Multi-Sector Dynamics (MSD) Workshop

Sponsor:

• U.S. Department of Energy

Steering Committee:

• Karen Fisher-Vanden, Mohamad Hejazi, Jordan Macknick, Erwan Monier, Rob Nicholas, Ian Sue Wing, John Weyant

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Welcome & Introduction

• John Weyant, Stanford University
• Gary Geernaert, U.S. Department of Energy (verbal presentation)
• Bob Vallario, U.S. Department of Energy 

Core BER Groups Introduction and Future Directions

• John Reilly, MIT
• Mohamad Hejazi, iHESD
• Karen Fisher-Vanden, PCHES
• Jennie Rice, IM3

Lessons Learned from Existing/Ongoing Collaborative Efforts

• Erwan Monier, brief overview of existing/ongoing collaborations
• Nathalie Voisin, IM3/PCHES collaboration
• Jennifer Morris, IGSM/iHESD collaboration
• Corinne Hartin, iHESD/PCHES collaboration
• Doug Wrenn, PCHES/IM3 collaboration
• Casey Burleyson, MSD-LIVE
• Richard Moss, MSD community coordination

Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18, 2019

Kickoff

• John Weyant

MSD Emerging Themes: Big Ideas, New Science Questions

Following introductory keynotes & overviews, attendees met in breakout groups listed below for in-depth discussions.  This web agenda brings together the breakout group overviews, questions, and summary report for each theme over the two-day period.

Questions to be answered by each group

Coastal Systems Breakout Group

• Keynote and Overviews:
  • Carl Hershner, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
  • Klaus Keller, PCHES  (verbal presentation)
  • Jennifer Morris, MIT   (verbal presentation)
  • Nathan Urban, LANL NeSMA  (verbal presentation)
  • Ian Kraucunas, CESD ICoM proposal   (verbal presentation)
• Summary Report on Coastal Systems Discussion

Facilitators:  Edwan Monier, UCD and Robert Nicholas, Penn State University

Notetaker:  Danielle Grogan, University of New Hampshire

Rapporteur:  Sheila Olmstead, The University of Texas at Austin

Group Discussants:  Corinne Hartin, Carl Hershner, Klaus Keller, Ian Kracunas, Jennifer Morris, Richard Moss, Nathan Urban, Nathalie Visin

Urban Systems Breakout Group

• Keynotes and Overviews:     
  • Anu Ramaswami, Princeton University
  • Paty Romero-Lankao, NREL/former NCAR
  • YuYu Zhou, Iowa State University (verbal presentation)
  • Andy Jones, LBNL  (verbal presentation)
  • Melissa Allen-Dumas, ORNL
• Summary Report on Urban Systems Discussion

Facilitators:  Mohamad Hejazi, PNNL and Jordan Macknick, NREL

Notetaker:  Maoyi Huang, PNNL

Rapporteur:  Adam Schlosser, MIT

Group Discussants: Richard Lammers, Melissa Allen-Dumas, Pat Reed, John Weyant, Robert Link, Jennie Rice, Andy Jones, YuYu Zhou, Gokul Iyer, Anu Ramaswami, Paty Romero-Lankao

Regional Economics/Population Dynamics Breakout

• Keynote and Overviews:
  • Ian Sue Wing, Boston University
  • Wolfram Schlenker, Columbia University (verbal presentation)
  • Tom Hertel, Purdue University (verbal presentation)
• Summary Report on Regional Economics/Population Dynamics Breakout Discussion

Facilitators:  Karen Fisher-Vanden, Penn State University & Ian Sue Wing, Boston University

Notetaker:  Mei Yuan, MIT

Rapporteur:  Kate Calvin, PNNL

Group Discussants: Casey Burlyson, Jae Edmonds,Tom Hertel, John Reilly, Jim Sweeney, Wolfram Schlinker, Doug Wrenn

Reflections on Ways Forward

• Final thoughts: Gary Geernaert, U.S. Department of Energy and Bob Vallario, U.S. Department of Energy (verbal presentation)

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Questions to be addressed by each breakout group:

• What are the key questions and challenges in coastal, urban and regional economics research that are well-aligned with DOE/CESD priorities?
• Which of these questions are currently being addressed in some way and which are not?
• How do these align with the challenges set forth in the keynote presentation?
• What capabilities do the MSD teams currently have to address these questions?
• What new capabilities are needed?
• How could cross-team collaborations help?
• How can partnerships with other, non-DOE-supported teams help address these questions (and how can DOE-supported work/resources help these teams in return? Who are these teams?
• How should we move forward?
• Are there important issues that we’ve left out of this discussion?