ISEN 2015 Prospectus

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MORTON O. SCHAPIRO PRESIDENT MICHAEL R. WASIELEWSKI ISEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Future sustainability and energy solutions lie at the dynamic intersection of science, policy, and economics. Our commitment to holistically addressing global environmental challenges is rooted in the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern University (ISEN). The Institute builds on the University’s culture of team-driven science and interdisciplinary research to accelerate progress from discovery to application. With expertise in solar electricity and fuels, catalysis and sustainable materials, and carbon science and management, ISEN works to position Northwestern for influential leadership in these critical fields.

Northwestern’s $20 million investment in ISEN’s state-of-the-art, 8,000-squarefoot laboratory will invite new levels of collaboration between the Institute’s academic and corporate partner networks. Concurrently, ISEN’s interdisciplinary curriculum prepares the next generation of scientists, policymakers, and business leaders to apply expertise in their respective fields to global solutions.

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Population growth and the demand for a more globally equitable standard of living are having an unprecedented impact on Earth’s climate and life-supporting natural resources.

Yet, local, national, and international responses to critical climate and development goals remain fragmented.

T H E P R E S E N T T I M E I S L I K E N O OT H E R I N H U M A N H I STO RY.

All of this we must do — now and together. Your partnership will fuel ISEN’s capacity to reimagine the possible and empower our future. We hope that you will join us on this most important journey.

Solar Electricity and Fuels ISEN will develop the next generation of innovative, scalable solar technologies and accelerate the commercialization of solar liquid fuels.

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he cost-effective integration of innovative solar energy technologies into mainstream use will have the same sweeping global socioeconomic impact as has access to the internet.

Next-generation light capture materials will transform everyday objects — windows, paint, clothing — into solar energy devices.

Storing solar energy by using it to directly produce liquid fuels from carbon dioxide, just as plant life does, will provide high-density, carbon-neutral fuels that will be distributed using the world’s existing petroleum infrastructure. Solar electricity and fuels research conducted at ISEN and its partner laboratories today will lead to the ultimate environmentally-benign fuel of tomorrow’s economic engine.

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PURSUE discovery and characterization of new classes of materials for solar capture, with a particular focus on perovskite and organic, polymer-based materials approaches.

Solar energy is the most abundant energy resource on earth and the only renewable resource with the capacity to meet our growing needs.

EXPAND the global consortium of university, national lab, and industry partners of the Solar Fuels Institute to develop and scale dramatically more efficient light-driven catalysts and related technologies for solar liquid fuels production by 2030.

COLLABORATE with researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, accessing world-class user instrumentation, computational facilities, and complementary materials science, chemical engineering, and chemistry expertise.

TRANSLATE fundamental discovery science into applied innovation, in partnership with industry, including utilities and manufacturers.

THE ARGONNE-NORTHWESTERN SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH (ANSER) CENTER, A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH CENTER, LEADS THIS WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY.

Solar energy can be effectively disaggregated from a centralized grid, with important socioeconomic implications for the developing world.

In the United States, solar employment grew twenty times faster than the overall economy in 2014.

Expanding solar power is essential to meet international climate goals of limiting average global temperature increase to 2°C by 2050, thus averting the most severe and widespread impacts of climate change.

IN 2014, ONE OUT OF EVERY 78 NEW U.S. JOBS WAS CREATED

BY THE SOLAR INDUSTRY.

THE GLOBAL RACE FOR A BETTER CELL

Northwestern scientists have ignited a global race for the solar cell of the future.

They have developed an inexpensive solar cell that uses a crystalline structure called perovskite, and continue to experiment with light-absorbing materials that have lower environmental impact, such as tin instead of lead.

The new cells, which are quickly approaching the efficiency of their silicon-based counterparts, carry the added benefits of being less toxic, low-cost, and scalable.

This scientific discovery integrates solid-state inorganic chemistry with solar cell development, and is one of the many examples of team-based interdisciplinary research at ISEN.

“OUR RESEARCH IS UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL FOR GLOBAL ENERGY EMPOWERMENT. THE SUN’S ENORMOUS ENERGY CAPACITY MEANS THAT WE ARE ONLY LIMITED BY OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO CAPTURE AND STORE IT. PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN PLANTS PROVIDES US WITH INSPIRATION ON HOW TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, AT THE SCALE WE NEED TO ACHIEVE.” PROFESSOR MICHAEL R. WASIELEWSKI

Carbon Science and Management ISEN will discover more sustainable methods for the use of fossil fuel resources and improve our understanding and prediction of climate change impacts.

