EEM News Database

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News of EEM Students, Faculty and Graduates

December 12, 2018

EEM Master’s student Kushal Malvania was named the 2018 Student Energy Engineer of the Year by the Association of Energy Engineers National Capital Chapter in November 2018. In his acceptance speech, Kushal thanked GW Energy and Environmental Projects Manager Andy Ludwig, AECOM Advanced Energy Solutions Manager Sean Casey and EEM Lead Professor Jonathan Deason for their guidance and mentoring.

Intensive EEM Activity in Sponsored Research Projects

December 6, 2018

Our Environmental and Energy Management Institute (EEMI) has seen a tremendous amount of action on the research front during the latter half of 2018, which can be seen from the following project summaries.

Two EEM Graduate Students Awarded EDF Climate Corps Fellowships

December 6, 2018

Two members of the EEM family were among the 115 students nationwide that received 2018 Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellowships from more than 1,100 applicants. These top students were Shuqi Dong, who is completing her Master of Science degree in Environmental and Energy Management, and Charles Vinsonhaler, who is completing his Master of Science degree in Environmental Policy.

EEMI Professor Appointed to High Level Government Position

December 2, 2018

Professor Alex Beehler, a key member of the Environmental and Energy Management Institute (EEMI) leadership team for more than three years, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 3 to be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment. Alex, who served as an EEMI Visiting Scholar from 2015 until his appointment as a Research Professor by GW Provost Forrest Maltzman in September 2017, will assume his new duties at the Pentagon on January 14, 2019.

EEMI Pursues Development of New Online Professional Education Program

April 27, 2018

Dr. Ed Saltzberg, Managing Director, Security and Sustainability Forum (SSF), has come on board to EEMI as Director of Online Professional Education. This new EEMI program was created is a follow-up to EEMI’s highly successful face-to-face professional short course program (example at https://eemi.seas.gwu.edu/renewable-energy-market-trends-and-finance.)

EEM Graduate Featured in Global Green Growth Institute News Videos

April 18, 2018

EEM doctoral graduate Dr. Kristin Deason was featured in two news videos produced by the Global Green Growth Institute. One of the videos, which summaries GGGI’s work to help the nation of Fiji meet its Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, can be viewed at the following link: GGGI Report on Fiji’s Nationally Determined Contribution Roadmap.

EEMI Collaborates with Booz Allen Hamilton on Environmental and Energy Brainstorming Symposium

April 18, 2018

The Environmental and Energy Management Institute collaborated with the major environmental and energy consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton to hold an “Ideas Festival” that was conducted at the Ronald Reagan Building, International Trade Center, on April 21, 2018. The event brought together academics, community partners, government officials and other experts to challenge conventional thinking and develop new insights for making communities more sustainable.