Highlights
Curious, a PBS documentary series featuring Caltech and JPL scientists that included significant contributions from Nathan Lewis in its first episode, has been nominated for an Emmy Award!
Nate Lewis was featured in the PBS NOVA special Saved by the Sun, which aired on April 24, 2007, and he was featured in the New York Times video entitled Possibilities in Solar Energy. Nate also contributed to a video by the Communications Institute entitled Energy in America.
Nate has been featured on In Communication on Australia's ABC Radio National. He also has contributed to an article in AARP Magazine titled Global Meltdown. He's been quoted on an episode of CNN's Situation Room and has appeared on NPR's Science Friday.
Nathan Lewis was featured on a podcast produced by the Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies entitled Trips to the NanoFrontier. Daryl Hannah visited the Lewis Group labs and filmed a segment for her blog on our renewable energy research. You can also download it from iTunes. He and his group have also been featured on Green Economics.
Nathan Lewis was also interviewed for Science Technology Radio. Listen to Part I or Part II of the interview.
The Lewis Group's research has also recently been featured in Chemical & Engineering News and Nature News.
Watch Nate on YouTube as he gets interviewed for Science Theater regarding solar energy technology.
Recent Activities (2008, 2007, 2006)
- Interview regarding solar fuels with Jim Motavalli of the New York Times, January 6, 2009.
- Keynote speaker, Arizona Leadership Summit, "Powering the Planet: Global Energy Perspectives", January 9, 2009.
- Briefing, John Murawaski from The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC, regarding solar fuels and renewable energy, January 12, 2009.
- Briefing, Kathleen Fitzpatric, Service First Coordinator, Coe & Van Loo Consultants, Inc., regarding clean energy and solar fuels, January 14, 2009.
- Conference call, Jim Roberto of Cleantech (Tennessee), January 16, 2009.
- Briefing, Terry Melville, clean energy and solar fuels technology, January 16, 2009.
- Interview, Katharine Mieszkowski from Salon.com, regarding solar thermal and photovoltaic technology deployment, January 16, 2009.
- Consultation with Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa's Chief of Staff, Robin Kramer, regarding a Deputy Mayor of Energy and Environment position, January 23, 2009.
- Briefing, Zeke Barlow from the Ventura County Star, regarding renewable energy and solar fuels, January 27, 2009.
- Interview and briefing, Jennifer Kho of PV Magazine, regarding clean energy and solar fuels, Januwary 28, 2009.
- Provided input and review on national energy research and development to Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, January 2009.
- Consultant to the Brookings Institute on their report "Blueprint for American Prosperity", February 2009.
- Interview, Zeke Barlow of the Ventura County Star, regarding solar fuels, February 1, 2009.
- Briefing, Michael Berman, Walter Kozumbo, and Tatjana Curic of AFOS, solar fuels, February 2, 2009.
- Conference call, NanoConsortium for Energy and the Environment, February 5, 2009.
- Lecture, Neighborhood Church in Pasadena, CA, global energy perspective, February 8, 2009.
- Interviews on German and Netherlands radio stations at the AAAS meeting on solar fuels and renewable energy technology, February 13, 2009.
- Conference call with the Brookings Institute regarding renewable energy and solar fuels, February 19, 2009.
- Discussed with Public Agenda a publicly aaccessible book on clean energy technology, February 25, 2009.
- Contributed to Brookings Institution publication "Much More, Differently: Why America Needs a Bold New Energy Innovation Policy", February 26, 2009.
- Briefing, Sharon Begley of Newsweek, clean energy technology, February 27, 2009.
- Interview for article published in Ars Technica, energy research funding, March 2009.
- Article on solar energy published in THE Magazine, March 2009.
- Gave the Walter Dyke Memorial Lecture at Linfield College, March 3, 2009.
- Interview, Linfield Review, renewable energy, March 4, 2009.
- Conference call, Kei Koizumi of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, clean energy R&D, March 6, 2009.
- Lecture, Roger Revelle Centennial Symposium in La Jolla, renewable energy, March 6, 2009.
- Briefing, Al Gore, former US Vice-President, and Ralph Cicerone, President of the National Academy of Sciences, clean energy technology, March 6, 2009.
- Briefing, Sharon Begley of Newsweek, clean energy technology, March 7, 2009.
- Lecture at MIT, hydrogen formation by water splitting, March 9, 2009.
- Lecture at Harvard, hydrogen formation by water splitting, March 10, 2009.
- Interview, Julie Piotrowski of Rolling Stone regarding Nate Lewis's placement on Rolling Stone's "Power List of People Changing the World", March 11, 2009.
- Quoted in Symmetry Magazine article, "Can Basic Research Bring Renewable Energies to Scale?", March 12.
- Interview, Sharon Begley of Newsweek, regarding low-carbon energy sources, March 14, 2009.
- Invited speaker, ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry Symposium, renewable energy, March 23, 2009.
- Presentation, ACS meeting in Salt Lake City, sustainable energy conversion, March 24, 2009.
- Presentation, ACS meeting in Salt Lake City, hydrogen formation by photoelectrochemical water splitting, March 24, 2009.
- Interview, Charlotte Howard of the Economist, renewable energy, March 24, 2009.
- Participant, Accelerated Climate Technology Innovation Initiative (ACT II) meeting by Clean Energy Group, Meridian Institute and National Commission on Energy Policy, Sonoma, CA, March 25 and 26, 2009.
- Submitted written testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on nanotechnology and energy, March 26, 2009.
