Category: Student News

EAP Awards Early 2023 Student Scholarships

Five students were selected in Summer 2023 as early awardees for the Energy Analysis and Policy Student Scholarships. The 2023 round of EAP scholarships is made possible through the generosity of Wes and Ankie Foell, David and Helen Nagel, and Summerdale, Inc. and awards $2000 to incoming or current graduate students who choose to enroll …

Meet the 2022 – 2023 Bunn Fellowship Recipient: Maitreyee Marathe

Congratulations to Maitreyee Marathe for being awarded the 2022-23 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 …

IIASA/EAP Webinar – IPCC Climate Change Report: Perspectives from Authors

On April 25th, 2023, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria and the Energy Analysis and Policy program (EAP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison hosted a webinar to discuss the latest IPCC Climate Change Report.   View the webinar here:   The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a body of …

EAP Awards Student Scholarships in 2022

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.

EAP Awards Student Scholarships in 2021

The Energy Analysis and Policy (EAP) graduate certificate program at UW–Madison awarded scholarships to outstanding students newly enrolled in EAP in 2021 and will award another round of scholarships to students joining the program in 2022.

UW–Madison’s ultra-efficient carbon capture tech earns top 60 spot in global XPRIZE challenge

UW-Madison project turns Little Free Library into solar-powered phone charger

A Spring 2022 EAP Capstone Project that is piloting the use of solar-powered Little Free Libraries for phone charging was featured in the April 11 Wisconsin State Journal. The project team includes (photo L-R): Savannah Ahnen (Electrical Engineering Undergraduate) and EAP Students Maitreyee Marathe (Electrical Engineering), Stephanie Bradshaw (Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences), William Keenan (Public …

UW team develops carbon capture tech, competes in XPRIZE contest

A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison students and professors has been working on a way take carbon dioxide, the most common greenhouse gas, out of the air and seal it away where it can’t contribute to rising global temperatures. This past fall, the team was selected as one of the top winners in the $5 …

New paper shows: ‘A win on climate is a win for health’

From ramping up clean electricity to eliminating food waste. From designing cities for walking and biking to preserving ecosystems. Projects that lead to a low-carbon society and limit climate change will have more and greater benefits for health than previously realized. Those are findings from a new commentary in the International Journal of Environmental Research and …

Tracey Holloway leads health benefits of clean energy project

Can clean energy solutions like solar power and electric cars help us breathe easier? New research at the University of Wisconsin—Madison shows how our energy choices can benefit public health, from longer life expectancies to fewer kids checking into the emergency room with respiratory issues. Led by Professor Tracey Holloway and her group in the …