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EEM Program Enjoys Extremely Active Semester
June 27, 2014
Faculty and Students of the Environmental and Energy Management Program were involved in a period of important educational activities during the Spring 2014 semester. Here's a quick summary of some of them.
EEM Team Completes Smart Meter Consumer Education Project
June 27, 2014
An EEM team successfully completed a research project sponsored by the Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) during the Summer and Fall 2013. The project, funded by Pepco at $50,000, developed a smart meter consumer education curriculum and research project, complete with survey instruments, and undertook a series of pilot tests of the educational program. The driving force behind the project was to help Pepco implement its state-of-the-art smart metering program and the District of Columbia.
EEM Participates in ISO 14000 (Environmental Management) Development Process
June 27, 2014
EEM Participates in ISO 14000 (Environmental Management) Development Process
Spring 2014 Semester Witnesses Three Successful Doctoral and Professional Dissertation Defenses
June 27, 2014
On May 20, 2014, Adam Jachimowicz defended his doctoral dissertation on “Post-Disaster Interim Housing: Forecasting Requirements and Determining Key Planning Factors.”
GW Team Takes 7th Place Nationally in Solar Decathlon
June 27, 2014
Students and faculty from George Washington, Catholic and American Universities collaborated on an entry to the biennial Solar Decathlon, sponsored by the Department of Energy. The GW team, called “Team Capitol DC,” designed and built its entry “Harvest Home,” a 700-square-foot sustainable structure and garden. Harvest Home, which represented GW’s first venture into the Solar Decathlon competition, placed seventh among 20 finalists representing universities across the globe, in the final round of the competition held in Irvine, California during October 3-13, 2013.
EEM Grads Assume New Professional Positions
June 27, 2014
Over the Summer and Fall 2013 semesters, EEM grad students and graduates assumed a variety of exciting new positions in the environmental and energy management arena. Here is a summary of some of them.
Symposium on Visualizing Climate Change Impacts
June 27, 2014
EEM faculty and students participated in a symposium entitled "Making climate change local and compelling with visual learning tools" on April 24, 2014.
Net Zero Energy House Tour
June 26, 2014
On April 18, 2014, a group of EEM faculty and students retreated to a detailed, two-hour tour of the Hall of Dr. Scott Sklar, a member of the Environmental and Energy Management Institute Advisory Board of Advisors.
EEM Professor and Student Appear on VOA Television
June 26, 2014
Ira Payosova Appears on Voice of America Television. EMSE doctoral student Iryna Payosova was interviewed on Voice of America Television about the potential environmental impacts of two proposed large Chinese developments in the Crimea region of Ukraine.
EEM Participates in Energy Masters Program
May 4, 2014
Several members of the EEM “family” participated in the cutting edge Arlington Energy Masters Program to help promote more energy efficient and sustainable communities in the Washington DC area during the Spring 2014 semester.
GW Goes Solar
May 4, 2014
GW will see its first phase of solar power arriving in the Spring 2015 semester. The University entered into a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Duke Energy Renewables to provide solar power generated in North Carolina to meet half of our electricity needs.
Patrick Murphy Defends Doctoral Proposal
May 4, 2014
Patrick Murphy defended his doctoral dissertation proposal on the topic of “A Method for Determining the Cost of Reliable Electricity, Considering Grid Unreliability: A Case Study and Applied Analysis in Uganda” in November 2014. In his research, Patrick plans to address a shortfall in past efforts to address a lack of electricity access to grid-connected, distributed generation and stand-alone, distributed energy resources.