Category: Program News

EAP Awards Student Scholarships in 2024

Thanks to the generosity of Wes and Ankie Foell and David and Helen Nagel, the Energy Analysis and Policy (EAP) program at UW–Madison awarded scholarships to 10 students who newly enrolled in EAP in 2024. These exceptional students will each receive $2,000 as an investment in their future career in energy analysis and policy. Congratulations …

Meet the 2024 – 2025 Bunn Fellowship Recipient: Matilyn Bindl

Congratulations to Matilyn Bindl for being awarded the 2024-25 George Bunn Distinguished Graduate Fellowship! This award is made possible through an endowment from UW–Madison law professor George Bunn (1925–2013), who helped found EAP in 1980. Every few years, the Bunn Fellowship allows an outstanding EAP student to receive an academic year of financial support towards …

Real World Relevance

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 …

EAP Awards Early 2024 Student Scholarships

For the 2024 round of Energy Analysis and Policy Student Scholarships, the EAP program has selected a few students as early awardees. The 2024 EAP scholarships will award $2,000 to incoming or current graduate students who enroll in EAP in spring or summer 2024. The scholarships are made possible through the continued generosity of Wes …

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 Students Present on Capstones at Networking Event

How do EAP students put their learning into practice? The EAP Capstone course, an integral part of the curriculum, allows students to take their course knowledge outside the confines of a lecture hall. Students work in teams on an issue of real-world significance for an outside client – truly the Wisconsin Idea in action, or …

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 Awards Student Scholarships in 2023

The Energy Analysis and Policy (EAP) graduate certificate program at UW–Madison awarded scholarships to outstanding students newly enrolled in EAP in 2022 and will award another round of scholarships to students joining the program in 2023.

New Research Study Exemplifies Collaboration Between EAP & IIASA

The EAP Program and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) have a history of collaborating on impactful research and formalized their partnership in 2022 thanks in part to a generous donation from Wes and Ankie Foell. Wes Foell, EAP co-founder, completed modeling work for IIASA back in the 1970’s, and he hopes to …