Student Programs

Congratulations Team Clean Slate!

Congratulations to Saurabh Ashok Mhatre, Dito Putra, Janet Fang, Natthapol Jinavanich (NJ), and Ishita Singh (pictured from left to right) for placing in the top 5 at the Rice Cleantech Innovation Competition on November 14. They were competing against 34 teams from leading universities across the U.S. and presented “Vehicle to Grid (V2G) Framework for California: Supporting the Grid Infrastructure by Empowering EV Owners.” to a panel of 25 judges. We are are proud of you for this great accomplishment!

Speaker Series Spring Semester 2025

Each month the Business of Energy Transition Initiative hosts speakers from the energy industry. The speakers discuss current issues regarding the energy transition and what their career path in the energy industry has been like. The Energy Leader Speaker Series will be held at the following times:

  • Thursday, March 27 at 6:30 pm in JKP 300–Sirous Thampi, Founding Partner and Samuel Chao, Partner, Thampico LLC
  • Wednesday, April 16 at 12:30 pm in JKP 300–Avery Barnebey, CFO, Element Resources
  • Wednesday, April 30 at 12:30 pm in JKP 300–Steve Acevedo, President & CEO, Regatta Solutions

Wednesday, February 26 — Michael Wong, Founder/CEO, InstaHub

Wednesday, January 22 — Alessio De Falcis, Chief of Staff, Reunion

Group of students with Alessio De Falcis.

Speaker Series Fall 2024

Monday, September 9 — CJ Warner, Retired CEO, Renewable Energy Group and Sr. Operating Partner, GVP Climate, LLP

Group photo containing USC Marshall students, Shon Hiatt, Director of the Business of Energy Transition Initiative, and CJ Warner.

Monday, September 16 — Al Williams, VP Corporate Affairs, Chevron Corporation

Group of Marshall students with Al Williams.

Tuesday, November 19 — Isaiah Taylor, CEO, Valar Atomics

Speaker Series 2023-2024

During the previous academic year students learned from industry leaders regarding the energy transition.

Group of undergraduate students standing with Shon Hiatt, Director of the Business of Energy Transition Initiative and Darpan Kapadia, COO of LS Power.
Group of USC Marshall Students standing with Shon Hiatt, Director of the Business of Energy Transition Initiative and Dr. Blake Clayton, Chief Investment Officer at Rondure Global.
Group of Marshall USC Students standing with Maurice Ahyow and Stephen Collins from Southern California Edison.
Group of USC Marshall students with Justin Treitz, Senior Manager Carbon Solutions at California Resources Corporation/Carbon Terra Vault LLC.
Group of USC Marshall students standing with panelist from the collaborative Arkley Institute and Business of Energy Transition Initiative.
  • October 2023 Darpan Kapadia, COO of LS Power
  • November 2023 Dr. Blake Clayton, Chief Investment Officer at Rondure Global
  • February 2024 Maurice Ahyow, Sr. Manager Strategy & Regulatory Affairs and Stephen Collins, Sr. Manager Strategic Planning at Southern California Edison
  • March 2024 Justin Treitz, Senior Manager Carbon Solutions, California Resources Corporation, Carbon Terra Vault LLC
  • March 2024 Chris Jablonski, Vice President of Chevron’s Downstream Technology & Services (not pictured)
  • April 2024 Collaborative event with the Arkley Institute for Risk Management Panelists included Bhupesh Arora, former Chief Information Officer & Vice President of Information Technology at Magellan Midstream Partners; Marco Elizarraras, Chief Information Security Officer at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Laura Gichau, Cybersecurity Manager at Ernst & Young; and Kevin Grant, Director of Cybersecurity at Southern California Edison.

Graduate Students can join Marshall Energy and Sustainability Club by visiting the website and filling out the Membership Information Form.

Undergraduate Students can join the Marshall Energy Business Club by emailing marshallenergybusinessclub@gmail.com.

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