Introduction to the Physics of Energy PH240 - Stanford University - Fall 2012

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Introduction to the Physics of Energy

PH240 - Stanford University - Fall 2012
R. B. Laughlin

Reports

1	Farzaneh	Afshinmanesh	Nanophotonics Pave the Way for Solar Cells
			Plasmonic Solar Cells
2	Shiv	Agarwal	Modeling Transmission Lines
			Electronic Cooling
3	Hadiseh	Alaeian	Lanthanide Doped Up-Converters for Photovoltaic Applications
			Bi-Molecular Up-Converters
4	Hamza	Aljamaan	The Importance of Shale Gas Recovery
			The Importance of Solar Energy in Saudi Arabia
5	Marjan	Aslani	Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors (Supercapacitors)
			Carbon Pricing: An Economic Solution to an Environmental Problem
6	John	Belanger	The Liquid Metal Battery
			Powering NASA's Curiosity
7	Justin	Briggs	Food Waste
			Global Development and Energy Use
8	Michael	Chang	High-Efficiency Solar Cells using Quantum Dots
			Battery Management in Mobile Devices
9	Blake	Crowe	Geothermal Energy
			Internal Combustion Engine
10	Chaitali	Dalvi	Oil From Jatropha
			Cryogenic Energy Storage
11	Sage	Doshay	Pumped Hydroelectric Storage: Making Renewable Energy Sources Reliable
			Thermoelectric Energy Generation
12	Majid	Esfandyarpour	Energy Consumption in Electrical Interconnects
			Solid State Lighting
13	Rahim	Esfandyarpour	Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen
			Multi-Junction Solar Cells
14	Bryan	Fairbanks	U.S. Solar Water Heating
			The Johnstown Flood
15	Rex	Garland	Piezoelectric Roads in California
			Challenges for LIFE
16	John	Gold	Waste to Energy: Europe and the United States
			Energy Consumption of an NFL season
17	William	Greenbaum	Alternative Jet Fuels
			If All Cars Were Electric
18	Zach	Herrera	The European Commission's Proposal and Potential Effects on Biodiesel
			ITER: Progress and Future Goals
19	Lauren	Jaramillo	A Survey of Home Heating Technologies and Fuels
			Enhancement of Biomass Fuel
20	Ben	Johnson	Power Sources for Space Exploration
			Lighting Control Technologies
21	Adam	Jorna	Synthetic Fuel Costs
			Copper Zinc Tin Sulphide (CZTS) Solar Cells
22	Donish	Khan	Energy Consumption Of The Human Body
			Dimethyl Ether Production in China
23	Brannon	Klopfer	Seawater to Jet Fuel
			Off-Grid Homes
24	Martin	Kramer	German Nuclear Transition to Renewable Energy
			The DC Motor
25	Sidharth	Kumar	Organic Fuel Cells
			Algae Fuels
26	John	Lagasca	TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline
			Alberta Grosmont Carbonates: The Next Frontier in Oilsands
27	Patrick	Landreman	Wireless Power Transfer to Moving Vehicles
			Killer Cars: The Energy Impact of a Radiohead Concert
28	Justin	Lee	Energy Usage of Server Farms
			The Manhattan Project
29	Michael	Maas	Reverse Combustion and Carbon Recycling
			Multi-Junction Solar Cells with Concentrators
30	Yisha	Mao	Development of US Liquefied Natural Gas Industry
			Considerations For IGCC Power Plant Designs
31	John	Melas-Kyriazi	Cleantech Venture Capital
			Grid-Scale Batteries
32	Ashley	Micks	Microorganisms for Renewable Fuel
			The Costs of Recycling
33	Spencer	Nam	The Tesla Turbine
			The Cost of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
34	Michelle	Nii	Solar Cooker Technologies
			Green Roofs
35	Hyucksoo	Park	Oil Sands Conundrum
			Shale Gas Steel
36	Nick	Plugis	Outlook for Lignocellulose Derived Fuels
			Petroleum Scarcity and Health Care Provision
37	Alex	Pratt	Floating Wind Turbines
			Global Integration of Natural Gas Markets
38	Lucas	Prokopiak	Cost Competitive Electric Vehicle Fleet
			Solar Islands
39	Nadiv	Rahman	Conservation At Its Best: The Passivhaus
			Biofuels From Microalgae: A Viable Option for the Future
40	Isaac	Ramos	A Comparison of Diesel and Gasoline in Consumer Automobiles
			Magnetic Confinement Fusion as Applied to Future Energy
41	Matt	Schneider	Corn Subsidies and Biofuels
			United States Corn Ethanol to Threaten Global Food Secutiy
42	Ian	Schultz	Linking Oil Prices to the U.S. Economy
			Effects of Shale Gas on US Energy Outlook
43	Tyler	Scott	In-Situ Leach Mining of Uranium
			California: State of Oil
44	Jomar	Sevilla	Energy Usage Challenges of Optical Communication
			Energy Efficiency Findings in Optical Networks
45	Mitchell	Spearrin	Energy Costs of Water in California
			Methanol: An Alternative Transportation Fuel
46	Great	Thavapatikom	Online Learning and Energy Consumption
			Railgun Payload Launch
47	Paul	Theodosis	Natural Gas Economics
			Policies of the Wind Turbine Industry
48	Will	Thomas	Solar Cell Dye-Doping
			Economic Analysis of Wave Energy Extraction
49	John	To	Mesoporous Materials for Energy Storage
			Flexible Battery and Its Application
50	Jason	Vidaurre	Local vs. Large Scale Renewable Energy Generation
			High Altitude Wind Turbines
51	Haotian	Wang	Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
			Nanowire solar Cell
52	Huiliang	Wang	Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Solar Cells
			Carbon Nanomaterials for Supercapacitors