Meeting Notes 2007/02/15

From ESWStanford

Contents 1 Energy Crossroads 2 Workshop 2.1 timing 2.2 lab issues 2.3 presentation 2.4 preparation 3 to dos

Energy Crossroads

• energy policy issues on Saturday, March 3rd

does ESW want to do something with biodiesel and policy

• question: how intense are the presentations? - 15 to 20 minutes it would be more to our discression
• paper as well? - not necessary
• shorter presentation are policy pitches - we might be able to make a pitch to Stanford (Stanford policy)
  • 25 presentations, first round: elevator pitches, second round: 5-7 minute

students for a sustainable stanford worked on biodiesel - Greg Wi (sp?)

• we night be able to partner up with them, we're waiting to hear

What needed soon? A two sentance blurb on what we'd present

• procedural aspects of making the fuel
• focussing on why Stanford would want to do this

We are putting together a presentation for the workshop anyway, might not be too hard to add some policy issues to it

• 5 minute pitch is manageable
• saving money for eliminating the need to pay to have it moved

Adam, Whit and Eric to work on distiling down Workshop info into the 5 minute format

Workshop

timing

• 9-1 lab time
• 1pm lunch

lab issues

Lab availability

• 3 lab spaces available
• Working time 9-1
• Only 2 people per hood
• most would be 36 people, if we can split up hours

New Schedule

• push back lunch from 13:00 to 14:00

Materials should be free

• Isopropyl alchohol not too expensive
• Sodium hydroxide not too expensive

Maria will be head lab tech

Cleanup - two procedures

• ok if we leave it covered for a day, that's ok
• 9-10 session will be able to see the beginning of separation

Formal Procedure

• still needs to be worked up

presentation

how long should the talk be?

• maybe 30 minutes
• Eric (sp?) may talk too

preparation

• Thursday at 2pm at Mudd Chemistry Labs
• Grace to help find blenders, Adam has on, Andrew has 2
• Eric to email out exact locations

Two talks vs. one?

• Adam and Capra could each talk individually or together
• Andrew could speak for 10-15 minutes

Three labs: 9, 10, 11 Two talks: 10, 11 Cleanup: noon

Signups needed for specific time slots

to dos

• emails about clothes (Grace)
• auditorium maybe available, standford facilities(Heather)
• food, box lunches courtesy of Prof. Luthy (sp?)
• compile costs for what the materials would be (if we have to pay for them)
• get ingredients - quantities to be worked out by Adam and Eric
• bring in two 5 litre containers