Symposium Description
Modern energy systems are increasingly complex, spanning materials, devices, infrastructure, and human systems across different spatial and temporal scales. While integrating energy sources across these scales is essential for decarbonization, resilience, and reliability, it is far from straightforward.
The growing intensity and frequency of extreme events, such as ice storms, heat waves, and wildfires, further underscore the need for energy systems that are redundant, adaptable, and reliable. Achieving this resilience will require thoughtful integration of diverse power systems and energy sources, including centralized grids, distributed generation, storage, and emerging technologies operating at multiple scales.
A central theme of the symposium is the role of scale in the development of new materials, devices, and architectures that can enable decarbonization. How do phenomena at the atomic or material scale influence performance at the device, system, or grid level? How can insights from complex systems science help bridge these scales and guide the design of robust, low-carbon energy solutions? By bringing together researchers and practitioners from across disciplines, this symposium aims to foster dialogue on how to better understand, design, and integrate energy systems across scales - advancing both fundamental knowledge and practical pathways toward a resilient, decarbonized energy future.
Registration Now Open!
Registration for external attendees will be $175. Vanderbilt students, staff, and faculty can attend at no cost.聽
September 2nd
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