The Clean Energy Research Center will be hosting a seminar by Professor Cockroft entitled: UBC Living Lab, Powering UBC’s Future. The talk will focus on UBC’s partnerships with the clean energy sector to reduce GHG emissions including discussion of the Nexterra-UBC Bioenergy Gasification Demonstration Project.
Date: October 31st, 2011
Time: 3:00 PM
Place: CHBE rm. 101
Professor Cockcroft is currently appointed as one of two Academic Directors, Research and Partnerships, as part of the University Sustainability Initiative and is charged with the task of securing partnerships with the Clean Technology Sector to both meet UBC’s GHG (Green House Gas) emission targets and aspiration’s to exploit it’s physical infrastructure as a living laboratory of clean technology. As an example of this, Professor Cockcroft was instrumental in securing the Nexterra-UBC Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Project to be located on UBC’s Point Grey Campus (~$27MM). A current initiative is focused on demonstrating a Smart Energy Micro Grid on Campus including some provision for stored energy. Professor Cockcroft will talk about the “UBC Living Laboratory” initiative, its present status and the vision for the future.
Biography:
The principle goal of Professor Cockcroft’s research is to increase the use of lightweight alloys in the transportation sector to reduce energy consumption. He has been very active in the promotion of University-Industry interaction including serving as the Faculty of Applied Science (APSC) representative on UBC Task Force on Overhead/Indirect costs of Research, 2007-08 and APSC
representative on University Industry Liaison Office Task Force on University-Industry Research Relationships, 2006. He served as Head of the Department of Materials Engineering from 2000 to 2008, as Dean Pro-Tem/Acting Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science from July 1st, until October 31st, 2008 and as Senior Associate Dean from November 1st, 2008 until June 30th, 2009.