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Thursday, March 30, 2023

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Registration and Breakfast

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM:
Opening Remarks- Wayne Laufer, Retired CEO, Bois d’Arc Energy Corporation, and Founder, Laufer Energy Symposium

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM:
Keynote Presentation- US Energy Security and Nuclear Energy, Dr. John Wagner, Laboratory Director, Idaho National Laboratory, US Department of Energy (Download slides)

9:45 AM – 12:00 PM:
Session 1: Integrated Energy Systems– Hybrid Energy System have become more common in today’s energy informed society. This session focuses on the current designs that enhance energy economics.
Chair and Moderator: Dr. Joseph Smith, Professor and Founding Laufer Endowed Energy Chair, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri S&T, Chief Technology Officer and Founder, Elevated Analytics Consulting (Download slides)

  • 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM: Session Keynote Speaker – Dr. Bassam Alameddine, Acting President, and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Gulf University for Science and Technology
  • 10:30 AM – 10:50 AM: Dr. Khaled Kisswani, Chair, Sustainable Energy and Economic Development, Gulf University for Science and Technology
  • 10:50 AM – 11:10 AM: Dr. Haider Al-Rubaye, Visiting Scholar, Missouri S&T, Senior Engineer, Elevated Analytics Consulting (Download slides)
  • 11:10 AM – 11:30 AM: Dr. Shoaib Usman, Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, Missouri S&T
  • 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM: Dr. Rizwan Uddin, Professor and Department Head, Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

12:00 PM – 1:45 PM:
Networking Lunch

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM:
Session 2: Unconventional Fuels– Biofuels, Syncrude and other non-conventional fuels can reduce climate impact while providing increased resilience to the energy supply. This session introduces the newest approaches to augment our current energy supply with non-conventional resources.
Chair and Moderator: Dr. Joseph Smith, Professor and Founding Laufer Endowed Energy Chair, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri S&T, Chief Technology Officer and Founder, Elevated Analytics Consulting

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM: Panel Discussion
Panel Moderator: Dr. Joseph Smith, Professor and Founding Laufer Endowed Energy Chair, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri S&T, Chief Technology Officer and Founder, Elevated Analytics Consulting

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM:
Poster Session and Reception (Light Dinner)

Friday, March 31, 2023

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Breakfast

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM:
Welcome Remarks- Dr. David Borrok, Vice Provost and Dean, College of Engineering and Computing, Missouri S&T

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM:
Keynote Presentation- Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less, Alex Epstein, Founder and President of the Center for Industrial Progress; Author: Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less (Download slides)

9:45 AM – 12:15 PM:
Session 3: Renewable Energy– We only have one planet earth, so we must use our limited resources wisely. Renewable energy resources are by definition infinite because they renew themselves. Traditional renewable energy systems utilize wind, solar and hydropower. The cost to use these resources has been driven down but they still suffer from high price. This session will focus on novel ways to improve the economic performance of renewable energy.
Chair and Moderator: Dr. Vijay Ramani, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and International Affairs, Washington University in St. Louis

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM:
Networking Lunch

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM:
Session 4: Energy Economics & Policy– This session will focus on key policy affecting energy production and utilization including Carbon markets and pricing.
Chair and Moderator: Dr. Greg Gelles, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Missouri S&T (Download slides)

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM: Panel Discussion
Panel Moderator: Dr. Vijay Ramani, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and International Affairs, Washington University in St. Louis

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM:
Poster Session and Reception (Light Dinner)

Saturday, April 1, 2023

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Breakfast

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM:
Welcome Remarks, Dr. Joseph Smith, Professor and Founding Laufer Endowed Energy Chair, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri S&T, Chief Technology Officer and Founder, Elevated Analytics Consulting

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM:
Keynote Presentation-Z-Pinch Fusion for Commercial Applications – Dr. Ryan Umstattd, Vice President of Product and Partnerships, Zap Energy (Download pdf)

9:30 AM – 12:00 PM:
Session 5: Sustainable, Renewable, and Resilient– Fusion power with Hybrid Nuclear Systems represent the future of energy technology. This session will present the latest in these systems with a focus on economic performance.
Chair and Moderator: Dr. Muthanna Al-Dahhan, Laufer Endowed Energy Chair and Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri S&T

11:35 AM – 12:00 PM:
Closing Remarks: Dr. Muthanna Al-Dahhan, Laufer Endowed Energy Chair and Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri S&T (Download slides)

12:00 PM:
Symposium Adjourns