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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Registration
<a href="http://www.pims.math.ca/cleanenergy">open</a>!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">PIMS Workshop on Mathematical Sciences and Clean Energy Applications<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">University of British Columbia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">May 21 - 24, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">To minimize climate impacts and prevent runaway climate change, then energy chain of the global economy must be drastically decarbonized.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">This exploratory workshop will build a greater dialogue between those in the mathematical sciences and the clean energy sector.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">The workshop will include:
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<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard">First-hand accounts of mathematical scientists working in clean energy projects<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard">Gentle introductions to clean energy systems and mathematical tools<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard">Graduate student presentations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard">Panel discussions on topics such as challenges in clean energy<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">The goal of the workshop is to inspire interest in further exploration and to nucleate collaborations between mathematical scientists and practitioners in clean energy.
<b>Mathematical scientists with no previous experience in clean energy research are welcome</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">We now have a list of 30 confirmed speakers from a wide variety of math, science and engineering university<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>departments, as well as from industry
and the BC Government. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Upcoming Deadlines<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard">February 25, 2019: Applications for funding (travel and accommodation support)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard">February 25, 2019: Submission of abstracts for a poster session<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard">March 25, 2019: Early-bird Registration deadline<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Registration and more information:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">To register, submit a poster abstract to present at the event, and to apply for funding, click here:
<a href="http://www.pims.math.ca/cleanenergy">http://www.pims.math.ca/cleanenergy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">The website also contains general information on the workshop, as well as a preliminary list of confirmed speakers and session topics. We are planning for a vibrant workshop that inspires
interaction between mathematical scientists and clean energy practitioners. Participants from academia (faculty, students, postdocs) and industry, experts and neophytes alike, are most welcome, but space may be limited.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please feel free to advertise widely, in particular to graduate students<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and postdocs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Organizers<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard">Bill Aiello, UBC<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard">Richard Karsten, Acadia University<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard">Brian<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Marcus, UBC<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard">Vakhtang Putkaradze, UAlberta<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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