TOPIC: Islands in the Sun: Clean Energy Transitions Being Led in the Caribbean
DESCRIPTION: Rocky Mountain AIChE local section is partnering with the Society of Women Engineers to present a Dinner and Discover with Kaitlyn Bunker.
SPEAKER: Kaitlyn Bunker, Ph. D., P.E.
DATE: Tuesday, February 11 *** Please note this is the SECOND Tuesday of the month ***
TIME: 6:00 Networking/Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 Presentation
LOCATION: Romano's Macaroni Grill, 7979 E Arapahoe Rd, Greenwood Village, CO 80112
PLEASE RSVP by FRIDAY, February 7 (early RSVPs are greatly appreciated!) You may RSVP via email at rockyaiche@yahoo.com indicating your name, phone number, and number of attendees and pay at the meeting. Or you may RSVP and pay online by selecting your membership level in the Paypal drop down box and clicking on the "BuyNow" button to pay by credit card.
COST: Rocky Mountain AIChE Members $20; Non-members $25, Students/Unemployed $10; Add $5 for attending meeting without RSVP
SPEAKER BIO: Kaitlyn Bunker, Ph.D., P.E. is a Manager with Rocky Mountain Institute, where she leads energy modeling and technical analysis to complete integrated resource plans in partnership with Caribbean island utilities, governments, and regulators. These plans take a whole-systems view of various options for the future of the electricity sector on each island, and lead to specific investment plans for clean energy solutions. She has worked closely with stakeholders in Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Bermuda. Kaitlyn also leads modeling efforts related to small island microgrid opportunities. Kaitlyn joined RMI after completing a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI. Her dissertation research focused on microgrids, and optimizing control strategies for distributed renewable resources. She has been a member of the Society of Women Engineers for 14 years, and is currently the Vice President of Outreach in the local Rocky Mountain Section.