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he world’s energy supply mix will remain heavily fossil fuel-based through 2040, according to the International Energy Agency, dividing almost equally among oil, gas, coal, and low-carbon or carbon-free sources. Although energy-dense fossil fuels have significantly contributed to the development of modern global societies, because carbon dioxide naturally cycles out of Earth’s atmosphere over hundreds to thousands of years, an amplified greenhouse effect will last for centuries. The impacts of climatic disruption on global

food production, coastal flooding, severe storms and droughts, and other global-scale processes will present a challenge greater than any humanity has faced.

International regulatory frameworks for carbon management are nascent and challenged by competing interests. A cross-cutting response is needed to predict the rates and patterns of environmental change, improve our understanding of human vulnerabilities and decision drivers, and scale technological, economic, and social solutions.

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ANALYZE the environmental impacts of past climatic events and the feedback processes regulated by the natural carbon cycle.

Global energy demand is expected to increase 37% by 2040, which makes it imperative to develop cleaner, more efficient technologies for carbon-based fuels, while working to replace them with renewable energy sources.

ESTA B L I S H a network of CO2 monitoring stations to assess point source greenhouse gas emissions in urban settings.

STUDY risk mitigation methods for the extraction of unconventional carbon resources and novel chemical and geologic techniques for carbon capture and storage.

EVALUATE new approaches for climate adaptation and mitigation, including the economic implications of carbon industry regulation and investment.

CREATE tools for effectively communicating climate and carbon science, particularly with respect to the media.

NORTHWESTERN RESEARCHERS HAVE DETERMINED THE IMPACTS OF INCREASED CO 2 AND RAPID WARMING DURING A PERIOD OF INTENSE VOLCANISM 94 MILLION YEARS AGO. ANALYZING THESE IMPACTS, SUCH AS OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, WILL HELP PREDICT HOW CURRENT CO 2 LEVELS COULD AFFECT EARTH.

2014 was the warmest year for global average surface air temperatures on record.

By the end of the century, states in the Southeast, lower Great Plains, and Midwest could experience a 50% to 70% loss in average annual crop yields.

A warming climate will exacerbate the spread of infectious diseases, put stress on global food production, and limit access to potable water. The most severely affected populations will be those in low- to mid-latitude developing countries that have the highest rates of population growth.

Global environmental changes caused by human development have already precipitated what some call “the sixth major mass extinction.” Further ecosystem changes due to global warming will result in even greater rates of biodiversity loss and species extinction.

ALL 10 OF THE HOTTEST YEARS ON RECORD HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 1998.

STUDYING THE PAST TO PREPARE FOR OUR FUTURE

Northwestern climate scientists are monitoring the pace of global climate change and analyzing data from past climates to better understand what the future may bring.

Northwestern geologist Yarrow Axford has made 16 trips to Greenland to collect 11,700-year-old soil samples from Arctic lakebeds. Axford’s research aims to fill a gap in our understanding of how, and how quickly, Greenland’s glaciers respond to a warming climate. Polar ice melt is an important driver of sea-level rise, which threatens the 40% of global population that lives within 100 km of a coastline.

Another Northwestern geologist, Andrew Jacobson, is studying the changing chemistry of Arctic rivers that drain the thawing permafrost. Jacobson’s research seeks to monitor the chemical changes caused by high-latitude warming, because it could release vast quantities of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

“WE STUDY THE PAST SO THAT WE CAN MAKE MORE ACCURATE PREDICTIONS OF THE FUTURE. KNOWLEDGE IS OUR MOST POWERFUL TOOL — IT IS OUR GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE, AS BEST WE CAN, HOW A WARMER CLIMATE WILL IMPACT THE PLANET.” PROFESSOR BRADLEY SAGEMAN

Catalysis and Sustainable Materials ISEN will discover and characterize new catalysts and materials that optimize the sustainability of industrial and consumer goods.

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n our material world, every product carries with it an embedded energetic and environmental footprint, determined in large part by its design, component materials, manufacture, and re-use.

