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Spring term at Dartmouth got off to a busy start for the Irving Institute as we opened our beautiful new building, kicked off our spring events series — including a return to in-person talks and lectures — and opened applications for TuckLAB: Energy, an exciting new collaboration with the Revers Center for Energy, Sustainability, and Innovation and the Tuck School of Business. Learn more about what's been happening at the Institute below!
 
Dartmouth students made themselves at home in the new building during winter term finals and found lots of places to settle down and study as well as grab a coffee and pastry at the new café!

Welcome to the Institute's New Home!

The Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society is excited to welcome the Dartmouth community into our new home on the campus' West End! Home to the Irving Institute, the Dartmouth Sustainability Office, the Revers Center for Energy, Sustainability, and Innovation, the Dartmouth Climate Modeling and Impacts Group, several Thayer School of Engineering and Arts and Sciences faculty and researcher offices and labs, and The Fern Coffee and Tea Bar, the building offers a range of open work, study, and collaboration spaces as well as private offices and dedicated workspaces.

 

On Wednesday, April 13, the Institute hosted a Welcome Reception for students to enjoy some snacks and giveaways, meet the building residents, and learn more about the facility.

 

The building is now open to the public Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

 

Learn more about the building and some of its energy and sustainability features

 

Join us May 12-14 for the Dartmouth Innovation and Technology Festival

Expert alumni, international thought leaders, scientists, engineers, technology visionaries, and entrepreneurs will discuss big issues, ask big questions, and explore the art of the possible at Dartmouth's inaugural Innovation and Technology Festival. You will also get the chance to tour the new Irving Institute building and Engineering and Computer Science Center, engage in interactive experiences in makerspaces led by faculty and Dartmouth students, and more!

 

REGISTER FOR THE FESTIVAL HERE

 

Irving Institute, Revers Center, and Tuck Launch TuckLAB: Energy Certificate Program for Undergraduates

The Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society, Tuck undergraduate programs, and Tuck's Revers Center for Energy, Sustainability and Innovation are excited to announce the fall 2022 launch of a new collaboration: TuckLAB: Energy.

 

Geared toward Dartmouth juniors and seniors, TuckLAB: Energy offers a multidisciplinary, interactive introduction to the complex landscape of energy systems, helping students build their capacity to manage and lead energy transitions across all sectors of society. The six-week program will be taught by leading faculty and practitioners in energy, society, business, and sustainability. The curriculum will give students an orientation to current trends in energy—including policy, technology, professional leadership, and more—as well as energy-related career options.

Learn more about the program here.

 

New Frontiers: Edith Newton Wilson '82 Reflects on Her Evolving Energy Career

Students in a classroom listen to an instructor at the front of the room
Edith Newton Wilson ’82 and Sarah Melcher ’82 during their 1980 Stretch (Dartmouth's off-campus geology program)

Edith Newton Wilson ’82, (who gave an April 5 talk, "Critical Minerals: Powering the New Energy Economy") has had a long and varied career in the energy industry. A Dartmouth geology major with a PhD in carbonate geology from Johns Hopkins, she spent 25 years in the oil and gas industry before deciding she wanted to work on the problems of the future and focused her efforts on renewable energy.

 

Learn more about her career

 

On the Road with the Dartmouth Energy Alliance

 
Dartmouth Energy Alliance students (L-R): Farah Lindsey-Almadani '25, Spriha Pandey '24, Joanne Liu '23, Nate Roe '23, Matthew Timofeev '25, Frank He '23, Max Holden '22 (Not Pictured: Sophie Inkster '23)
Over break, eight students from the Dartmouth Energy Alliance student energy club, with support from the Irving Institute, traveled to Washington, DC to attend the American Council on Renewable Energy policy forum and meet up with DC-area Dartmouth energy alumni including Norman Bay ’82, Jay Matson ’91, and Ben Szuhaj ’19. You can read a reflection on the trip by Joanne Liu ’23 here.
 

Upcoming Events

April 22
4-5 p.m. (Hybrid)

"Metals and the Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunities"

Kwasi Ampofo, Head of Metals and Mining, BloombergNEF
Learn more and register

April 27

12-1 p.m. (Online)
"Stimulating Electricity Demand to Enhance Sustainable Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
" June Lukuyu, UMass Amherst
Learn more and register

May 11
12-1 p.m. (Online)

"Assessing Global Climate Change Mitigation Scenarios from a Power System Perspective"

Maarten Brinkerink, University College Cork
Learn more and register

May 17
12-1 p.m. (Online)

"Industrial Ecology of the Green Energy Transition: Evaluating Material Options"

Saleem Ali, University of Delaware
Learn more and register

 

Save the Date! Energy and Climate Talk on June 11

Mark your calendars for the Inaugural Class of 1972 Speaker Series lecture, “The Energy-Climate Nexus: Is There a Pathway to a Sustainable Biosphere?” with William Schlesinger ’72, President Emeritus, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and former Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke. In the talk, Dr. Schlesinger will review the major anticipated impacts of climate change on the Earth’s system and outline some potential avenues that can guide us to the future. More details to come.

Dartmouth Energy News

Earth Week Explores Sustainability from Many Angles: Dartmouth Earth Week programming aims to engage a range of topics, audiences, and solutions to our planet's challenges.

Dartmouth Receives $13.1 Million for Global Security, Arctic Studies: Dickey Center Director Victoria Holt discusses how these gifts help enhance Dartmouth's ability to convene expert researchers and policy makers from around the world on issues of international peace, global security, and climate change, and strengthen partnerships with Indigenous Peoples.

Sneak Peek at West End Buildings: The Irving Institute and the Engineering and Computer Science Center open to students at the start of spring term.

Heating System Upgrades Draw Interest: Officials from other New England schools to see energy improvements on the Dartmouth campus.

Climate Change: Low Water Levels at Key U.S. Reservoir 'Putting Us in Uncharted Territory,' Expert Says: Dartmouth Assistant Professor of Geography Justin Mankin is quoted in this recent Yahoo Finance story.

Mozart Fanboy Meets Energy Justice: New Hampshire's Consumer Advocate Donald Kries's recent "Power to the People Column" highlights the Dartmouth Energy Justice Clinic led by Drs. Sarah Kelly and Maron Greenleaf.

Faculty Reacts to Dire Climate Report: Dartmouth faculty offer insight into the recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.

Erin Mayfield on the Massive Consequences of Build Back Better: David Roberts talks to Erin Mayfield, Thayer's Hodgson Family Assistant Professor of Engineering, about the stalled "Build Back Better" bill on a recent Volts podcast.

 

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