| 8:30-9:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00-10:10 am | Session One: 45 minute lecture, followed by 25 minute Q&A |
| 10:40-11:50 am | Session Two: 45 minute lecture, followed by 25 minute Q&A |
| 12:00-2:00 pm | Lunch and Project Work |
| 2:00-3:10 pm | Session Three: 45 minute lecture, followed by 25 minute Q&A |
| 3:40-4:50 pm | Session Four: 45 minute lecture, followed by 25 minute Q&A |
| 5:00 pm | On Your Own for Dinner and Project Work |
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Week 1: Introduction to Global Energy Sources and Uses Yang Yamazaki Building, Classroom 111 |
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| Date | Period | Topic | Speaker |
| Monday, Aug 17 | Morning | Course Introduction and General Energy Policy Discussion | Sally Benson |
| Explanation of Projects | Zhi-Xun Shen | ||
| Energy Flow Analysis | |||
| Keynote Speech: The State of Climate Science | Chris Field | ||
| Afternoon | Renewable Energy Resources | Robert McGrath | |
| Evening | Welcome Dinner: Yang-Yamazaki Building, Balcony | ||
| Tuesday, Aug 18 | Morning | Transportation | Joan Ogden |
| Afternoon | Nuclear Energy | Burton Richter | |
| Evening | Public Lecture, Panofsky Auditorium "Climate Change and its Implications for our Energy Future" |
Chris Field | |
| Wednesday, Aug 19 | Morning | Electric Grid | Kevin Tomsovic |
| Afternoon | Buildings & Energy Efficiency | Martin Fischer | |
| Thursday, Aug 20 | Morning | Carbon-Based Fuels | Lynn Orr |
| Carbon Capture and Sequestration | Sally Benson | ||
| Afternoon | Summer School Projects | TBA | |
| Friday, Aug 21 | Morning | Tour: Tesla Motors & Nanosolar | |
| Afternoon | Tour: Google | ||
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| Week 2: Material Science and Technology for Electric Power Systems Redwood Rooms C&D, ROB Building, SLAC |
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| Date | Period | Topic | Speaker |
| Monday, Aug 24 | Morning | Fuel Cells | Fritz Prinz |
| Afternoon | Hydrogen Storage | Wendy Mao | |
| Tuesday, Aug 25 | Morning | Solar Energy: Photovoltaics | Stacey Bent |
| Afternoon | Solar Energy: Solar Thermal | Keith Gawlik | |
| Wednesday, Aug 26 | Morning | Tour of SLAC | SLAC Staff |
| Sustainable Start-Ups: How Entrepreneurs Make a Difference | Sequoia Capital | ||
| Afternoon | Solid State Lighting | Shuji Nakamura | |
| Evening | Public Lecture, Panofsky Auditorium "Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)—Huge Impact for Saving Energy" |
Shuji Nakamura | |
| Thursday, Aug 27 | Morning | Thermionics | Nicholas Melosh |
| Afternoon | Superconductivity | George W. Crabtree | |
| Friday, Aug 28 | Morning | Project Presentations Project Evaluations |
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| Afternoon | Project Award Announcements and Discussion Conclusions and Feedback |
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| Evening | Closing Dinner and Prizes | ||