anna Siefken, Associate
Director for Innovation
and Strategic Partnerships

3. Mission
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The Scott Institute for Energy Innovation works through the
academic units of Carnegie Mellon University to find solutions for
the nation’s and world’s energy challenges through research,
education, and policymaker and public communication.

4. Scott Institute Activities
• Research
– Seed grants
– Presidential Fellowship matching for proposals
– Investments in strategic areas
• Industrial Partnerships and Technology
Commercialization
• Education
• Outreach
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5. 2015-2016 Highlights
• 130 Faculty Affiliates
• 9 Seed grants supported with $460,420
• First Carnegie Mellon Energy Week
• Allegheny Cleantech University Prize Collegiate
Competition
• Public Radio Energy Bite Radio Program Turns 1
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6. Strategic Investments
• Leverage CMU’s comparative advantages
• Choose important parts of the energy system
where we already have strengths and
competitive advantage
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7. CMU’s Comparative Advantages
• Systems approach to problem-solving and
design
• Unique energy policy expertise
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Innovative and entrepreneurial
• Location (Marcellus shale, industry, NETL)
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8. Strategic Thrusts
• New Materials
• Smart Grid
• Building Efficiency
• Shale Gas and Pathways to a Low-Carbon
Future
• Benefit-Cost Analysis of Southwestern,
Pa.
• Carbon Intensity Index
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9. Seed Grants 2015-16:
9 funded of 35 submissions
• Reactivity of Biocides in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids
• Development of a Portable Membrane Introduction Mass
Spectrometry Interface for the Rapid Analysis of Volatile Chemicals in
Water
• Hazard and Risk Modeling of Induced Seismicity
• Workshop on Techno-Economic Assessment Methods for Energy
Technologies
• Nitrogen Enriched Carbon Quantum Dots for Photocatalytic Hydrogen
Evolution
• Economics and Externalities of Moving Crude Oil by Pipelines and
Railroads: Evidence from the Bakken Formation
• The Social and Cultural Impact of Energy
• Simultaneous Multiple Fault Diagnosis for Air Handling Units to
Improve Building Energy Efficiency using Hybrid Modeling Approach
• Enabling Quantum-Dot Based Solid State Lighting
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10. Six ARPA-E Grants
• Rugged robotic system to measure
characteristics of sorghum in the field.
• Smart Wire power flow control devices to
increase overall grid transmission utilization by
more than 30% and reduce cost by 50%.
• Dendrite-blocking polymers in lithium-ion
batteries to reduce overheating and fires. Two
different grants:
– Nano-composite protective layers in low-cost,
high-energy lithium batteries
– Optimize a new solid electrolyte made of polymer
material
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11. ARPA-E Grants (continued)
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• New nanoscale magnetic material
to reduce the size, weight, and
cost of utility-scale PV solar power
conversion systems.
• Advanced electrochemical
process to produce low-cost, low-
weight titanium to reduce fuel
cost savings for military vehicle
and aircraft applications

12. We Partner With Over 30 CMU Centers
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13. Tri-State University Energy Alliance
(TrUE)
• Four leading research universities
– Case Western Reserve University
– Carnegie Mellon University
– University of Pittsburgh
– West Virginia University
• Joined forces to accelerate innovations to
address challenges and opportunities facing
the energy sector.
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14. Energy Week
2016
• 720 participants
• Speakers included:
– Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Deputy
Secretary of Energy (Top Photo)
– Grace Bochenek, National Energy Technology
Laboratory Director (Middle Photo)
– Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh
– Bunker Roy, Barefoot College Founder
(Bottom Photo)
– The Honorable Paul O’Neill, 72th Secretary of
the Treasury
• “Andy Talks” on Innovative Research (brief 20
minute talks by CMU faculty)
• School of Drama Monologue Competition
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15. Energy Week 2016 Roundtables
• National, State, and Local
Energy Policy
• Industrial Energy Efficiency
• Energy Workforce
• Small/Medium Company
Energy Technology
Commercialization
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16. March 27,
Future of Energy Day
-Energy Innovation and Entrepreneurship Roundtable
-Energy Innovation Center Equity Conference
-Energy Career Day (all students welcome)
March 28
Innovation Day
- DOE Allegheny Cleantech Competition
-Arun Majumdar, ARPA-E Founding Director
-JB Straubel, CTO, Tesla Motors
March 29
Research Day
-Energy Research Lab/Research Center Visits
-“Andy Talks” on Innovative Research
- Research Poster Competition
March 30
Policy Day
-Environmental Practices for Shale Development RT
-Kate Brandt, Sustainability, Google (invited)
-Regional Energy Efficiency Policy Forum
March 31
Education Day
--Energy Law and Policy Forum with Pitt and WVU Law Schools
--Gladys Brown, Chair, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
--Cultures of Energy Symposium
-- Field Trips to Energy Industry and Businesses
Agenda

17. Lecture and Seminar Series
• Distinguished Lecture Series with, e.g., ARPA-E
Director Ellen Williams and GE Renewable Energy
President and CEO of Onshore Wind Anne
McEntee
• Seminar Series with, e.g., Joint Center for Energy
Storage Research Director George Crabtree
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Ellen Williams,
ARPA-E Director

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Policymaker Outreach
Renewable
Electricity
and Shale
Gas
Policymaker
Guides
Congressman
Mike Doyle
Visiting Energy
Policy Expo,
Capitol Hill, DC
Scott Co-Director
Andrew Gellman
Testifying
at DOE
Quadrennial Energy
Hearing, Pittsburgh
PA Department of
Environmental
Protection Listening
Session on Clean
Power Plan

19. Public Outreach
Are You REALLY Saving
the Environment with
Your Hybrid or Plugin
Car? Video
Energy Storage and
Conversion:
The Next Generation
Video
Are you REALLY Saving
the Environment
investing in a wind
farm or solar plant?
Video
Chemistry in a
New Light:
Solar Fuels Video
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Itunes Podcast/ Radio Show
Sample Episodes:
• I am considering buying an
electric vehicle, should I?
• Is there one single technology
that could solve the climate
problem?

20. Innovator, Entrepreneur, Investor Outreach
Webinar
connecting CMU
innovations to
manufacturers
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Guide to
Innovative
Energy
Technologies
Developed at
CMU
Exhibitor at:
Industry-
Focused
Public Affair
Programs
DOE-Sponsored
Allegheny
Cleantech
University Prize for
students in PA, OH,
WV, and MD

21. For More Information
• Website: www.cmu.edu/energy
• Newsletter Signup: tinyurl.com/scottnews
• Funding Opportunities Newsletter Signup (CMU only):
tinyurl.com/ScottFundingNews
• Scott Institute Affiliate Signup (CMU only): http://bit.ly/scott-institute-
affiliate
• Seed Grant Proposals: tinyurl.com/Scott-Seed-2016 (CMU only)
• Energy Week: cmuenergyweek.org
• CleanTech Competition: cleantechprize.org
• Energy Bite: energybite.org
• Jared Cohon: cohon@andrew.cmu.edu
• Andrew Gellman: gellman@cmu.edu
• Deborah Stine: dstine@andrew.cmu.edu
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