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SS FORUM #4: Explaining the Rate of Improvement in Energy Technologies

Event Type
Guest Lecture
Speaker
Jessika Trancik, Assistant Professor, Engineering Systems Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsor
Center for Sustainable Systems
School of Natural Resources and Environment
Chrysler Corporation Fund
Details
November 16, 20123:00pm - 4:30pm
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1040 Dana

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