IU to be host to new energy conference

Close to 200 faculty from every campus of IU will gather Aug. 6 and 7 to begin the process of formulating a comprehensive energy research plan for IU.

IU’s energy plan will identify pressing challenges in Indiana and the nation, and ways IU can contribute to sustainable solutions, according to an IU press release.

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research at IU-Bloomingtion and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at IU-Purdue University Indianapolis will be host to the two-day conference. The first day of the conference will consist of a series of talks by national and state leaders to identify energy-related issues facing our society, according to a press release.

The second day will have IU faculty working in groups to examine IU’s strengths and identify opportunities to contribute in each of the following areas: organizational barriers, transportation, education and workforce, energy source management, sustainability, policy, economic and legal issues, environmental issues, advanced materials and processes and computing, according to a press release.

The two-day conference is free, except for Thursday’s dinner at the Indiana Memorial Union. For more information about the conference, visit www.research.indiana.edu/energyconference.