• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Steven E. Koonin

Hoover Institution

Senior Fellow

Dr. Steven E. Koonin is a Senior Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution and a University Professor at New York University.  Dr. Koonin served as Undersecretary for Science at the US Department of Energy from 2009 until 2011. Before joining the government, from 2004 to 2009 he was Chief Scientist for BP. From 1975 to 2006, Dr. Koonin was a professor of theoretical physics at Caltech and was the institute’s Provost from 1995 to 2004. His memberships include the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a Fellow of the Council on Competitiveness and a Trustee of the Institute for Defense Analyses. Dr. Koonin has been a member of the JASON group since 1988 and served as chair from 1998 to 2004. He has also served on governing or advisory boards of six national laboratories and the Secretary of Energy’s Advisory Board. Dr. Koonin holds a BS in physics from Caltech and a PhD in theoretical physics from MIT. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed research papers and supervised some 30 PhD theses. Koonin is the author of the bestselling book Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, And Why It Matters, whose second edition will be published in July 2024.

Sessions With Steven E. Koonin

Monday, 18 March

  • 05:30pm - 06:00pm (CST) / 18/mar/2024 10:30 pm - 18/mar/2024 11:00 pm

    How to Address Climate Change?

    Join us for an enlightening panel discussion as we exploringe strategies to address the challenges of climate change. How do we balance the uncertainties and risk of climate change with the growing need for affordable, reliable and sustainable energy? What role should adaptation play? Our panelists will dissect the multifaceted aspects of climate change mitigation and adaptation, offering insights into innovative solutions and policy frameworks. 

     

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 07:30am - 08:10am (CST) / 19/mar/2024 12:30 pm - 19/mar/2024 01:10 pm

    What's the Real Timeline for Commercial Fusion Technology?
    Power/Clean Power

    The launch date for commercial fusion is approaching…when? The U.S. federal government is hoping for operations in the early 2030s while some other analysts and clean energy prognosticators are less aggressive and think the technology is still 20 years away. Hear from preeminent leaders in this exciting industry as they debate the challenges still to be overcome in realizing fusion technology as a viable clean energy source of power.