Catalytic agents enable a broad range of chemical reactions that are fundamental to industrial and consumer products — from plastics to pharmaceuticals, solvents to soap, and fuels to food. By lowering the energetic hurdle for these reactions, catalysts also provide substantial energy and carbon savings during production.

The discovery of new materials is fundamental to sustainable product design. Our ability to synthesize materials that use benign rather than toxic compounds, or those that are earth-abundant rather than rare, will contribute to the economic feasibility of new green materials over the full lifecycle of products.

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DISCOVER new catalysts that optimize the production of sustainable fuels and chemicals.

The global market for catalysts within the chemical and petrochemical industries alone is an estimated $16.3 billion.

DEVELOP advanced synthesis processes that enable characterization of unstable catalytic intermediates.

INTEGRATE Northwestern’s systems design expertise to effectively advise industry on sustainable product development.

LEVERAGE high-power computational modeling platforms to design and create new materials with specific end-use goals.

TRANSLATE fundamental discovery science into applied innovation, in partnership with industry, including chemical and fuels producers.

THE CENTER FOR CATALYSIS AND SURFACE SCIENCE, A 30-YEAR-OLD RESEARCH CENTER THAT BRIDGES ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY, IS ONE OF THE PREMIER INSTITUTES FOR CATALYSIS IN THE WORLD.

Catalysis and sustainable materials design are critical to the production of high-demand products, such as environmentally friendly plastics and fertilizers.

Meeting the consumer demand from the rising global middle class will require substantial improvements in the sustainability of products and their component materials.

Advanced materials discoveries unlock entirely new areas for economic growth in sectors such as medicine, transportation, and infrastructure.

APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE WORLD’S FOOD PRODUCTION CURRENTLY RELIES ON AMMONIA-BASED FERTILIZERS.

MOLECULAR BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD

Catalysts lower the energetic input for a desired chemical reaction. A critical method for improving the efficiency of catalysts is controlling selectivity. Catalyst surfaces have multiple activation sites that attract a reactant molecule, interact chemically with it, and then release it. Some activation sites create desired reaction pathways, while others may create unrelated, or even undesired, byproducts.

An ideal catalytic process is 100% selective, expending no energy to produce these secondary (in some cases, toxic) byproducts.

Researchers at Northwestern are working to optimize selectivity by coating specific sites with a nanoparticle “armor,” thereby eliminating undesired reactivity and lowering the energetic and carbon intensity of the entire process.

“ CO M B I N I N G O U R FO CUS O N CATA LYS I S A N D SUSTA I N A B L E M AT E R I A LS D I SCOV E RY BA L A N C ES T WO S I D ES O F T H E EQ UAT I O N . BY D ES I G N I N G M AT E R I A LS T H AT CO N SU M E L ESS E N E RGY A N D M I N I M I Z E , O R EV E N E L I M I N AT E , PO L LU T I N G BY P RO D UCTS, W E A R E C R E AT I N G T H E MO LECULA R BUILDING BLO C KS FO R SUSTAI N AB L E G LO BAL ECO N O M I C G ROWT H.” PROFESSOR KENNETH POEPPELMEIER

Interdisciplinary Education

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ustainability and energy curriculum provides a lens through which students can apply their field of study, during and beyond their time at Northwestern. ISEN’s curriculum is designed to enrich, rather than compete with, traditional major and minor programs, bridging gaps that currently exist at disciplinary boundaries in natural and social sciences, law and policy, economics, and communications.

FOUNDATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY A N D ENERGY EDUCAT I O N

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n the Fall of 2012, ISEN launched a seven-course undergraduate certificate program, designed for students interested in pursuing a comprehensive education in sustainability and energy. The Certificate program prepares students to enter an array of related career paths.

Certificate students draw from all six undergraduate schools, collectively representing nearly 20 majors and minors. The cohort eclipses the size of all related academic programs at the University (including earth and planetary sciences, environmental policy and culture, environmental sciences, and civil and environmental engineering).

The success of the Certificate program underscores the broad interest in sustainability and energy education at Northwestern, and provides the basis for the development of new programs, including degrees and a school.

