Videos

If it works, this could power everything (2015)

A former student of The High Energy Density Physics Group describes her work in fast ignition fusion. The CNN narrator also discusses the goals and vision behind ITER, a massive nuclear reactor being built in France to show that fusion could be a viable energy source for the future.

Microchannel Plate Detector (2012)

A member of Farhat Beg's High Energy Density Physics Group describes the workings of their pulsed power machines.

Plasma is Star Stuff (2014)

Plasmas are all around us. They make smartphones possible and can be found in stars! Plasma is sometimes called the fourth state of matter and it is the most abundant form of known matter in our universe. Dr. Saikat Chakraborty Thakur shares his plasma research.

The role of nuclear energy for carbon free baseload (2013)

George Tynan speaks at the electricity panel of the Forum on Energy and Climate Justice, a public symposium discussing the implications of climate justice, as well as current endeavors in research and practice at UCSD dedicated to combating pressing environmental challenges.

Sun-Centered Imager on a Solar Tracker (2012)

Sun Camera on 06/02/2012 at UC San Diego

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UCSD Sky Imager Sun Blocker: First Full Test (2014)

Professor Jan Kleissl at the University of California at San Diego and his team of engineers are doing vital research that will improve the ability of solar energy to become the prominent source of energy and therefore decrease consumption of fossil fuels

Sensing and mapping solar potential (2010)

Jan Kleissl explains the sensor network testbed established on the UCSD campus for solar mapping and forecasting.

Our Energy Future: The Impact of Energy on Climate Change (2013)

This lecture features Richard Somerville (Professor Emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Veerabhadran Ramanathan (Director of the Center for Atmospheric Sciences), and David Victor (Director of the Lab on International Law and Regulation).

Our Energy Future: Energy Production and Options for a Sustainable Future (2013)

This lecture features Stephen Mayfield (Director of the California Center for Algae Biotechnology), Mark Thiemens (Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences), and Susan Golden (Director of the Center for Chronobiology).

Our Energy Future: Energy, Water, and Food Security (2013)

Steven Briggs (Distinguished Professor of Biology), Dan Cayan (Climate Atmospheric Researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Jennifer Burney (Assistant Professor at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies).

Our Energy Future: Economic and Social Issues of Energy (2013)

This lecture features Josh Graff-Zivin (Director of Int'l Environmental and Health Studies), Gordon McCord (Assistant Professor at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies), Mark Jacobsen (Associate Professor of Economics).

Forum on Energy and Climate Justice: Electricity Challenges (2013)

CER Principal Investigator George Tynan discusses the correlation between energy use and markers of social well-being such as lifespan, childhood mortality, literacty and education. He presents the challenges of meeting future global energy needs and gives an overview of how UCSD is working to solve them.

The UCSD Microgrid (2012)

UCSD's "microgrid" controls and integrates electricity supply and demand on the campus. It's one of the best examples of an electricity network that provides local control yet is interconnected with the larger electricity grid.