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LMI-Sponsored Research Projects Undertaken Over Summer and Fall Semesters
November 11, 2012
In the Summer of 2012, the EMSE Department was awarded two research grants from the Logistics Management Institute (LMI) for research on issues important to LMI’s mission. Doctoral candidate Iryna Payosova (advised by Professor Jonathan Deason) is undertaking research on "A Multiobjective 'Analysis of Alternatives' Tool for Energy Investments at Fixed-Site Installations" and Doctoral candidate Joanna Resurreccion (advised by Assistant Professor Joost Santos) is undertaking research on "Resilience Enhancement Planning for Interdependent Critical Infrastructure Systems."
Monti and Deason Publish paper in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
November 11, 2012
A paper co-authored by recent EEM Professional Degree graduate Giovanna Monti and Professor Jonathan Deason was published the September 2012 issue of the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. The paper, entitled “Applying an Ecosystem Services Approach to Supplemental Environmental Projects,” defines an ecosystem services approach to guide stakeholders through the major steps of the Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) program of the US Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental offices.
EEM Doctoral Students Defend Renewable Energy Research Proposals
November 11, 2012
Two Environmental and Energy Management doctoral students successfully defended their dissertation proposals in cutting-edge areas of renewable energy during the Fall 2012 semester.
Four Doctoral Students Successfully Defend Dissertations
May 11, 2012
During the Spring semester, four students successfully defended their doctoral dissertations on environmental and energy topics.
EEM Students and Recent Graduates Land a Variety of Environmental and Energy Management Positions
May 11, 2012
EEM Students and Recent Graduates Land a Variety of Environmental and Energy Management Positions
EEM Students Capture Second Place in 2012 Engineers Week Dodge Ball Competition
May 11, 2012
EEM Students Capture Second Place in 2012 Engineers Week Dodge Ball Competition
EEM Involved in 2012 Clinton Global Initiative – University
May 11, 2012
On March 30-April 1, 2012, GW hosted the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative - University (CGIU) event. More than 1,000 students representing all 50 states, 82 countries, and more than 300 universities participated in the three-day event on GW’s main Foggy Bottom campus. EEM professors Royce Francis and Jonathan Deason served on the “GW Ad-Hoc Committee on the Clinton Global Initiative – University” to review more than 900 student commitment proposals organized into five focus areas: Education, Environment and Climate Change, Peace and Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation and Public Health.
EEM Works With Global Environment Facility on Energy Optimization Model
May 11, 2012
EEM Works With Global Environment Facility on Energy Optimization Model
EEM Faculty and Student Participate in Department of Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Event
May 11, 2012
EEM Faculty and Student Participate in Department of Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Event
EEM Research Highlighted in Solar Institute Annual Report
May 11, 2012
The 2011 Annual Report of the Solar Institute highlighted the doctoral dissertation research of two EEM doctoral students, Steven Burns and Ariel Castillo, as summarized below.
EEM Co-Sponsors “Business Response Conference” on Clean Energy
May 11, 2012
The Environmental and Energy Management program co-sponsored, with the GW School of Business and other co-sponsors, the student-organized “Business Response 3.0 Conference,” held in the Jack Morton Auditorium on February 24, 2012. The event explored how forward thinking businesses can seize market opportunities for clean technologies. Panelists discussed a wide array of clean energy topics, including energy demand growth and future energy profiles, the role of public policy in the production and consumption of energy, and current and future energy investment trends.
EEM Students Attend American Council on Renewable Energy Ten-Year Anniversary Celebration Dinner
May 11, 2012
On December 5th, 2011, EEM master's students, Josef Antosh, Thomas Mooney and Christopher Watroba, attended the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) 10-Year Anniversary Celebration Dinner held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, adjacent to the GW main campus. Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was honored as the Renewable Energy Leader of the Decade and delivered a keynote address calling for an even playing field for renewable energy sources.