2024 Wind Institute Research Symposium
The second annual Wind Institute Research Symposium will be held at the Kean University North Avenue Academic Building in Union, New Jersey. The Research Symposium consists of fellow and researcher presentations, industry panels and presentations on topics regarding offshore wind, New Jersey state updates on offshore wind research including the Research and Monitoring Initiative, and networking opportunities with members of the offshore wind industry, government representatives, and researchers.
AGENDA
- 8:30 am – 9:00 am: Registration and Breakfast
- 9:00 am – 9:25 am: Welcoming Remarks: NJ Economic Development Authority and NJ Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
- Tim Sullivan, CEO, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
- Ahmed Chaudry, Manager, Wind Institute for Innovation and Training
- Dr. A. Tamika Quick, Assistant Secretary, Academic and Student Support Programs, New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
- 9:25 am – 9:35 am: Updates on NJ’s Research and Monitoring Initiative: NJ Environmental Protection Agency and NJ Board of Public Utilities
- Bailey Wild, Program Specialist, Clean Energy Division, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
- Caitlin McGarigal, Research Scientist, Division of Science and Research, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- 9:35 am – 10:20 am: Panel Discussion: Regional and Federal Initiatives to Support Offshore Wind Research and Collaboration
- Kris Ohleth, Director, Special Initiative on Offshore Wind – Moderator
- Caitlin McGarigal, Research Scientist, Division of Science and Research, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- Lyndie Hice-Dunton, Executive Director, National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium
- Patricia Perez, Research Project Manager, Responsible Offshore Science Alliance
- 10:20 am -10:30 am: Networking Break
- 10:30 am – 11:45 am: Wind Institute Fellowship Program Presentations
- 11:45 am – 12:45 pm: Lunch and Networking
- 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm: U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office: Priorities and Opportunities
- Laura Hastings, U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office
- 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm: Panel Discussion: Catalyzing Offshore Wind Technology Development
- Judith Sheft, Executive Director, Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology – Moderator
- Vincent A. Smeraglia, Executive Director, New Ventures Office for Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Sevdalin Semov, CEO, SWIND POWER
- Arturo Villegas, Ph.D., CEO, XPEED Turbine Technology
- Pankaj Lal, Director, Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center and Professor, Energy Economics & Sustainability, Montclair State University
- 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Closing Remarks: NJ Economic Development Authority
- Aina Yadav, Project Officer, Wind Institute for Innovation and Training
- 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm: Networking Reception
