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Academic Lectures / Courses
CEE seminar, Jason Quinn, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State Univ, 1/20@12pm
Department / Organization: CEE
Dr. Jason Quinn will present "Integration of Experimental Systems with Engineering Process Modeling for Sustainability Assessment". Please join us for refreshments at 12 pm, Coolbaugh 219
This seminar presents the integration of experimental systems with engineering process modeling for sustainability assessment applied to a variety of renewable energy technologies. Sustainability modeling includes techno-economic assessments, life cycle assessments, and scalability assessment through resource availability. Data feedback from sustainability modeling is used to highlight areas for focused research and development on the metrics of economic viability and environmental impact. Further, engineering process modeling is used to identify knowledge gaps for experimental work. A primary focus of the research is the application of this tool set to microalgae-based biorefinery systems. Experimental research spans the value chain of a microalgal biorefinery system with the focus on the generation of data for system model validation. System models are leveraged for sustainability assessments with data feedback to experimental work for focused research and development. The seminar will include results from the application of this type of research to other energy centric topics: wireless power transfer for in-motion charging of electric vehicles, economic feasibility of small modular nuclear reactors, optimization of direct coupled water pumping and desalinization systems, production of synthetic spider silk as a precursor for carbon fiber, and yeast-based biorefinery systems.