| Hannah Harms

Each year, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) hosts a group of undergraduate students to participate in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, designed to immerse students in research.

Education & Outreach

| Jill Sakai

Prolific biofuels researcher James Dumesic has been named the winner of the 2019 Eni Energy Transition Award.

Transportation & Fuels, Biofuels & Bioproducts

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Media coverage of WEI this month focused on the expansion of solar energy; the feasibility of net-zero carbon and harnessing energy in space; and the importance of saving energy when it comes to your wallet and your health.

Electricity Systems, Solar, Energy & Society, Environmental Studies

| Chris Barncard

Four promising young University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have been named winners of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

Industry

| Kelly April Tyrrell

Steve Ackerman, who has served as the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s associate vice chancellor for research in the physical sciences since 2012, will assume a new role as interim vice chancellor for research and graduate education on Aug. 19.

Energy & Society

| Grow Magazine

The Resource and Energy Demand Analysis (REDA) program at CALS offers an accelerated path to a master’s degree with a focus on “economics and data analytics for a smart, green world.” These alumni from REDA’s first three cohorts of graduate students have found success in their energy management careers.

Education & Outreach

| Jill Sakai

With a new method to synthesize a popular pain-relieving medication from plants rather than fossil fuels, researchers at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have found a way to relieve two headaches at once.

Transportation & Fuels, Biofuels & Bioproducts, Plant Deconstruction