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'''Arunava Majumdar''' is a [[materials science|materials scientist]], engineer, and the inaugural dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Stanford |date=2022-05-04 |title=Inaugural dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability |url=https://news.stanford.edu/2022/05/04/arun-majumdar-named-inaugural-dean-stanford-doerr-school-sustainability/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Stanford News |language=en}}</ref> He was nominated for the position of [[Under Secretary of Energy for Energy and Environment|Under Secretary of Energy]] in the United States between November 30, 2011, and May 15, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://energy.gov/articles/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-10 | title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|publisher= [[U.S. Department of Energy]]| date= | accessdate=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/15/presidential-nominations-and-withdrawal-sent-senate|title=Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate|date=May 15, 2012|website=whitehouse.gov}}</ref> He was previously the director of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division at the [[Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory]] (LBNL), where he was also deputy director of LBNL as well as professor of [[mechanical engineering]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. He was nominated<ref name=llbl-nomination>{{cite news|author=llbl-nomination|url=http://newscenter.lbl.gov/press-releases/2009/09/18/arpa-e-nomination/|title=White House nominates Berkeley Lab's Majumdar to head key DOE agency|date=September 18, 2009|work=[[Berkeley Lab]] News Center|accessdate=2009-10-03}}</ref> to be the first director of the [[U.S. Department of Energy]]'s [[ARPA-E|Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy]] (ARPA-E) and appointed to that position in September 2009. |
'''Arunava Majumdar''' is a [[materials science|materials scientist]], engineer, and the inaugural dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Stanford |date=2022-05-04 |title=Inaugural dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability |url=https://news.stanford.edu/2022/05/04/arun-majumdar-named-inaugural-dean-stanford-doerr-school-sustainability/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Stanford News |language=en}}</ref> He was nominated for the position of [[Under Secretary of Energy for Energy and Environment|Under Secretary of Energy]] in the United States between November 30, 2011, and May 15, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://energy.gov/articles/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-10 | title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|publisher= [[U.S. Department of Energy]]| date= | accessdate=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/15/presidential-nominations-and-withdrawal-sent-senate|title=Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate|date=May 15, 2012|website=whitehouse.gov}}</ref> He was previously the director of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division at the [[Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory]] (LBNL), where he was also deputy director of LBNL as well as professor of [[mechanical engineering]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. He was nominated<ref name=llbl-nomination>{{cite news|author=llbl-nomination|url=http://newscenter.lbl.gov/press-releases/2009/09/18/arpa-e-nomination/|title=White House nominates Berkeley Lab's Majumdar to head key DOE agency|date=September 18, 2009|work=[[Berkeley Lab]] News Center|accessdate=2009-10-03}}</ref> to be the first director of the [[U.S. Department of Energy]]'s [[ARPA-E|Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy]] (ARPA-E) and appointed to that position in September 2009. |
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== Education == |
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| ⚫ | In 2012, he joined [[Google]] to drive [[Google.org]]'s [[Google Energy|energy initiatives]] and advise the company on their broader energy strategy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stepka |first=Matthew |date=2012-12-17 |title=An energetic welcome to Arun Majumdar |url=https://green.googleblog.com/2012/12/an-energetic-welcome-to-arun-majumdar_17.html |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=Google Green Blog |language=en}}</ref> He is now the Jay Precourt Professor at Stanford University, where he serves on the faculty of the department of mechanical engineering and is a senior fellow of the Precourt Institute for Energy.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Dr. Arun Majumdar - Energy|url=https://energy.stanford.edu/people/arun-majumdar|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610185934/https://energy.stanford.edu/people/arun-majumdar |archive-date=2016-06-10 |accessdate=10 November 2020|website=Stanford University}}</ref> He also served on the engineering and computer science jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] from 2012 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Infosys Prize - Jury 2016 |url=https://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/prize/jury/jury-2016.asp#Engineering-and-Computer-Science |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref> |
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He completed his PhD at [[University of California, Berkeley]], after a bachelor's at [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]. His scientific work is in the fields of [[thermoelectric]] materials, [[heat transfer|heat]] and [[mass transfer|mass]] transfer, [[thermal management (electronics)|thermal management]], and [[waste heat recovery unit|waste heat recovery]]. He has published several hundred papers, patents, and conference proceedings.<ref name=arun-majumdar-website>{{cite news|author=Arun-website|url=https://magiclab.stanford.edu/|title=Arun Majumdar's publications}}</ref> In 2005, Majumdar was elected a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]] for contributions to nanoscale thermal engineering and molecular nanomechanics. He served as one of the science envoys of the US in 2014.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} |
He completed his PhD at [[University of California, Berkeley]], after a bachelor's at [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]. His scientific work is in the fields of [[thermoelectric]] materials, [[heat transfer|heat]] and [[mass transfer|mass]] transfer, [[thermal management (electronics)|thermal management]], and [[waste heat recovery unit|waste heat recovery]]. He has published several hundred papers, patents, and conference proceedings.<ref name=arun-majumdar-website>{{cite news|author=Arun-website|url=https://magiclab.stanford.edu/|title=Arun Majumdar's publications}}</ref> In 2005, Majumdar was elected a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]] for contributions to nanoscale thermal engineering and molecular nanomechanics. He served as one of the science envoys of the US in 2014.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} |
