Solar Leadership Roundtable

This is an invitation only event. Moderator and Keynote Speakers: The Honorable Eric Garcetti, President, Los Angeles City Council The Honrable Jan Perry, President Pro Tempore, Los Angeles City Council Featured and invited participants include*: J.R. DeShazo, Director, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation Romel Pascual, Deputy Mayor of Environment, City of Los Angeles Michael Peevey, […]

The Luskin Center at Solar Power International

The Luskin Center will be presenting with CleanTechnology Los Angeles at Solar Power International. For information on this event please visit the SPI website.

Nanotechnology VI Symposium

Join leading researchers in nanotechnology and nanomaterials manufacturers at the UCLA California NanoSystems Institute for this exciting event on controlling environmental and workplace hazards. This one-day workshop, on Thursday, October 13, is sponsored by the California Department of Toxic Substance Control and UCLA. Leading scientists will discuss the latest strategies in protecting workers in the […]

Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative Networking and Fundraising Event, Co-sponsored by the Luskin Center

 The Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative (www.lasustainability.org) is a new non-profit organization founded by Luskin Center Deputy Director Colleen Callahan and her colleagues. The LASC invites you to participate in their first fund raising event at La Cachette Bistro in Santa Monica. The event will introduce the LASC, and its board members and the work that […]

Author Talk: Matt Kahn on “CLIMATOPOLIS: How Cities will Thrive in the Hotter Future”

Over the next 20 years, hundreds of millions of people will move to cities, demanding the economic opportunities and material comforts of urban life: air conditioning, personal computers, rich diets, cars, cell phones. In 1950, only 30 percent of the world’s population lived in urban areas; by 2030, that figure will rise to 60 percent. […]

The Future of the Electric Car

The future of energy efficient vehicle industry is ripe with potentially disruptive breakthroughs which include radically new materials, components and forms. The total market for electric vehicles is about double that for cars and will remain so as the total market almost quintuples in the next ten years. Panelists include: • Jordan Ramer, Chief Executive […]