Colloquium Recordings:

Colloquium Materials:

Presentations:

Dr. Donald Paul

Mike Hauser

Jim Crompton

Steve Cassidy

Nikki Abedi – Did you know?

Dr. Kelly Sanders

Dr. Kristian Jessen

Warner Williams

Dr. Birendra Jha

Dr. Behnam Jafarpour

Agenda (Pacific Time)

July 28-30, 2025 (on-line) Outline

Day 1 – Monday July 28

8AM PCT/10AM CST

  • Welcome and USC Introductions (Dr. Iraj Ershaghi and Jim Crompton) (30 minutes)
  • Chevron sponsor message (15 minutes)
  • Teacher Introductions (90 minutes)
  • Break/CST lunch) (10AM PCT/12am CST) 30minutes

10:30amPCT/12:30pm CST)

  • Energy Supply and Demand (Dr. Don Paul) https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Paul/Donald
  • Did you know (15 minutes) – Nicole Abedi
  • -“new and growing energy demand, reimagine mobility”
  • Subsurface CO2Storage (Dr. Benham Jafarpour) https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Jafarpour/Behnam
  • Did you know – Nicole Abedi (15 minutes)
  • – “power/water demand from AI data centers, the new 1GW hyper scale data center”

Break/PCT lunch (1pm PCT/3PM CST 30 minutes

  • The new clean energy: Geothermal (Dr. Bihendra Jha) https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Jha/Birendra
  • Did you know (- Nicole Abedi) 15 minutes
  • ‘all of the above’ energy sources, Fervo Cape Station power plant
  • Wrap up of Day 1 (Jim Crompton) resources from Future of Energy podcast

End 3PM PCT/5PM CST

Day 2 – Tuesday July 29

8AM PCT/10AM CST)

  • Welcome back and ah-ha moments from day one Jim Crompton (15 minutes)
  • Challenges at the nexus of energy, water, and extreme heat (Dr. Kelly Twomey Sanders) https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Sanders/Kelly
  • Did you know (Nicole Abedi)
  • -“critical mineral supply chain & green steel and cement”
  • The Duck Curve (view of Energy Transition from Utilities perspective) Resiliency, Affordability and Access – Jim Crompton
  • Did you know – Nicole Abedi
  • – if the wind and sun are free why is the price of electricity going up? paying for two grids, modernization, and a new transmission system”

Break (10:45AM PCT/12:45 PM CST & lunch 30 minutes

  • Carbon Capture, Conversion and Sequestration (Dr. Kristian Jessen) https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Jessen/Kristian
  • Did you know – Nicole Abedi
  • -“Can we reduce carbon emissions after they are emitted? – Direct Air Capture (Oxy’s onepointfive plant in Texas, geoengineering)”

Break (1PM PCT & lunch/3PM CST) 30 minutes

  • It is hard to negotiate with Mother Earth and with physics (Jim Crompton)
  • Nature based solutions (water and carbon cycles), forests, thermodynamics, planetary boundaries, and climate modeling
  • Did you know: – Nicole Abedi
  • -“does decarbonization lead to deindustrialization
  • End of Day two wrap up (Jim Crompton)

End 3PM PCT/5PM CST

Day 3 – Wednesday July 30

8amPCT/10amCST

  • Welcome back and ah-ha moments from day two Jim Crompton (15 minutes)
  • Next Generation STEM workforce: Engineers and Electricians (Mike Hauser and Warner Williams) 45 minutes
  • Report out from Teachers (10 minutes each- 180 minutes total) with 15-minute break

12pm PCT/2PM CST

  • Closing and Thanks (Dr. Ershaghi & Jim Crompton)
  • Feedback email to follow
  • What was the most valuable to take back to your classroom
  • What was the least valuable
  • Top personal insight
  • What is your biggest challenge in STEM education
  • Any suggestions for future workshops