Institute for Energy Solutions Newsletter

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IES Offering Signing Bonuses for PhD Student Applicants

IES is offering signing bonuses to encourage PhD student applicants in energy (broadly defined) to choose the University of Michigan. Read more here.

IES Connects Faculty for interest in ARPA-E FOA and DOE EFRC FOA

In January and February 2024, IES coordinated interdisciplinary faculty for two separate efforts to discuss the DOE EFRC FOA and the DOE ARPA-E FOA. Consider joining the IES mailing list to join similar conversations.

IES 2024 Graduate Fellows Update

The inaugural IES Graduate Fellows have split into two teams, working on projects that serve IES’s mission to enable, accelerate, and inform the transition to an equitable, resilient, clean, affordable, and sustainable energy future. Specifically, one team is focused on energy education and community engagement with a living learning labs component. The other team is working with NOAA towards solutions to decarbonize the great lakes fleet.

Rahul Ramesh, Carissa Yim, So-Bin Cho, Marisol Garrouste, Pamela Wildstein, Timothy Arvan, Cheoljoon Jeong, Christopher Woodley, and Max Vanatta

IES Engages in Conversations Across Campus

Throughout early 2024, IES Program Manager Kira Edwards has participated in conversations across University of Michigan to explore energy opportunities, including Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum and Anthropology and Afroamerican Studies. She is also engaging with student organizations, such as Energy Club Ross, to better bridge the gap between students and staff and faculty in energy efforts at Michigan. Please reach out to start a conversation about energy with us at [email protected].

Provide your thoughts on the Campus 2050 Plans

University of Michigan is planning the future of the University of Michigan facilities. Review the Campus 2050 Plans and provide your own comments and feedback on the plans. IES encourages feedback towards their plan that promotes our mission towards a clean, equitable, resilient, affordable, and sustainable energy future. See the Campus 2050 Website here!

Upcoming Energy Events in Ann Arbor

See upcoming event notices, find links to more events, and complete a form to update IES on upcoming energy events.

IES Newsletter Archive

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Empower Communities

Check out Graham Sustainability Institute’s new Center for Empowering Communities, led by Sarah Mills. Renewable energy spans across the rural-urban spectrum and this work helps bring social research and community engagement forward.