- Briefing, Terry Peterson, Solar Power Consultant to Itron California CSI R&D Administration Team, regarding energy, March 27, 2009.
- Briefing, Adam Fischer from the Discovery Channel, regarding future energy technology, March 31, 2009.
- Featured in Caltech alumni newspaper article "A New Day in DC", regarding energy, April 2009.
- Submitted written testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, April 2, 2009.
- Conference call with NanoConsortium 21NCEE regarding renewable energy, April 6, 2009.
- Participant, California Council on Science and Technology's study of California's Energy Future, April 8, 2009.
- Interview, Bradford Plumer of The New Republic magazine, on future technology breakthroughs, April 9, 2009
- Conference call regarding Brookings proposal for Energy-Discovery Innovation Institutes (e-DIIs), April 9, 2009.
- Participant, AiChE webinar, "Challenges for Global Energy", April 22, 2009.
- Participated in creation report by Environment Now entitled "Top Achievements of the Environmental Community in Southern California", April 22, 2009.
- Briefing, Jamie Crawford for a documentary series on MSNBC entitled "Future Earth", regarding solar power, April 22, 2009.
- Conference call, David Rotman of Tech Review, regarding solar fuels, May 22, 2009.
- Briefing with Tom Friedman regarding an updated to "Hot, Flat, and Crowded", May 26, 2009.
- Site visit, Helios Solar Energy Research Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, May 29, 2009.
- Contributor, National Commission on Energy Policy/Meridian Institute/Clean Energy Group Report on Distributed Innovation in Clean Energy Technology, June 2009.
- Conference call, California's Energy Future, regarding energy technology, June 1, 2009.
- Invited speaker, Caltech undergrad seminar series, regarding solar energy, June 3, 2009.
- Meeting with Steve Freilich of Dupont, regarding solar energy, June 3, 2009.
- Conference call with BP, regarding biofuels and clean energy technology, June 7, 2009.
- Participant, DOE Solar Photochemistry Contractor's Meeting, June 8-10, 2009.
- Dinner with the Brookings Institute, regarding clean energy technology funding, June 9, 2009.
- Interview, Jim Tankersley of the Los Angeles Times, regarding clean energy and climate policy, June 10, 2009.
- Capitol briefing, clean energy techonology funding, June 10, 2009.
- Briefing at DOE, regarding energy discovery innovation hubs, June 10, 2009.
- Meeting, David Eyton, Vice President of Research and Technology for BP, regarding selection panel for BC's new Chief Bioscientist, June 11, 2009.
- Laboratory tour and meeting with DOE Secretary Steven Chu, nanotechonology-based solar cells, June 12, 2009.
- Meeting, HAUL Clean Investment Fund Advisory Board, June 15, 2009.
- Videoconference presentation with the Breakthrough Institute as part of their Breakthrough Generation Lecture Series, regarding clean energy techology and policy, June 16, 2009.
- Meeting, Jonathan Phillips of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, June 16, 2009.
- Conference call, organizers of the Aspen Science Center of the Global Greenprint, regarding solar energy, June 19, 2009.
- Briefing, Josh Wolfe for Forbes, regarding clean energy techonolgy and solar fuels, June 25, 2009.
- Meeting, Jim Stevens and Dave Parrillo of Dow Solar, regarding solar energy technology, June 25, 2009.
- Interview, Linda Cohen of the California Council on Science and Science Technology (CCST), regarding clean energy, June 26, 2006
- Briefing, National Academy of Sciences panel on Climate, Energy, and National Security, June 30, 2009.
- Organizational meeting, LBL hubs, July 14, 2009.
- Correspondence with Sarah Parsons of Popular Science magazine for the "Green Tech" section of their annual "Best of What's New" special edition, regarding solar energy, July 30, 2009.
- Participant, DARPA review, August 6, 2009.
- Meeting regarding APS study on CO2 capture from air, August 4-5, 2009.
- Presentation, SLAC/Stanford Energy Research Strategy Meeting, "How Can the Physical Sciences Help Solve Our Energy Challenges," August 14, 2009.
- Interview, Elizabeth Kanter of the Discovery Channel for a new energy TV series named "Powering the Future," regarding clean energy technology, August 20 and September 4, 2009.
- Contributor, Seed Magazine's online feature "Catalyst," regarding energy technology, August 31, 2009.
- Interview, Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Tech Report, regarding alternative energy, August 2009.
- Featured in the article "Clean Energy" in Urban Land magazine, August 2009.
- Meeting, Aaron Fyke, Director of the Energy Prize Development X PRIZE Foundation, September 8, 2009.
- Eyring Lecturer, " Where in the World Will Our Energy Come From" and "Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Formation by Membrane-Supported Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting," Arizona State University, September 10 and 11, 2009.
- Hammond Lecturer, " Where in the World Will Our Energy Come From" and "Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Formation by Membrane-Supported Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting," Bates College, September 16, 2009.
- Interview, Science Theater, regarding solar energy technology, September 17, 2009.
- Lecture, "Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Formation by Membrane-Supported Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting," Northeastern University's Colloquium Series, September 17, 2009.
- Speaker, Solar Materials Symposium at the Micro-Nano Breakthrough Conference, September 21, 2009.
- Lecture, " Where in the World Will Our Energy Come From," UOP and Honeywell Technology 2009 Invitational Lecture Series at UOP Labs in Des Plaines, IL, September 24, 2009.
Energy-Related Awards and Prizes
