Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture to Feature Alternate Methodology for an Energy-Efficient Future
The TEES Turbomachinery Laboratory in partnership with the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering will kick off the month of October with their Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture. Dr. Reza Abhari, full professor of Energy Technologies at ETH Zurichand and Director of the Laboratory for Energy Conversion, will deliver a lecture titled “Efficient Energy Transition Planning Utilizing Agent-Based Modeling and Artificial Intelligence” on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in Room 301 of the Mechanical Engineering Office Building (MEOB). Admission is free and open to the public.
ABOUT THE LECTURE
From communication to transportation to energy, quality of life improvements as well as economic productivity gains are wholly dependent upon the interaction of a range of system of systems. These interactions when combined with physical and societal changes can result in complexities that are beyond simple analysis of each component, often exceeding our ability to foresee their future impact. For infrastructure planning, often past macro assumptions are used to project future local demands, which can lead to unexpected errors. In times of transitions, the past assumptions may not be valid for new technologies and their associated transition trajectory.
The global transition on the use of fossil fuels has begun. In this talk, the presenter will introduce an alternate methodology, a systematic ‘bottom up’ agent-based artificial intelligence framework modeling, to allow the analysis of possible future ‘what if’ scenarios to help manage the future needs. A number of specific cases such as gas/electricity nexus, urban planning development, and transportation system including electric mobility will be highlighted in this lecture. Examples of the impact of the findings on the future needs of components of the system such as turbomachines will also be briefly discussed.
When: Wednesday, October 12, 4:10 PM
Where: Room 202, James J. Cain ’51 Building (JCAIN), Texas A&M University
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Reza Abhari has been a Full Professor of Energy Technologies at ETH Zurichand the Director of the Laboratory for Energy Conversion (LEC) since 1999. Research at LEC has focused on fundamental and applied research in; turbomachinery, wind energy, aircraft transportation, sensors and mechatronics, laser produced plasma sources for semiconductor application, and large-scale complex system of systems modeling using artificial intelligence. In addition to his academic activities, as a board member, founder and strategic advisor to many multinational corporations, he has also been involved in the growth of a number of enterprises in US and Europe, covering the sectors with a specific focus on natural resources, energy, aerospace, and semiconductor industries.
He is a member of the Swiss National Academy of Engineering Sciences, a Fellow of ASME, recipient of many scientific awards, including R. Tom Sawyer Award of ASME as well as Christensen Fellow of St Catherine’s College, Oxford University. He is the author/co-author of over 350 scientific articles and journal publications. He has been the past Chairman of the Global Power and Power Society executive committee, ASME IGTI board of directors, and ASME turbomachinery committee. He received his BA/MA degree in Engineering Science from Oxford University and his Ph.D. from the Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Department of MIT in 1991.
ABOUT THE LECTURE SERIES
The Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture Series was endowed in 2014 by the Turbomachinery Laboratory on behalf of the Turbomachinery Advisory Committee, a group of dedicated industry experts who volunteer their time to oversee the success of the annual Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia (TPS). Advisors are respected leaders in their companies and fields who select the technical program for TPS each year. The lecture series enables the Department of Mechanical Engineering to invite prominent turbomachinery experts to present lectures of importance and interest to Texas A&M students and faculty.
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