IRT Program Final Presentations Monday, June 3, 2024 4:00 p.m. presentations | 6:00 p.m. dinner UCI CALIT2 Building Auditorium The Interdisciplinary Research Teams (IRT) program allows graduate students to mentor undergraduate students in a project setting. Students are encouraged to work collaboratively bringing their interests and experience from multiple disciplines to solve problems. Projects are submitted to CALIT2 fall quarter for UCI students to apply. Teams begin working on their research in winter quarter. Join us June 3 for team presentations and outcomes. RSVP by 5/29 https://forms.gle/2WozLZxWt8MsVbJ68

Celebrate Earth day with us by engaging with experts in innovative sustainable technologies. AGENDA 9:30 am Check-in 10:00 am – Noon CalPlug Research and Projects 10:00 am Welcome by GP Li – California Plug Load Research Center (UCI - Calit2) 10:10 – 10:30 am Thermal Energy Storage – Solution to Building Energy Efficiency and Load Management by Arnold Shuoyu Wang – California Plug Load Research Center (UCI -CalPlug) 10:30 – 10:50 am CalPlug Update by Katie Gladych – California Plug Load Research Center (CalPlug) 10:50 – 11:10 am SMART IAC Update by Chelsea Choudhary – SMART IAC (UCI – Industrial Assessment Center) 11:10 – 11:35 Sustainability Now by Wendell Brase – University of California, Irvine (UCI – Office of Sustainability) 11:35 – Noon Climate Change and Computer Modeling by Veronica Berrocal – University of California, Irvine (UCI – Dept. of Statistics) Lunch Break (Noon to 1pm) 1:00 – 3:00 pm: 1:00-1:25pm Smart Heat Pumps improving energy efficiency by Vincent Romanin – Gradient Comfort 1:25-1:50pm Dynamic Distribute Computing for Autonomous Vehicles in 5G Infrastructure by Marco Levorato – University of California, Irvine (UCI – Dept. of Computer Science) 1:50-2:15pm Light Up Navajo by Walter Haase – Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) 2:15-3:00pm PANEL DISCUSSION on Climate Crisis Solutions by Guest Speakers – W Brase, V Berrocal, M Levorato, V Romanin, W Haase, A Wang, K Gladych, C Choudhary REGISTER