ABSTRACT:
In
order
to
solve
the
energy
crisis,
we
need
high-impact
technology
solutions
which
allow
us
to
make
and
use
energy
products
in
a
way
that
provides
a
similar
standard
of
living
but
with
a
much-reduced
environmental
footprint.
It's
not
easy.
Any
new
approaches
will
have
to
not
only
be
proven
to
be
less
damaging
to
the
environment,
but
they
must
be
politically
and
socially
acceptable,
and
they
must
still
be
profitable
enough
such
that
the
industry
actually
wants
to
try
them.
Polygeneration
is
one
of
the
most
promising
strategies
for
the
energy
conversion
industry
that
can
potentially
meet
all
these
criteria.
In
this
talk,
I
will
present
the
most
exciting
polygeneration
systems
of
the
future
and
the
technologies
that
enable
them,
with
a
focus
on
how
such
systems
can
be
a
huge
part
of
the
solution.
Bio-sketch:
Dr.
Thomas
A.
Adams
II
is
an
Assistant
Professor
of
Chemical
Engineering
at
McMaster
University
and
a
member
of
the
McMaster
Advanced
Control
Consortium
and
the
McMaster
Institute
for
Energy
Studies.
He
received
dual
bachelor's
degrees
in
chemical
engineering
and
computer
science
from
Michigan
State
University,
a
PhD
from
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
under
Prof.
Warren
Seider,
and
completed
a
postdoctoral
appointment
at
MIT
under
Prof.
Paul
Barton.
His
research
focus
is
on
sustainable
energy
conversion
systems,
especially
in
the
development
of
new
systems
using
existing
technologies,
or
the
development
of
new
technologies
that
enable
new
systems.
His
research
methods
include
the
modeling,
design,
control,
optimization,
and
life-cycle-analysis
of
chemical
processes.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 3:30 pm
-
3:30 pm
EST (GMT -05:00)