Category: Climate and Energy
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Living Learning Labs Bus Tour, September 29
This tour includes a presentation about energy-focused living learning labs along the route, including the IES Living Learning Labs grant recipient projects and the IES Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP) projects.
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Energy Seminar Series: Powering the Intelligence Economy: Energy Solutions for Robots, Data Centers, and Disconnected Grids, September 18, 2025
James Pikul, University of Wisconsin Madison Hosted by Cameron Aubin Location: EECS 1311 Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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Energy Seminar Series: Exploiting Intersectoral Synergies for Decarbonization, September 11, 2025
Parth Vaishnav, University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability Location: EECS 1311 Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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Michael B. La Marca Energy Award Recipient Announced
The Institute for Energy Solutions is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Andrej Lenert has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Michael B. La Marca Energy Award, which includes $3,000 in research funds.
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IES Grants Nine new PhD Students Signing Bonuses
The Institute for Energy Solutions offers Signing bonuses to encourage admitted PhD students in energy (broadly defined) to choose the University of Michigan. The Signing Bonus Recipients this year include:
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Climate Week 2025
The Institute for Energy Solutions is happy to support the University of Michigan Climate Week 2025. For the most up-to-date information please check the Climate Week Website.
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Welcome Back Faculty & Staff Coffee Hour, September 15
The Institute for Energy Solutions is welcoming back faculty with a Welcome Back Faculty Coffee Hour for energy faculty and staff on September 15, 2025 from 3:00-4:30 PM in room 2000 of the Phoenix Memorial Laboratory, 2301 Bonisteel Blvd (North Campus).
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IES to Sponsor 2 MDP Projects
IES is excited to announce our partnership with the Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP) to support two MDP projects starting in January 2026. The goal is to catalyze student engagement in energy-related living learning labs. Partnering with UM Health, the first project will improve the energy efficiency of processed chilled water for critical medical equipment. A