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== Career == |
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| ⚫ | In 2012, he joined [[Google]] to drive [[Google.org]]'s [[Google Energy|energy initiatives]] and advise the company on their broader energy strategy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stepka |first=Matthew |date=2012-12-17 |title=An energetic welcome to Arun Majumdar |url=https://green.googleblog.com/2012/12/an-energetic-welcome-to-arun-majumdar_17.html |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=Google Green Blog |language=en}}</ref> He is now the Jay Precourt Professor at Stanford University, where he serves on the faculty of the department of mechanical engineering and is a senior fellow of the Precourt Institute for Energy.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Dr. Arun Majumdar - Energy|url=https://energy.stanford.edu/people/arun-majumdar|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610185934/https://energy.stanford.edu/people/arun-majumdar |archive-date=2016-06-10 |accessdate=10 November 2020|website=Stanford University}}</ref> He also served on the engineering and computer science jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] from 2012 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Infosys Prize - Jury 2016 |url=https://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/prize/jury/jury-2016.asp#Engineering-and-Computer-Science |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref> |
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In November 2020, Majumdar was named a volunteer member of the [[Presidential transition of Joe Biden|Joe Biden presidential transition]] agency review team to support transition efforts related to the [[United States Department of Energy]], [[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]], and the [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Agency Review Teams |url=https://buildbackbetter.com/the-transition/agency-review-teams/ |website=President-Elect Joe Biden |accessdate=10 November 2020 |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828180800/https://www.whitehouse.gov/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
In November 2020, Majumdar was named a volunteer member of the [[Presidential transition of Joe Biden|Joe Biden presidential transition]] agency review team to support transition efforts related to the [[United States Department of Energy]], [[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]], and the [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Agency Review Teams |url=https://buildbackbetter.com/the-transition/agency-review-teams/ |website=President-Elect Joe Biden |accessdate=10 November 2020 |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828180800/https://www.whitehouse.gov/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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== Views == |
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Mazumdar discusses the "four-zero climate solution" on Greg Dalton's [[Climate One]] podcast also featuring Hal Harvey and [[Kate Gordon (energy analyst)|Kate Gordon]]. This involves "a zero-emissions electric grid, zero-emission transportation, zero-emission buildings, and zero waste manufacturing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.climateone.org/node/24637|title=A Four-Zero Climate Solution|website=climateone.org|publisher=[[Climate One]]|date=14 November 2018|accessdate=16 August 2024}}</ref> |
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Arun Majumdar | |
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| Dean, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability | |
| Assumed office May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Director of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Martin (acting) |
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| Education | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (BS) University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD) |
Arunava Majumdar is a materials scientist, engineer, and the inaugural dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.[1] He was nominated for the position of Under Secretary of Energy in the United States between November 30, 2011, and May 15, 2012.[2][3] He was previously the director of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), where he was also deputy director of LBNL as well as professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He was nominated[4] to be the first director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and appointed to that position in September 2009.
Education
He completed his PhD at University of California, Berkeley, after a bachelor's at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. His scientific work is in the fields of thermoelectric materials, heat and mass transfer, thermal management, and waste heat recovery. He has published several hundred papers, patents, and conference proceedings.[5] In 2005, Majumdar was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to nanoscale thermal engineering and molecular nanomechanics. He served as one of the science envoys of the US in 2014.[citation needed]
Career
In 2012, he joined Google to drive Google.org's energy initiatives and advise the company on their broader energy strategy.[6] He is now the Jay Precourt Professor at Stanford University, where he serves on the faculty of the department of mechanical engineering and is a senior fellow of the Precourt Institute for Energy.[7] He also served on the engineering and computer science jury for the Infosys Prize from 2012 to 2016.[8]
In November 2020, Majumdar was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition agency review team to support transition efforts related to the United States Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.[9]
Views
Mazumdar discusses the "four-zero climate solution" on Greg Dalton's Climate One podcast also featuring Hal Harvey and Kate Gordon. This involves "a zero-emissions electric grid, zero-emission transportation, zero-emission buildings, and zero waste manufacturing."[10]
References
- ^ University, Stanford (May 4, 2022). "Inaugural dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability". Stanford News. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ "Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. May 15, 2012.
- ^ llbl-nomination (September 18, 2009). "White House nominates Berkeley Lab's Majumdar to head key DOE agency". Berkeley Lab News Center. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- ^ Arun-website. "Arun Majumdar's publications".
- ^ Stepka, Matthew (December 17, 2012). "An energetic welcome to Arun Majumdar". Google Green Blog. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Arun Majumdar - Energy". Stanford University. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Infosys Prize - Jury 2016". Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Agency Review Teams". President-Elect Joe Biden. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "A Four-Zero Climate Solution". climateone.org. Climate One. November 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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