To date, approximately two-thirds of students graduating with the ISEN Certificate have entered a sustainability- or energy-related field, such as research, environmental engineering, corporate environmental communications, sustainability consulting, private equity, and venture capital. ISEN cultivates an active University alumni network for the benefit of these Certificate students and the broader student and faculty community.

I N N OVAT I V E E D UCAT I O N A L M O D E LS

Some of these unique programs include:

he success of ISEN courses can be attributed to both a generation of students who are passionate about tackling global sustainability and energy challenges, and to a curriculum designed to provide students with experiences to apply their knowledge beyond the classroom.

NUvention Energy An interdisciplinary, team-based course in clean technology entrepreneurship, offered in partnership with the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Students develop commercialization plans for University intellectual property or original projects, and pitch to an advisory board of industry experts. Students hone their critical thinking skills in the context of project management, customer segmentation, engagement, and public speaking.

Many student teams have won regional and national business plan competitions, several securing millions of dollars in grants and research funding for successful spin-off companies.

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Institute curriculum employs a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional course models to effectively deliver content, including the utilization of interdisciplinary faculty teams, intensive project- and laboratory-based learning, industry adjuncts, not-for-credit professional development seminars, global exchange programs, and student-to-student teaching.

Powering the Future A not-for-credit, graduate-level seminar sponsored by Edison International in which clean technology C-level executives lead weekly discussions on current trends in electricity markets. Twenty-five highly-qualified students across masters, PhD, and professional (law/business) programs are selected to participate in the seminar each year. Students gain a better understanding from industry professionals of how technology, finance, and public policy play an interrelated role in both legacy and future electricity market models.

Technology and Business of Energy Seminars A quarterly rotating, not-for-credit program taught by students who lecture on topics related to energy technology, finance, and policy.

A leadership team of PhDs and business students develop curriculum, with stipend support from ISEN.

ISEN is Northwestern’s liaison to the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) network, which connects the innovation talents of students who commit to making a difference in the world.

Through ISEN, students collaborate with mentors and form interdisciplinary teams to develop “commitments to action” that directly address sustainability challenges. In just two years, teams develop and implement impactful projects; past examples include workforce development in Kenya and malnutrition in India.

Executive Education Collaboration with industry partners to offer targeted technical content, equipping leaders with the knowledge and resources to succeed in fluid, emerging markets. Highly-flexible and partner-specific, material can be developed to fulfill accreditation or professional continuing education, or provide up-to-date review of current developments in technological verticals. ISEN benefits from access to Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, which has provided globally-recognized Executive Education programming for more than 40 years.

In-lab and field research ISEN-funded faculty research requires the hire of at least one graduate student to work directly on the supported project, benefitting students through mentorship and lab- or field-based education.

PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION A ND ENGAGEMENT

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ew areas of collaboration are enabling ISEN programs and transforming Northwestern’s campuses into a living laboratory for sustainability and energy education and innovation.

Partners are essential to ISEN’s ability to deliver a comprehensive and engaging experience for students, graduates, and the public.

Examples include: The Wanxiang Fellows Program During the summer, Wanxiang Fellows study sustainable energy technologies at the Hangzhou Polytechnic Institute in China. Students present technical and policy recommendations for various energy challenges to program coordinators upon their return.

The program leadership and costs are endowed by a generous gift from the Wanxiang America Corporation.

Schneider Electric The company supports an annual sustainability and energy career fair on campus and actively recruits talented graduates. ISEN is currently collaborating with both Schneider Electric and Wanxiang America to install a large solar array on Northwestern’s Evanston campus, for both educational purposes and as part of the Institute’s dedication to visible campus sustainability.

Chicago Botanic Garden ISEN funds a portfolio of student and faculty research that leverages access to Chicago Botanic Garden (CBG) experts, resources, and species collections. One such project is monitoring pollinators and pollen movement between native plant populations on urban green roofs to better understand how to design more sustainable urban environments. The Plant Biology and Conservation program, offered through the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and in collaboration with CBG, also provides students the opportunity to study invasive species and diseases, habitat fragmentation, and the effects of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems.

66% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION WILL LIVE IN CITIES BY 2050, UP FROM 50% TODAY

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BILLION

PEOPLE LACK ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY GLOBALLY

52% OF THE PLANET’S BIODIVERSITY HAS DISAPPEARED SINCE 1970, PRIMARILY DUE TO HABITAT LOSS

85% INCREASE IN WATER USE TO MEET GLOBAL ENERGY PRODUCTION DEMAND BY 2035

Join us.

