Building Better with Brandon Bartneck

#181 – Kelly Senecal | Life Cycle Analysis Mistakes, E-fuels, Decarbonization & Our Eclectric Future

12 Nov 2023

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Dr. Kelly Senecal is a co-founder and owner of Convergent Science and one of the original developers of CONVERGE, an industry-leading computational fluid dynamics software. Key topics in this conversation include: How Kelly has helped to shape the Future of Mobility podcast How the mobility world has evolved since Kelly’s 2021 book Why Life Cycle Analysis can be so misleading The importance of being prepared for several potential future states Why a single technology isn’t the answer for decarbonization How to share unpopular opinions, and why the courage to do so is so important Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/kellysenecal Episode 51 with Felix Leach: https://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/racingtowardzero/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/senecal/ https://www.racingtowardzero.com/ MobilityNotes https://mobilitynotes.com/ Bio Dr. Kelly Senecal is a co-founder and owner of Convergent Science and one of the original developers of CONVERGE, an industry-leading computational fluid dynamics software. He is a visiting professor at the University of Oxford, an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a co-founder and director of the Computational Chemistry Consortium (C3). Dr. Senecal is a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He is vice chair of the executive committee of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division, a member of the board of advisors for the Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, and the 2019 recipient of the ASME ICE Award. Dr. Senecal has long been an advocate of creating cleaner propulsion systems, with a particular focus on using CFD and HPC to enable faster design. Starting with his TEDx talk in late 2016, he has promoted a diverse mix of transportation technologies through invited talks, articles, and social media. Dr. Senecal is co-author of the book Racing Toward Zero: The Untold Story of Driving Green, winner of the 2022 Independent Press Award for Environment. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, effective, and accessible mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/ brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/

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Building Better with Brandon Bartneck

#181 – Kelly Senecal | Life Cycle Analysis Mistakes, E-fuels, Decarbonization & Our Eclectric Future

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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