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\"MSMSE
College of Engineering MSMSE Seminar Series Spring 2019
Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering
Disruptive Change in Nuclear and Geothermal Energy: Policy and Paradigm Shifts in Select Countries
Dr. Kathleen Ara\u00fajo
When: 10:30 A.M. | Friday, February 15, 2019
Where: Ruch Engineering 110<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As the world considers energy challenges of the 21st century, nuclear and geothermal energy represent power and heat options that hold important insights into system change. Such cross-sectoral forms of energy technologies have histories of rapid, centralized utilization in key countries. These technologies are also undergoing new perturbations through scientific breakthroughs and user adaptations. This presentation examines adoption amidst technology change, illuminating insights about timescales and policy pivots in evolving energy pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kathleen Ara\u00fajo is Associate Professor of Energy Innovation Systems and Policy, and Director of the Energy Policy Institute at Boise State University, in conjunction with the Center for Advanced Energy Studies. She works to advance critical decision-making on energy systems change in line with priorities that include sustainability, security, and industrial development. Dr. Ara\u00fajo\u2019s approach identifies levers and approaches which enable innovation in practices and science. Her book Low Carbon Energy Transitions: Turning Points in National Policy and Innovation (Oxford University Press) sheds light on such interactions through an in-depth look at four, socio-technical system transformations that occurred since the global oil crisis of 1973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Ara\u00fajo is Book Series Editor for Routledge\u2019s Studies in Energy Transitions and a member of the editorial board for Energy Research & Social Science. She earned her Ph.D. at MIT and completed post-doctoral research at the Harvard Kennedy School in science-technology policy, and nuclear safety. Dr. Ara\u00fajo consults for governmental\/inter-governmental organizations and industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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