ISEN is committed to addressing global sustainability and energy challenges.

But the effort must be collaborative. The support of partners and individuals helps ISEN develop and sustain impactful programs. The empowered future we imagine is within our reach.

Basic Discovery

Applied Solutions

Interdisciplinary Education

Support ongoing discovery science in core ISEN focus areas, with an emphasis on team-based research and global partnerships.

Support the scaling of sustainability and energy solutions, in collaboration with academia, industry, government, and non-profits.

Support new curricula that prepare students for success in a wide range of sustainability- and energy-related career paths.

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Guarantee the resources that enable breakthrough discoveries.

Accelerate the translation of discovery science through local and global demonstration projects.

Develop courses and programs that lay the groundwork for sustainability and energy degree programs.

Establish visiting fellowships to expand ISEN’s global research network.

Establish an ISEN EntrepreneurIn-Residence program to evaluate and accelerate the commercialization of promising research innovations.

Provide resources to recruit ISEN jointly-appointed faculty positions in cross-cutting fields.

Honor and award notable student accomplishments in a particular field of study.

Transform our campuses into open, living laboratories to test and develop next-generation solutions.

Endow scholarships for study abroad, internship, and exchange programs to attract exceptional and diverse students.

I support ISEN because, simply put, what they are doing is working.

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As a trustee of Northwestern, I have to think about the wellbeing of the University. As someone who cares deeply about sustainability and energy issues, I want to support the people and groups making a difference.

ISEN engages students from the full spectrum of schools and disciplines at Northwestern, and positions them for professional success.

JAMES A. DENAUT, WCAS ’84 NORTHWESTERN TRUSTEE ISEN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER NOMURA SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF INVESTMENT BANKING

JAY WALSH VICE PRESIDENT, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OFFICE FOR RESEARCH

“ISEN has been a great investment for Northwestern as a pillar of our strategic plan. The Institute is at an exciting phase of growth with its expanded capacity to create global impact through education, research, and public-private partnerships.”

MARK SILBERG, WCAS ’ 14 FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SPARK CLEAN ENERGY

“ISEN has been central to my Northwestern experience, both as a student and alum. I am lucky to have worked with and for ISEN in my coursework, research, study abroad, and extracurriculars, and am excited to be working again with the Institute through Spark Clean Energy. Together, we will continue to inspire and empower the next generation of student leaders and entrepreneurs.”

GEORGE W. CRABTREE DIRECTOR JOINT CENTER FOR ENERGY STORAGE RESEARCH (JCESR) ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY

“Led by Argonne National Laboratory, JCESR brings together global leaders in energy storage research and development. ISEN’s expanding set of consortial-driven academic and industry research partners exemplifies our shared vision to generate breakthroughs in next-generation energy storage solutions.”

ISEN Leadership

MICHAEL R. WASIELEWSKI ISEN Executive Director

Michael R. Wasielewski is the Clare Hamilton Hall Professor of Chemistry and director of the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center and the Solar Fuels Institute (SOFI).

Wasielewski holds an appointment as senior scientist in the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory. His research focuses on light-driven charge transfer and transport in molecules and materials, photosynthesis, nanoscale materials for solar energy conversion, spin dynamics of multi-spin molecules, molecular materials for optoelectronics and spintronics, and time-resolved optical and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Yip-Wah Chung

Dick Co

Demetria Giannisis

Kenneth Poeppelmeier

Mark Ratner

Bradley Sageman

YIP-WAH CHUNG is a professor of materials science and engineering and (by courtesy) mechanical engineering.

Chung’s research focuses on surface science, thin films, tribology, alloy design, advanced lubricants for improved vehicle efficiency, and high throughput materials synthesis.

DICK CO is the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Environmental Chemistry Mentor and a Northwestern research associate professor of chemistry at the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center. Co is also a founding member and co-director of the Solar Fuels Institute (SOFI).

His scholarly research focuses on the creation of better solutions for solar energy conversion through the study of how light and matter interact.

DEMETRIA GIANNISIS is director of operations and outreach for ISEN. Giannisis leads strategy and partnership development, as well as business, research, and marketing and communications operations management.

