One of the many benefits of the EAP program is exposure to diverse career opportunities. Learning about the experiences and pathways of energy professionals helps our graduate students work toward their own contributions advancing the field.
EAP hosts superstar professionals from across the energy industry to speak in our 1-credit seminar. Students in the EAP graduate certificate program are encouraged to enroll in this impactful class each Fall semester to expand their networks and strengthen invaluable professional skills.
The course (Env. Studies 909 – Professional Skills in Energy Analysis and Policy) is held from 11:00am to 12:00pm central each Wednesday. If you have any questions about EAP or our fall seminar, please contact EAP Program Coordinator Scott Williams.
- Fall 2024 Speakers
- Fall 2023 Speakers
- Fall 2022 Speakers
- Fall 2021 Speakers
- Fall 2020 Speakers
- Fall 2019 Speakers
- 9/11: Eileen Callahan, Director of Professional Development, UW-Madison Graduate School
- 9/18: Tracey Holloway, EAP Chair & Prof. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences/Environmental Studies
Sara Braas, Assoc. Director, Office of Business Engagement
Sarah Graves, Scientist, Forest & Wildlife Ecology - 10/2: Emma Heins, Wisconsin Policy Principal, Advanced Energy United
Andrew Kell, Policy Director, RENEW Wisconsin - 10/16: Paul Wilson, Professor and Chair, Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics
Morgan Edwards, Assistant Professor, Public Affairs - 10/23: Cory Neeley, Exec. Director, SolarShare WI Co-op
Erinn Monroe-Nye, Energy Services and Policy Manager, MG&E
Chelsea Chandler, Climate, Energy and Air Program Director, Clean Wisconsin - 11/6: Paul Meier, Senior Scientist & EAP Business Engagement Lead
Aly Fleming, Director of Public-Private Partnerships, Nelson Institute - 11/20: Scott Hackel, VP of Research, Slipstream
Josh Arnold, Campus Energy Coordinator, UW-Madison
Najoua Jouini, Principal Consultant, Tetra Tech
- 8/31: Milwaukee Networking Trip, WEC Energy Group and Forest County Potawatomi Community
- 9/20: Paul Denholm, Senior Research Fellow I-Model Engineering, NREL, EAP/E&R PhD (’04)
- 9/27: Eric Hanson, Director, ScottMadden Consulting, MBA (’13)
- 10/4: Rob Stupar, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Invenergy, EAP/MPA (’15)
- 10/11: Patrick Sullivan, CEO and Co-Founder, Flux XII EAP/Chem. PhD (’23)
- 10/18: Javier Martinez, Senior Energy Markets Engineer, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, EAP (’19)/M.S. Mech Engr (’17)
- 10/25: Sandra Henry, CEO, Slipstream
- 11/1: Megan Levy, Energy Security and Resilience Strategist, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, B.A. History (’97)
- 11/8: Katie Nekola, General Counsel, Clean Wisconsin, J.D.
9/6: Milwaukee Networking Trip — JCI, Artisan Partners, City of Milwaukee ECO
9/7: Scott Williams (EAP ’10) — EAP Coordinator; Research and Education Coordinator, Wisconsin Energy Institute
9/21: Sara Drescher — Environmental and Energy Senior Attorney, Forest County Potawotami Community
10/6 – 10/7: EAP Conference — Satellite Data for Energy Analysis and Policy
10/19: Allie Cardiel (EAP ’15) — Building Science Researcher & Analyst,
Slipstream
11/2: Francisco Sayu (M.S. ’12, M.E. ’15) — Director Emerging Technology,
RENEW Wisconsin
11/16: Amy Klusmeier (M.P.A./M.S. ’11) — Weatherization Project Officer,
U.S. Department of Energy
11/30: Niels Wolter (EAP ’97) — Owner, Madison Solar Consulting
9/15: Carl Mas — Director, Energy and Environmental Analysis, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
9/22: Gayathri Vijayakumar — Principal Mechanical Engineer, Steven Winter Associates
9/29: Stephen Kidwell — Former Vice President of Corporate Planning, Ameren
10/6: La Follette Forum on Climate Policy
10/13: Marcus Hawkins — Executive Director, Organization of MISO States
10/20: Katherine Gensler — Vice President of Government Affairs, Arevon
10/27: Kristin Charipar — Counsel, Strategy & Policy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
11/3: Douglas Carlson — Principal Consultant, Clearspring Energy Advisors
11/10: Mark Eilers — Director, Business Development, Avangrid Renewables
11/17: Corey Singletary — Utility Analyst, Citizens Utility Board
12/1: Lynn Price — Senior Advisor, China Energy Group and International Energy Analysis Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
12/8: Rachel Licker — Senior Climate Scientist, Energy and Climate Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
Rob Anex — Professor of Biological Systems Engineering and EAP Chair, UW–Madison
Katharine Hayhoe — Climate Scientist; Professor in the Political Science Dept. at Texas Tech University; Founder and CEO of ATMOS Research
David Abel — Senior Research Scientist at NextEra Analytics and EAP alum
Lena Neij — Professor, The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University
Lori Bird — Director of World Resources Institute’s U.S. Energy Program & Polsky Chair for Renewable Energy
Elaine Hale — Senior Engineer, Economics and Forecasting Group at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Ashok Sarkar — Senior Energy Specialist with The World Bank and Nelson Institute alum
Pamela Ritger — Milwaukee Program Director & Staff Attorney at Clean Wisconsin and EAP alum
Bryn Baker — Director, Policy Innovation, Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA)
Sama Bilbao y León — Head, Division of Nuclear Technology Development and Economics, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and UW–Madison alum
Daisy Chung — Manager of Industry Solutions, Smart Electric Power Alliance and EAP alum
Morgan Edwards — Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, UW–Madison
Tracey Holloway — Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor and EAP Engagement Lead, UW–Madison
Michael Tiboris — Non-Resident Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
David Nagel — Former Executive Vice President, BP America
Maria Redmond — Director of the Office of Energy Innovation, Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Lynn Hobbie — Executive Vice President – Marketing and Communications, Madison Gas and Electric
Greg Nemet — Professor in the La Follette School of Public Affairs, UW–Madison
Josh Arnold — Independent Energy Professional; Honorary Fellow at UW–Madison
Dan Utech — Lecturer, Yale School of Forestry; Policy Consultant; Former Deputy Assistant, Energy and Climate Change, Obama Administration
Paul Wilson — Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering and EAP Chair, UW–Madison
Doug Ahl, Jeannette LeZaks, and Andy Lick — Slipstream
Max Duckworth — Co-Founder, MaSa Partners
Erinn Monroe-Nye — Program Director, Focus on Energy
Lauren Azar — Attorney and Advisor, Azar Law, LLC and Azar Consulting, LLC; Former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy; and Former Wisconsin Public Service Commissioner