The new Irving Institute building during a light show as part of Dartmouth's May Innovation and Technology Festival!
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From the Institute Interim Executive Director
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What an exciting time to join the Irving Institute team! Having stepped into the role of Interim Executive Director at the start of this month, I have already had the opportunity to participate in the Institute Advisory Board's spring meeting (our first time meeting in the brand-new executive conference room!); help celebrate the official openings of the Engineering and Computer Sciences Center, Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship, AND the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society buildings; take in a number of fascinating talks, panels, and other activities during the inaugural Dartmouth Innovation and Technology Festival; and talk to so many people who are helping to shape the present and the future of the Irving Institute. Thank you all for the warm welcome. As Executive Director of the Revers Center for Energy, Sustainability, and Innovation at Tuck, I have had many opportunities to work with the Irving Institute during its first five years, partnering on the Dartmouth Energy Collaborative seminar series, collaborating on the new TuckLAB: Energy program that will launch in fall 2022, and generally working together to help support and expand Dartmouth's energy and sustainability community. In this new role, I am excited to further activate the mission of advancing an affordable, sustainable, reliable energy future to benefit society; build deeper collaborations across the West End Innovation District; engage faculty, students, and experts alike; and learn more about your thoughts and ideas for what the Institute can accomplish in its next five years and beyond! Swing by for a tour or to say hello to the team as often as you can! ~ April Salas
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April Salas Named Irving Institute Interim Director
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April Salas, Executive Director of the Revers Center for Energy, Sustainability, and Innovation at the Tuck School of Business, has been appointed Interim Executive Director of the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society, Provost David Kotz '86 announced on May 5. She steps into the interim role as the Institute's Inaugural Director, Elizabeth Wilson, returns to teaching and research as a member of the Dartmouth faculty. The Institute and College are grateful to Elizabeth for her pioneering work and vision in building the Institute. Learn more about the appointment.
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Dartmouth Innovation and Technology Festival Draws Thousands for a Weekend of Big Ideas and Celebrations
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Elorm Coch ’22 poses with a poster about his Design Challenge group project which looked at ways to improve access to weatherization services for mobile homeowners during an Open House at the Irving Institute building on May 14.
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Thousands of students, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and Upper Valley residents attended the Dartmouth Innovation and Technology Festival in May to celebrate the grand opening of the West End District of campus, home to the brand-new Irving Institute for Energy and Society building. Learn more about the festival and the West End District. |
FERC Bootcamp Gives Undergrads an Introduction to US Energy Markets and Electricity Grid
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L-R: Evelyn Hatem ’24, Sydney Wuu ’24, Rimvydas Baltaduonis, Frank He ’23, and Joanne Liu ’23 learn about energy markets in a new classroom in the Irving Institute building during April's FERC Bootcamp.
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On April 29-30, the Irving Institute for Energy and Society hosted its third FERC Bootcamp, a two-day intensive learning experience geared toward Dartmouth undergraduate students. 16 students from a range of majors including economics, environmental studies, engineering, and government spent the weekend focused on the basics of how the electricity grid works and energy markets are regulated in the US through a series of formal lectures, informal conversations, and a hands-on simulation. Learn more about the bootcamp here. |
Sydney Wuu ’24 Named Presidential Scholar for Energy Justice Research
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Congratulations to Sydney Wuu ’24, an Economics and Environmental Studies major who has been named a James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar for 2022-2023. Sydney will be working with Assistant Professor of Anthropology Maron Greenleaf and Postdoctoral Researcher Sarah Kelly to investigate how the private sector and local development of community power can be more equitable and increase the rights and capabilities of local people.
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Andrila Hait Joins Institute Team
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Andrila Hait has joined the Irving Institute as Program Assistant. In this role, she helps plan and support a range of events and programs. Andrila comes to the Irving Institute from Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering where she managed the National Science Foundation-funded Power Management Integration Center. She has been working at Dartmouth since 2011, mostly in the events and programming areas.
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Institute Website Gets a New Look!
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The Irving Institute website recently got a design refresh! The updated home page makes it easier for visitors to access events and news as well as connect with us. Check it out and let us know what you think!
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May 31: Critical Minerals and Critical Thinking: What Is the Problem?
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Dartmouth Energy Collaborative Seminar with Karen Hanhøj, British Geological Survey
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On Tuesday, May 31 from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m., Karen Hanghøj, Director, British Geological Survey, gives a talk, "Critical Minerals and Critical Thinking: What Is the Problem?"for the final session of the spring 2022 Dartmouth Energy Collaborative Energy Seminar Series. Dartmouth Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences Meredith Kelly will moderate a Q&A after the presentation.
This is a hybrid talk, held in-person in room 080 of the Irving Institute building or online. RSVP for the livestream link. |
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June 11: The Energy-Climate Nexus: Is There a Pathway to a Sustainable Biosphere?
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The Inaugural Class of 1972 Speaker Series Lecture, William Schlesinger ’72
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On Saturday, June 11 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Dartmouth's Filene Auditorium, William Schlesinger ’72, President Emeritus, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and former Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke will give the Inaugural Class of 1972 Speaker Series lecture, “The Energy-Climate Nexus: Is There a Pathway to a Sustainable Biosphere?” 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.
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Watershed Moment: Multiple Dartmouth alumni play a role in this Stanford University alumni magazine piece about how former adversaries have been able to chart a collaborative path forward on healthy rivers and hydropower via the "Uncommon Dialogues" project, organized by Institute Advisory Board member Dan Reicher ’78. |
Q&A with April Salas: The Dartmouth student newspaper talks with Irving Institute Interim Executive Director April Salas about her new role. |
Cornell Energy Days: Institute Academic Director Amanda Graham and Dartmouth Energy Justice course students Sydney Wuu ’24 and Nadine Lorini Formiga ’25 gave a keynote dialogue at Cornell University's Energy Days event recently. |
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