CALS and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) scientists have engineered multitasking microbes who could help improve biofuel economics and help slow climate change. Learn more in the #Summer2024Grow story: grow.cals.wisc.edu/departments/fe… Grow Magazine (UW-Madison) UW-Madison Department of Bacteriology UW Madison Genetics UW Energy Institute

New research from the Hittinger Lab!! 👀⬇️

Energy historians! Come present your work with the Energy History Working Group. We are building the 2024-25 schedule now. We workshop WIP in the field of energy history. Priority deadline August 15th! #energyhist #envhist #mininghistory Consortium #HistSTM Sarah Stanford-McIntyre Dr. Robert Lifset

UW–Madison grad turns #biomass into a safe replacement for BPA! This technology could help replace toxic petrochemicals such as #BPA while also generating new revenue streams to make cellulosic #biofuel as cheap as fossil fuels. Read more: ⬇️ ⬇️ buff.ly/3ykUKBk

🎈🌟We'll be at the Madison Children's Museum this Friday afternoon! Become a wind turbine engineer and show off your building skills during this drop-by mini-challenge. buff.ly/46tufGs

🌟 We are #hiring an Accountant at WEI! Apply by August 21 to join our team and support pioneering cutting-edge renewable energy research. buff.ly/3SGQh2S

Had a blast at the Family Climate Festival last week with MadisonChildMuseum!! These are the energy engineers of tomorrow 🚀 🌟

A research team led by biological systems engineering grad Ning Li has developed a plant-based alternative to a common but toxic ingredient used to make plastic water bottles and food containers. UW Energy Institute Learn more: energy.wisc.edu/news/uw-madiso…

The Noguera lab is tackling the quest to create economically competitive products that would otherwise come from petroleum. They recently explored strategies for increasing production of PDC from poplar lignin, achieving a 14% (!!) increase buff.ly/3yrKN5d

A new Nelson Issue Brief is here! This quarterly publication shares new research from across the UW–Madison campus on key issues of environmental concern. In this edition, learn about renewable and alternative energy in Wisconsin and beyond. nelson.wisc.edu/news/nelson-is… UW–Madison Science

The Department of Plant Pathology at UW–Madison is seeking a bacteriologist specializing in plant-microbe interactions at the Associate or Full Professor level. This is a fantastic department in a great university. Candidates focusing on plant-microbe symbioses and beneficial

🎉 Katie Wenzel has been awarded a $5k grant to add solar and charging capabilities on top of existing Little Free Libraries, making renewable energy accessible to vulnerable populations in Madison who rely on electronic devices. Read more: buff.ly/4dYH79U

Have you seen the latest UW-Madison Nelson Institute Issue Brief on renewable and alternative energy? This installment shares stories of four research projects from across UW–Madison campus, all with some connection to EAP students or faculty! Read below: nelson.wisc.edu/news/nelson-is…

📢 🌟 Announcing the Fall 2024 calendar of our Sustainable Energy Seminar Series! We are so excited about this lineup of energy experts. All seminars are free & open to the public both in-person and via zoom. Register: buff.ly/3TbGYbz More Info: buff.ly/476OzOi

Interested in science careers? UW-Madison Graduate School students and Badger Postdocs / UW Postdoc Office researchers are invited to join us at Discovery Building Sept. 12 to chat with scientists who have careers in the entrepreneurship space. warf.org/event/careers-…

Happy first week of the semester students! Before we launch into another year, let’s look back at energy research over 175 years @uwmadison. UW Energy Institute published a five-part story and part three delves into the history and founding of EAP in 1980: energy.wisc.edu/news/175-years…

Our first seminar is next Monday! Featuring Erica L-W Majumder of UW-Madison Department of Bacteriology, we will be discussing microorganisms that break down waste materials and the role they play in converting that waste to useful products. Register: buff.ly/3TbGYbz

Proud to share that @uwmadison ranked #1 among public universities (& #12 overall) by Washington Monthly! Rankings need to be taken with a grain of salt, but it’s great to see our commitment to the public good, including public service (#7) recognized nationally. news.wisc.edu/washington-mon…