KENNETH POEPPELMEIER is the Charles E. & Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry and director of the Center for Catalysis and Surface Science at Northwestern (CCSS).

Poeppelmeier’s research focuses on the energy-related applications of inorganic solid-state chemistry and ranges from the growth of single crystals to the synthesis of new transparent conductors. Applications of his research include heterogeneous catalysis and solar energy.

MARK RATNER is the Lawrence B. Dumas Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry. Ratner’s work focuses on the understanding of charge transfer and charge transport processes, based on molecular structures ranging from nonadiabatic intramolecular behavior to aspects of molecular devices, including photovoltaics, conductive polymers, molecular transport junctions, and molecular switches.

BRADLEY SAGEMAN is a professor and the chairperson of the department earth and planetary sciences. Sageman’s research, which has its foundation in understanding the relationship between geologic time and the accumulation of sedimentary rocks, is relevant to both the exploration and production of hydrocarbons (especially shale gas, a critical transition fuel to a low-carbon future), and to the role of the carbon cycle as a natural source and sink of CO2 to the atmosphere.

ISEN Executive Council

ISEN’s Executive Council is an advisory board of renewable energy executives, conservationists, and cleantech entrepreneurs. Council members bring financial resources to the Institute and advise the leadership team and University decision makers on industry trends and policy.

THOMAS O’FLYNN, WCAS ’82 The AES Corporation Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Chair, ISEN Executive Council O’Flynn has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of AES Corporation since September of 2012. Previously, he served as senior advisor to the Private Equity Group of Blackstone, an investment and advisory group.

During this tenure, O’Flynn also served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Transmission Developers, Inc. (TDI), a Blackstone-controlled company that develops innovative power transmission projects in an environmentally responsible manner. He has also held senior management positions at PSEG, a New Jersey-based merchant power and utility company, and Morgan Stanley.

HOLLY BENZ, WCAS ’95 Schneider Electric North America Vice President, Consulting HENRY S. BIENEN Northwestern University President Emeritus JAMES A. DENAUT, WCAS ’84 Nomura Senior Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking STEVE FELDMAN, McC ’92 Husch Blackwell Partner

PAUL J. GROWALD, WCAS ’70 Celebration Partners SCOTT LANG, KSM ’01 Silver Spring Networks Chairman, President, and CEO MARK S. LILLIE, McC ’81 Kirkland & Ellis Partner PIN NI Wanxiang America Corporation President

ANNE R. PRAMAGGIORE Commonwealth Edison President and CEO BRUCE STEPHENSON, WCAS ’87 Bain & Company Partner BERT VALDMAN, WCAS ’84 Optimum Energy CEO CHRIS NICHOLAS, WCAS ’04 UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company Principal Scientist, Exploratory Catalysis & New Materials Research

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS ARE NATURAL STRATEGIC PARTNERS: Bert Valdman and his executive peers inspire the next generation of leaders in “Powering the Future,” a graduate level seminar about technology innovation, novel financing models, and associated public policy, sponsored

by Edison International.

Holly Benz (Schneider Electric) and Pin Ni (Wanxiang America) are sponsoring the installation of a large solar array at Northwestern’s Technological Institute, which includes a real-time educational dashboard in ISEN’s lab facility.

Schneider Electric is also working with faculty and other members of ISEN’s Executive Council to collaborate on electric grid optimization through educational and sponsored research initiatives.

Bruce Stephenson, partner at Bain & Company, collaborates with ISEN’s leadership team on strategy development and energy industry analysis on a pro bono basis.

Chris Nicholas, principal scientist at UOP Honeywell continues the legacy of UOP’s collaboration and endowment to support education and team science at ISEN’s Center for Catalysis and Surface Science (CCSS). Global academic and industrial partnerships are expanding between CCSS and other institutes such as UniCat, the Center of Excellence for Catalysis in Berlin, Germany.

Contact Us

KELLY COLPOYS Director of Development University Research Centers 847.467. 4317 kelly.colpoys@northwestern.edu DEMETRIA GIANNISIS Director of Operations and Outreach 847. 467.0863 demetria.giannisis@northwestern.edu JEFF HENDERSON Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications 847. 467.1972 jeffhenderson@northwestern.edu

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