How the UC San Diego Ecosystem is Shaping Global Innovation in Clean Energy & Sustainability

​UC San Diego is a global powerhouse in climate leadership. This event is designed to showcase the breadth of UCSD's leadership in climate science, clean energy and sustainability, and the ways the University's expertise cuts across disciplines to address some of the world's most pressing challenges.

Featuring representatives from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Jacobs School of Engineering, Rady School of Business, School of Global Policy and Strategy, Seventh College, and Extended Studies, this event will connect you with the incredible research and innovation in climate and sustainability happening at UCSD. Confirmed panelists include:

SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY

​§  Dr. Jamin Greenbaum: Assistant Research Geophysicist, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP), Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

​§  Dr. Daniel Wangpraseurt: Associate Research Scientist, and leads the Coral Reef Ecophysiology and Engineering Lab, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

​§   Vanessa Scott: Director of Corporate Affiliates, Business Development, Industry Outreach and Innovation; Director, StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

​SCHOOL OF GLOBAL POLICY AND STRATEGY

​§  Prof. David Victor: Professor and Peter Cowhey Center on Global Transformation Chair in Innovation and Public Policy; Co-Director, Deep Decarbonization Initiative.

​JACOBS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

​§  Prof. Adam Feist: Assistant Professor, Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering; Founding Director, Future Biomanufacturing Center.

​SEVENTH COLLEGE

​§  Prof. Jill Gladstein: Director and Teaching Professor, Seventh College Synthesis Program.

​OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION

​§  Jacques Chirazi: Senior Director of Programs, Office of Innovation and Commercialization; Director, The Basement and Entrepreneurship Center.

​Sponsored by UCSD alumni-run Clear Creek Investments, a multi-stage investor in companies working in food, water and energy with a lens towards innovation and sustainability.

Organized by UCSD alumni-run Bessol Partners, a venture studio and renewable energy asset operator focused on accelerating commercialization of the largest, fastest-growing, and most impactful clean energy technologies driving the clean energy transition.

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