Learn about the ways ASU is harnessing sustainable energy with LightWorks and the installation of solar panels on campus and how it will impact your future.

Especially in Arizona, harnessing the power of the sun is of utmost importance. Join Stephen Goodnick for an overview of LightWorks, ASU’s multidisciplinary effort to leverage the university’s unique strengths, particularly in renewable energy fields including artificial photosynthesis, biofuels, and next-generation photovoltaics. Goodnick will also give snapshots of various energy-related activities at ASU, including the many solar installations on campus, explaining how ASU’s sustainable efforts will impact your future.

Stephen M. Goodnick received his bachelor’s degree in engineering science from Trinity University in 1977, and master’s and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Colorado State University in 1979 and 1983, respectively. He was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow with the Technical University of Munich in Germany and the University of Modena in Italy in 1985 and 1986, respectively. Goodnick was a faculty member with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oregon State University from 1986 to 1997, and served as chair and professor of electrical engineering with Arizona State University from 1996 to 2005. He served as deputy dean for the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering during 2005–2006, associate vice president for research for ASU from 2006-2008, and directed the Arizona Institute for Nanoelectronics as well as the Arizona Initiative for Renewable Energy from 2006–2009. He is currently deputy director of ASU LightWorks.