From the Institute Director

The unusually warm fall in Hanover has made the return to a fully open (with some public health measures still in place) campus feel especially wonderful. While things aren't quite back to normal, walking across the student-filled Green, connecting with colleagues in person, and being able to attend — and even host — a few in-person events has helped restore some of the sense of community that was on pause during the last year.

I was delighted to give the keynote address at the Local Energy Solutions Conference in Concord, NH in early October. It was so energizing to talk to so many people who are in the local energy transition trenches — town energy committees, small businesses and nonprofits, legislative subcommittees, and more — and discuss the critical need to understand these local transitions in a national and global context.

Additionally, the Irving Institute gathered a group of Dartmouth faculty recently for a pair of short talks by Thayer Engineering Dean Alexis Abramson and Computer Science Professor Sean Smith focused around the theme of buildings, energy, and cybersecurity. In addition to getting a chance to learn more about Dr. Abramson's and Dr. Smith's research, the attendees got a chance to reconnect with and meet new Dartmouth colleagues.

While we're still continuing to host our two regular event series — the Dartmouth Energy Collaborative Seminars and New Energy — online, it's been great to be able to reintegrate some face-to-face activity into our work. We're looking forward to more of that in the months to come. In the meantime, we hope to see you on Zoom at an upcoming talk!

~ Elizabeth

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Environmental Studies to Offer a New Sustainable Energy Minor Track

Dartmouth students interested in deepening their understanding of sustainable energy will soon be able to minor in the subject. The new Sustainable Energy track within the Environmental Studies minor, requires students to select a specific set of courses focused on energy and on knowledge and experience needed to address energy challenges. This interdisciplinary minor equips students to understand diverse perspectives on energy challenges and tackle real-world energy problems in our communities and the world.

More information about this new minor will be posted on the Environmental Studies Department and Irving Institute websites soon!

Student Engineers Set Sights on New Irving Institute Building

With the opening of the new home of the Irving Institute on the horizon, we're planning a range of programs and activities and look forward to welcoming our campus community into this beautiful space. The Irving Institute and the Dartmouth Sustainability Office (which will relocate to the first floor of the building) have also enlisted the help of two teams of Design Corps students to assist us with ensuring that the building's unique energy and sustainability features are accessible to all visitors and that students are excited to connect, learn, eat, and just hang out in the new facility.

The Design Corps program, part of the Thayer School of Engineering's Design Initiative at Dartmouth, connects departmental clients with student teams to put their engineering, design thinking, and liberal arts training to work to improve some aspect of campus life. Learn more about the challenges the student teams are working on.

Introducing Our New Student Interns!

The Irving Institute is excited to introduce our new Communications Interns! Ellery Curtis ’22 and Sebastian Fernandez ’24 will be working with us to help capture and share stories about Dartmouth's energy and society teaching, learning, and community.

Learn more about Ellie and Sebastian and why they are interested in energy.
 

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