The Wisconsin Energy Institute is an ecosystem: a community of hundreds of students, scientists, faculty, and staff working on some of the world’s most pressing challenges in sustainable energy. It’s time for us to gather, to learn from each other, to reconnect, and perhaps meet a new collaborator or friend.
Join us on February 7th from 10:00 am -12:00 pm at the Wisconsin Energy Institute for our third annual Research Showcase. The Showcase will feature flash talks, posters, awards, and a reception.
The event is free and open to all.
Agenda
- 10:00 am - Opening Remarks, Room 1115 WEI
- 10:05 am - Flash Talks, Room 1115 WEI
- 10:25 am - Keynote presentation: Mikhaila Calice, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
- 10:50 am - Poster Session and Reception, WEI Atrium
- 11:45 am - Awards and Closing, WEI Atrium
Presenters
Keynote: "You did the research...now what? Considering effective engagement strategies for scientists."
Dr. Mikhaila Calice
Executive Assistant to Commissioner Marcus Hawkins, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Mikhaila Calice joined the PSC in April 2024 as Executive Assistant to Commissioner Hawkins and advises him on all matters. Previously, Mikhaila was a Postdoctoral Researcher at UW-Madison where her research examined communication dynamics and public perceptions of risks related to science and technology issues such as artificial intelligence and the energy industry. In this role she collaborated on the Clean Energy Community Initiative (CECI), developing partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders to support community-led clean energy solutions with Wisconsin communities.
Mikhaila received a PhD in Mass Communications from the Department of Life Sciences Communication and a Master of Public Affairs with a certificate in Energy Analysis and Policy from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies from Randolph-Macon College.
Flash Talks
- Nicolas Fox - Cladding Thickness Effect on Quench Behavior under Simulated LOCA Reflood Conditions
- Saurabh Kumar Gupta - Offset Active Prechamber: A engine which can run with any renewable fuel
- Bailey Marshall - Forge your own path: Identification of non-canonical metabolic routes
- Matilyn Bindl - Health and Air Quality Impacts of Carbon Dioxide Removal in Climate Policy
- Zach Thomas - Measuring and Predicting Technology Growth for Net-Zero Energy Transitions
- Min Chen - Uncertain global terrestrial carbon cycles complicate the predictability of global energy transition pathways
Posters
- Matilyn Bindl - Health and Air Quality Impacts of Carbon Dioxide Removal in Climate Policy
- Zach Thomas - Measuring and Predicting Technology Growth for Net-Zero Energy Transitions
- Min Chen - Uncertain global terrestrial carbon cycles complicate the predictability of global energy transition pathways
- Naveenkumar Rajendiran - Economic and environmental impact analysis of cellulose nanocrystal-reinforced cementitious mixture in 3D printing
- Gokhan Cakal - Novel In-Core Cooling of Yokeless and Segmented Armature (YASA) Axial Flux Machines
- Shengfei Zhou - Biotransformation of aromatics in pretreatment spent liquor to valuable chemicals
- Jason Coplien - Processing GLBRC Biomass through the Deconstruction Pipeline
- Sarada Sripada - Solvent Selection for a Biomass-to-Bioproduct Pipeline through Integrated Reductive Catalytic Fractionation and Microbial Funneling
- Chris Vagasky - Wisconet: Weather Intelligence for Wisconsin
- Saurabh Kumar Gupta - Offset Active Prechamber: A engine which can run with any renewable fuel
