Please join us for a Zoom-based webinar lecture as part of our guest speaker series. This lecture and discussion will cover the topic of the investment outlook for key emerging decarbonization technologies. Date: Wednesday, November 2nd Time:12pm-1pmFormat: Zoom webinar presentation with Q&AHost: Jim WilliamsSpeaker: Adam Palay, Breakthrough Energy Ventures Zoom link: https://usfca.zoom.us/j/83389684441 Thank you and …
Progress on Climate Action: Inflation Reduction Act, California Policy Updates, and Climate Justice
We are excited to share that ESM is co-sponsoring with MSEM to host a public panel on October 19, highlighting recent progress on climate change! RSVP TO ATTEND AND LEARN MORE We hope to see you there! GCCW-Panel-PosterDownload
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The Atlantic | The Climate Economy Is About to Explode
This article in The Atlantic captures the significance recent climate change legislation in the U.S. will have on job opportunities in the clean energy industry. The ESM Program at USF is proud of all our alumni working in this field and are excited to be educating the next generation of climate leaders. The Climate Economy Is About To Explode: A …
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Fall 2022 ESM Community Reception
ESM students, alumni, faculty, and staff joined together last week at the ESM Community Reception. The event provided an opportunity to network, meet new faculty and staff, and watch a special presentation by Professor Jim Williams, who discussed his latest work on decarbonization and recent California and federal climate legislation.
The Threshold Podcast featuring Dr. Jim Williams
Dr. Jim Williams is a professor in the Energy Systems Management program at the University of San Francisco and a global thought leader on low-carbon energy systems. He also directs the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project for the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and is a senior research fellow with Evolved Energy Research. He was recently featured …
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San Francisco Chronicle Article featuring Dr. Jim Williams
Our own Dr. Jim Williams was recently interviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle, for his views on the recent power crisis situation faced by Californians. Sustained high temperatures and near capacity system loads on the grid posed the threat of statewide blackouts, leading to officials urging citizens to curtail electricity usage from the late afternoon …
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Jim Williams has been promoted to Full Professor
USFCA's ESM program is proud to announce that Dr. James ("Jim") H. Williams has received tenure and has been promoted to full Professor. He joined the MS in Energy Systems Management program in 2017, our inaugural year of instruction. As a founding faculty member in the program, Jim has been critical in establishing our program's …
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ESM Marin County Hike
First and second year students from the ESM program were recently marshaled by ESM Program Director and Trail Leader for the day, Fred Willington, on an expedition hike in Marin County just north of San Francisco. About twenty hikers gathered on a gray and misty Saturday morning at the Rock Spring Trailhead in Mount Tamalpais …
FULBRIGHT PROGRAM
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international academic exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. Since its inception in 1946, over 400,000 Fulbrighters from the United States and 165 countries have studied, taught, and conducted research in each other's countries while promoting international understanding and collaboration as participants and alumni. During their grants, Fulbrighters meet, …