Energy Expo Begins Thursday

Georgia Tech’s third annual Energy Expo will take place on March 3-4 at the Georgia Tech Student Center. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to attend this event and learn more about the evolution of energy in the Southeast.

The Energy Expo is hosted by the Energy Club at Georgia Tech, Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT), and the Strategic Energy Institute. This two-day event is both a conference and a showcase where attendees will learn more about the latest technology, policy, and business topics related to energy.

The event begins with a screening of Breaking Free: A Shale Rock Revolution, a film about the natural gas industry in the United States. The movie will be followed by a panel, titled "The Future of Natural Gas," with panelists from Southern Company, AGL Resources, Chevron, and the Strategic Energy Institute.

The second day of the Expo also will include two keynote speakrs: Anya Cherneff, co-founder and executive director of Empower Generation, and Jeff Roberts, program leader for Sustainable Energy Systems and deputy program director for Energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

The second day of the Expo will end with the showcase and will display research, energy products, and ideas from the Georgia Tech community and industry professionals. Showcase presenters will receive free admission to the Expo, and prizes will be given for first, second, and third place winners. Georgia Tech students, researchers, and faculty are encouraged to participate in the showcase and can sign up at www.energyexpo.gatech.edu/showcase.

Registration is free to the first 50 students and includes a free T-shirt. Student tickets are $5 and general admission is $10. Those interested in attending, volunteering, or presenting can register here.