Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Visit to WISE June 17-19, 2024

Monday, June 17, 2024

Agenda

Agenda – Monday, June 17, 2024 (Day 1)

Venue/Location: CPH 2371

8:30am-9:00am Arrival and Light Refreshments/Networking
9:00am-9:30am

WISE Presentation (Brief Overview)

  • Prof. Claudio Cañizares (Executive Director)
9:30am-10:00am

KIT Energy Center Presentation (Brief Overview)

  • Walter Tromm (Scientific Spokesperson)
10:00am-11:00am

Group 1

Meeting with Prof. Hany Aziz (Electrical & Computer Engineering)

Meeting with Prof. Yuning Li (Chemical Engineering)

Meeting with Prof. Vivek Maheshwari (Chemistry)

Group 2

Meeting with Prof. Xianguo Li (Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering)

11:00am-11:30am

Tour of the Giga-to-Nano (G2N) and/or Vivek’s Lab

Note: Tour might continue during the lunch time depending on the time availability

Tour of the Fuel Cell and Green Energy Lab

Note: Tour might continue during the lunch time depending on the time availability

10:45am-11:15am Tour of the G2N Lab Tour of the FCGE Lab
11:30am-12:00pm Meeting with Prof. Mehrdad Pirnia (Management Science and Engineering)
12:00pm-1:00pm

Lunch/Networking

Additional Participant(s):

1:00pm-1:30pm Meeting with Prof. Holger Kleinke (Chemistry)
1:30pm-2:00pm Meeting with Prof. Sahar Pirooz Azad (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
2:00pm-2:30pm Meeting with Prof. Nasser Lashgarian Azad (Systems Design Engineering)
2:30pm-3:00pm Meeting with Prof. Jesse Ma (Systems Design Engineering)
3:00pm-3:30pm Meeting with Prof. XiaoYu Wu (Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering)
3:30pm-4:00pm Meeting with Prof. Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam (Systems Design Engineering)
4:00pm-4:30pm Meeting with Prof. Bessma Momani (Waterloo International)
4:30pm End of Day 1

Agenda – Monday, June 18, 2024 (Day 2)

Venue/Location: CPH 2371

8:30am-9:00am Arrival and Light Refreshments/Networking
9:00am-9:45am Meeting with Prof. Jatin Nathwani (Management Science and Engineering)
9:45am-10:30am

Group 1

Meeting with Prof. Hany Aziz (Electrical & Computer Engineering)

Group 2

Tour of the Evolv1 Building North Campus, University Of Waterloo

10:30am-11:00am Tour of the Centre for Advanced Photovoltaic and Display Systems (CAPDS) Lab – ERC Building
11:00am-11:15am Travel Time to CPH 2371
11:15am-11:45am Meeting with Prof. Xianguo Li (Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering)
11:45am-12:00pm

Lunch/Networking

Additional Participant(s):

1:00pm-1:30pm

Meeting with Prof. Ali Elkamel (Chemical Engineering)

Note: On Sabbatical (didn’t attend)

1:30pm-2:00pm Meeting with Prof. Maurice Dusseault (Earth & Environmental Sciences)
2:00pm-2:30pm

Meeting with Prof. Bijan Mahbaz (Earth & Environmental Sciences)

Note: Didn’t attend…Prof. Dusseault presented on his behalf

2:30pm-3:00pm Meeting with Prof. Eric Croiset (Chemical Engineering)
3:00pm-3:30pm Meeting with Prof. Dipanjan Basu (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
3:30pm-4:00pm Meeting with Prof. Zarghaam Rizvi (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
4:00pm-4:30pm Meeting with Prof. Roydon Fraser (Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering)
4:30pm End of Day 2

Agenda – Monday, June 19, 2024 (Day 3)

Venue/Location: CPH 2371

8:30am-9:00am Arrival and Light Refreshments/Networking
9:00am-9:30am

Meeting with Prof. Siby Samuel (Systems Design Engineering)

Note: Prof. Samuel will try to attend the lunch

9:30am-10:00am Meeting with Prof. Costa Kapsis (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
10:00am-10:30am Meeting with Prof. Shesha Jayaram (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
10:30am-11:00am Tour of the High Voltage Engineering Lab (HVEL)
11:00am-11:30am Meeting with Prof. Conrard Giresse Tetsassi Feugmo (Chemistry)
11:30am-12:00pm Meeting with Prof. Bissan Ghaddar (Management Science & Engineering)
12:00pm-1:00pm

Lunch/Networking

Additional Participant(s):

1:00pm-1:30pm Meeting with Prof. Kankar Bhattacharya (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
1:30pm-2:00pm Meeting with Prof. Magdy Salama (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
2:00pm-2:30pm Meeting with Prof. Fue-Sang Lien (Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering)
2:30pm-3:00pm Meeting with Prof. Yuri Leonenko (Earth & Environmental Sciences)
3:00pm End of Day 3