Energy Lecture

Join us on January 28, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. to learn about cutting-edge research on clean and abundant energy solutions. The annual series offers timely scientific lectures that are free and open to the public.

Complimentary parking is available. Continental breakfast will be provided.

For questions, please contact physicalsciences@uci.edu.

**Space is limited. Please RSVP at your earliest convenience to reserve your spot.

Featured Speakers

Sarah Finkeldei, PhD, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Sarah Finkeldei is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. Her research is focused on an in-depth understanding of the principles and response of complex oxides relevant for energy conversion methods under extreme conditions (e.g. irradiation, corrosion environments). Her two core areas of expertise are nuclear waste management where she is deriving an in-depth understanding of nuclear waste form behavior under disposal-relevant conditions. Her second area of research is dedicated to advancing the fundamental understanding and synthesis techniques of materials for nuclear energy conversion methods and a refined understanding of their properties and performance in extreme conditions. She received her Ph.D, with honors from the RWTH Aachen, Germany and was recently listed as one of the inaugural 40 under 40 talents from the American Nuclear Society.  

Jack Brouwer, PhD, Chancellor's Fellow and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Prof. Brouwer is an energy system dynamics expert with research interests in renewable energy systems; dynamic simulation and control; energy system thermodynamics, design, and integration; electrochemical conversion devices and systems such as fuel cells, electrolyzers and batteries; hydrogen production, storage and conversion systems; hydrogen transmission, distribution, and dispensing; and electrochemical reactions with concurrent heat, mass and momentum transfer. Prof. Brouwer obtained his M.S. and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UCI and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Post-Doc in Chemical Engineering at MIT.