Energy

February 1, 2021

Arthur Rosenfeld Award for Energy Efficiency — 3/14/21

The Art Rosenfeld Award for Energy Efficiency is a $10,000 fellowship awarded to one UC Berkeley graduate student in a Ph.D., Masters, J.D. or professional program who is committed to research on energy efficiency. This includes technical, social science and policy research that can lead to reductions in the use…

March 13, 2019

Cool Campus Challenge — 4/1 – 4/26/2019

Berkeley students, staff, and faculty are taking action at home and around the globe to reduce our own carbon footprint and find real and lasting solutions to climate disruption. Our collective actions — saving energy, walking and riding bikes, choosing solar power, eating plant-forward, and more — reduce millions…

February 4, 2018

Berkeley’s Cleantech University Prize — 2/26/2018

Berkeley’s Cleantech University Prize (#CleantechUP18) is now accepting applications. The Berkeley CUP is a clean energy startup competition sponsored by the Department of Energy and hosted by the Berkeley Energy and Climate Institute (BECI) and the Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative (BERC). Students at universities across…

January 11, 2017

BERC Innovative Solutions (BIS) Consulting Info Sessions — 1/18/2017

Wednesday, January18, 2017, 5 – 6 pm Learn about exciting opportunities to participate in the BERC Innovative Solutions (BIS) Program for Spring 2017. BERC Innovative Solutions works to link company projects, with interdisciplinary teams of graduate students from the UC Berkeley campus. The program is dedicated to working…

December 16, 2016

Solar Decathlon Club Seeks Students Interested in Construction & External Relations

Have experience in construction or media relations? The Solar Decathlon Club is working on a two-year Department of Energy competition in which an 800 square foot Net Zero Energy home will be designed and built in Richmond, California. The team begins construction in February and is seeking graduate students with experience in construction, specifically…

March 21, 2016

MIT Portugal Program Call for Doctoral Program and Advanced Courses — 5/13/2016

MIT Portugal Program, a Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) initiative, is a strategic partnership between Portuguese Universities and Research Centers, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and partners from industry and government. Launched in 2006 and renewed in 2013, its goal is to strengthen the country’s knowledge base and international…

December 4, 2015

The E2 Project Request for Proposals — December 31, 2015

The E2e Project is hosting an energy efficiency research design competition and seeks innovative proposals from junior faculty, post-doctoral researchers, and Ph.D. students. E2e aims to encourage talented young researchers to work on energy efficiency issues. With generous funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the winner of…

January 13, 2015

Berkeley Energy & Resources Collective (BERC), an Opportunity to Get Involved

The Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative (BERC) is a graduate-student cooperative that aims to connect and educate members about complex energy and environmental problems. Past activities have included field trips to the Calpine Delta Energy Center, membership socials, and a carbon-negative panel workshop. BERC maintains a blog with the…
Gavin McCormick

August 8, 2014

Innovation Gives Users a Say in Energy Consumption

McCormick, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, is the recipient of this year’s Echoing Green Climate Fellowship for his innovation that empowers people and business to control their own energy choices.

February 19, 2014

Energy Innovations Grants Available — 4/10/2014

Two funding opportunities are available from the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program of the California Energy Commission, focused on pre-commercial, proof-of-concept research in natural gas and transportation innovation. More information is available on their website. The application deadline is: April 10, 2014. …
EED Initiative Executive Director Dr. Helen Marquard (first on left) and United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) Executive Director Achim Steiner (second on left) present a UN SEED prize to Berkeley PhD candidate Jalel Sager (Energy and Resources, third from right), and other awardees from Vietnam, South Africa, and Uganda.

December 12, 2013

UC Berkeley Group Wins United Nations Award

United Nations SEED grant for sustainable energy development grant will fund a pilot energy project of a solar-based microgrid in an island community in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

July 11, 2012

Mark Gorrell Zero Waste Graduate Fellowship — Open Deadline

One word: Plastics The purpose of this award, up to $2,000 for the 2012-2013 academic year, is to support graduate student research in plastics as they relate to health, the environment, and global waste and recycling systems. The specific project of the fellowship will be to research, write, and update…
images from 2011 ogsi awards event

June 23, 2011

294 GSIs are celebrated as officially “Outstanding”

Of the many, many GSIs on campus, nearly 300 were singled out as Outstanding Graduate Student Instructors by the Graduate Division's GSI Center --- and 10 GSIs were given special recognition for their innovative solutions to teaching problems.