News from the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society at Dartmouth: June 2020
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The last few months have been marked by rapid transitions to new ways of teaching, learning, collaborating, and being. Time seems to be dragging on and flying by. After a hard few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and civic unrest, and the deep challenges facing our American societies, we find ourselves at the start of summer term. A spring term pivot filled with new online classes and programming seems already far away. This time is challenging, yet I am continually moved by the deep empathy and care people have shown one another (including my former students Julia Eagles and Abby Finnis). Future uncertainty remains, and yet we at the Irving Institute will continue to support our students, faculty, staff, and wider community in advancing an affordable, sustainable, reliable energy future to benefit all.
~ Elizabeth J. Wilson |
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A Message on Racial Justice and Energy and Society
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Celebrating Our Newest Energy Alumni
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While health and safety made it impossible to celebrate the Class of 2020 in person this year, we are so proud of all of our new graduates! Dartmouth alumni are an incredible community and we wish you the best in your next adventures and hope that you'll keep in touch. We caught up with some new alumni who were engaged in energy in different ways during their Dartmouth careers to learn more about their experiences and find out what they're up to next. Read about some of our new energy graduates. Photo by Eli Burakian |
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Dartmouth/CRREL Arctic Energy Research Project Funding Renewed
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Dr. Stephen Doig, research director at the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society, recently announced a successful bid for another $1.5 million for an ongoing set of Arctic energy research projects. The initiative, a collaboration between researchers at the Irving Institute, the Thayer School of Engineering, and the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, is focused on improving energy services, delivery, storage, and mobility for military bases in the Arctic. Read more.
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Irving Institute Awards Mini-Grant Funding to 11 Student Projects
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The Dartmouth Outing Club's Class of 1966 Lodge, which was recently solarized by students in partnership with the Irving Institute. Photo courtesy of the DOC. |
The Irving Institute has funded 11 student energy and society projects for summer 2020, ranging from support for an unpaid internship at a solar energy company to a research project on energy grids in communities at high risk for wildfires to solarizing another of the Dartmouth Outing Club's cabins. Learn more about the projects here.
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Career Planning in Uncertain Times
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The post-college job search is as much a part of the typical Dartmouth spring term as Green Key and Commencement. This was, of course, no typical spring term. While all of our on-campus rituals were canceled, postponed, or delivered via Zoom, members of the Class of 2020 had to balance remote coursework with career searches in the middle of public health and economic crises. In response to these challenging conditions, the Irving Institute launched two virtual programs to help students looking for post-graduation energy career opportunities — Alumni Sparks Career Conversations and a series of drop-in energy and sustainability career office hours. Learn more about these new programs here.
And if you have job opportunities at your company, please share them! Dartboard, an online job and internship portal managed by Dartmouth's Center for Professional Development, is available for you to post job and internship openings for Dartmouth students and alumni. Learn more and start posting here.
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New Webinar Series Brings "New Energy" to the Scene
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Screenshot of the first presentation in the New Energy series featuring Dr. Gabe Chan of the University of Michigan.
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The Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society, along with more than a dozen national and international university partners, launched new energy research seminar series in late May. "New Energy: Conversations with Early-Career Energy Researchers" provides a platform for graduate students, post-docs, and young faculty members to share their work broadly and in so doing, highlight emerging insights across a broad range of topics in energy and society. Read more about the series. |
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July 14: Energy Stimulus Panel Discussion: Investing in the Power Grid of the Future Panel Discussion
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On Tuesday, July 14 at 12:15 p.m. EDT, the Dartmouth Energy Collaborative and the Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth will co-sponsor a panel with leading energy experts. Jeff Dagle (US DOE), Abby Hopper '93 (CEO and President of the Solar Energy Industries Association), Tom Kiernan '81 (CEO of the American Wind Energy Association), Dan Reicher '78 (Stanford University, former assistant secretary of energy for energy efficiency and renewable energy) and Sue Tierney (Analysis Group, former assistant secretary for policy at the US DOE), will discuss stimulus investments supporting the creation of new energy systems. Learn more and register for this online event. |
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The Irving Institute in the News
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| • | Is 1.5 C an Impossible Target? Institute Director Elizabeth Wilson is quoted in this recent E&E News article | | • | Covid-19 Halts Most Arctic Field Research: Thayer Professor and Irving Institute faculty affiliate Mary Albert is quoted in this recent article about the impact of the pandemic on climate and other field research in the Arctic | | • | Mary Tobin ’20 Offered Fulbright Scholarship: Engineering sciences major and Irving Institute associate affiliate Mary Tobin '20 is among the nine Dartmouth students who were offered a Fulbright Scholarship this year. | | • | Students Win at Solar District Cup with Engineering Design Capstone Project: Dartmouth Energy Alliance leader Caroline Goggins ’20 among design contest-winning Thayer students | | • | Assistant Professor Mirica Wins National Teacher-Scholar Honor: Chemistry professor and Irving Institute faculty affiliate Kat Mirica was recently recognized as one of the most accomplished teacher-scholar chemists in the country | | • | Max Holden ’22 Named Stamps Scholar: Dartmouth Energy Alliance leader Max Holden was one of ten Dartmouth students to be named a Stamps Scholar, a program that recognizes and rewards exceptional students who demonstrate academic merit, strong leadership potential, and exceptional character. | | • | Shannon Sartain '21 Named Goldwater Scholar: Irving Institute mini-grant recipient Shannon Sartain was one of two Dartmouth students to receive Goldwater Scholarships this year. | | • | Frank Magilligan Views Guggenheim as Watershed Moment: Geography professor and Irving Institute faculty affiliate Frank Magilligan, the Frank J. Reagan '09 Chair of Policy Studies, is among 175 scholars, artists, and scientists in the United States and Canada awarded fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for 2020. | | • | Elizabeth Wilson Co-Authors Chapter in New Book About Climate: Elizabeth J. Wilson, director of the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society and professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College, has co-authored a chapter in the forthcoming book, Earth 2020: An Insider's Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet, edited by Philippe D. Tortell. |
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July 1 | New Energy Series: Parth Vaishnav, Carnegie Mellon University, "Electrify Everything" Learn more and register.
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