Events
2026 RISE Summit
Join us for our third-annual Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative Summit on Friday, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Union South. This year’s event will focus on the second phase of RISE: building pathways to new research collaborations. The event will include a plenary session, breakout sessions on each of the initiative’s three focus areas and a working lunch.
Uncertain Global Terrestrial Carbon Cycles Complicate the Predictability of Global Energy Transition Pathways
Join us on November 23 at 3:30 p.m. for this Sustainable Energy Seminar presentation by Min Chen, Assistant Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at UW-Madison.
The Power of Collaboration: From 20 Years of Innovation to the Next Frontier
Forward in Energy ForumIn the two decades since its formation, the Wisconsin Energy Institute has brought together researchers from across campus to collaboratively tackle some of the world's biggest challenges. Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 1 as current and former UW–Madison leaders discuss how WEI has become a model for interdisciplinary research and share their visions for the next generation of groundbreaking energy research.Light refreshments will be provided.
FEWscapes Scenarios: Aspirational Pathways for Food, Energy, Water, and Ecosystem Security in the Upper Mississippi River Basin to the Year 2050
Join us on December 7 at 3:30 p.m. for this Sustainable Energy Seminar presentation by Eric Booth and Kelsie Ferin, Scientists in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences at UW-Madison.
2027 Wisconsin State KidWind Challenge & Renewable Energy Expo
The WI State KidWind Challenge is a hands-on renewable energy competition for students across Wisconsin. Top student teams from two Regional Wisconsin KidWind Challenges bring small-scale wind turbines or solar devices that they've designed to the State Challenge where they will be tested for power output. Teams also meet with a panel of expert judges to present their design process and demonstrate their contextual knowledge and tackle instant challenge activities.
Past Events
Sustainable Energy Seminar Series