Category: Alumni News

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EAP capstone team publishes journal article on renewable natural gas By: Michael Kamp Stepping outside the walls of a classroom and solving a real-world problem — that is what the energy analysis and policy (EAP) program capstone project is about. The annual capstone course exemplifies the Wisconsin Idea, which states that the university strives to …

From EAP to the PSC

EAP Alum Mikhaila Calice Recruited to Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) by Fellow EAP Alum Marcus Hawkins By: Michael Kamp Energy Analysis and Policy (EAP) alumna Mikhaila Calice describes herself as an energy nerd. Calice weaved energy throughout her studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison – first during a Master of Public Affairs at …

EAP Joins the Celebration for Day of the Badger

In three weeks, the EAP program will be taking part in the excitement of Day of the Badger for the first time! Day of the Badger is a celebration aimed to unite the badger community with a giving event over 1,848 minutes, paying homage to the year UW–Madison was founded. The funds raised support Wisconsin’s …

RENEW Wisconsin Endowment for EAP Interns Still Paying Dividends

When it comes to supporting renewable energy, EAP alum (’87) Don Wichert tends to take the long view. In 1991, Wichert founded the non-profit RENEW Wisconsin with a mission to support renewable energy adoption in Wisconsin, at a time when renewable energy was barely on the radar of state policymakers. RENEW works on policies and …

EAP Alum Paul Denholm Recognized as 2022 IEEE Fellow

  Join us in celebrating Paul Denholm, Senior Research Fellow for I-Model Engineering at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and UW EAP alum, as he has been named an IEEE Fellow, being recognized for contributions to energy storage in renewable-energy systems. Paul Denholm is a member of the Transmission Group in the Grid Planning …

Dan York named a Nelson Institute Distinguished Alumni Award recipient

EAP alum Dan York received a Nelson Institute Distinguished Alumni Award in 2021. York was happy to find the Nelson Institute and Energy Analysis and Policy certificate as a way to combine his technical expertise in engineering with his interest in energy and environmental studies in graduate school.

EAP Alum Rachel Slaybaugh (’11) Chosen to Lead Berkeley Lab’s Cyclotron Road

The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has named Rachel Slaybaugh, associate professor of nuclear engineering at UC Berkeley, to lead Berkeley Lab’s Cyclotron Road Division. The announcement follows an international search.

EAP Alum Adria Brooks (’20) Recognized in College of Engineering Profile

Graduating EAP student Adria Brooks reflects on her experience at UW–Madison, including the role the Energy Analysis and Policy program played in helping build interdisciplinary connections.

Denholm Receives Nelson 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award

We are thrilled that EAP alum Paul Denholm of National Renewable Energy Laboratory is one of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners! In its announcement of the 2019 recipients, the Nelson Institute explained the impact he has had on the science of renewable energy integration. For more than fifteen years, Paul …

EAP students and recent graduates profiled in “WEI faces of the energy future 2019”

Five students and recent graduates from the EAP program were profiled in a recent article from the Wisconsin Energy Institute on future leaders in energy. Adria Brooks, Mikhaila Calice, Katie Mummah, Sophia Rogers, and Megan Zielke answered questions such as “How did you become interested in energy? In what ways have you furthered your education …