Lecture Series – The Oakland EcoBlock: A Novel Approach to Building Resilient Communities

April 15, 2021

Categories: Events

Dr. Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier will be giving a presentation on the Oakland EcoBlock project on April 28 at 6 pm, as part of the UC Berkeley Science at Cal lecture series. Dr. von Meier will present the aspirations, progress, as well as the difficulties in bringing the EcoBlock to fruition and how it can be replicated on a larger scale.

Speaker:
Dr. Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier
Adjunct Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Director of Electric Grid Research, California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE), CITRIS & the Banatao Institute

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