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.
Alumni News
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 …
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 …
Turn off a light, save a life, says new UW–Madison study
The study was led by EAP alumnus David Abel and EAP faculty member Tracey Holloway.
Highlights from 2019 alumni panel and networking event
More than 25 EAP students, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered at Union South on February 6 for an alumni panel discussion and networking happy hour, featuring alumni from the Madison area. Panelists shared their experiences …
Solar power’s greatest challenge was discovered 10 years ago. It looks like a duck.
Paul Denholm (EAP ’04), Principal Energy Analyst at the National Energy Renewable Laboratory, was recently interviewed by Vox about the origins of the “Duck Curve,” which demonstrates one of the major challenges of integrating large …