Dr. Mark Anderson and the thermal hydraulics laboratory leverage heat transfer and fluid dynamics to develop engineering solutions that make energy production systems more efficient. Systems of energy production primarily rely on first generating heat and subsequently harnessing this heat to drive processes that range from powering an electrical grid to driving a car. Heat generation necessarily consumes natural resources so minimizing waste generated during energy production is essential to making energy accessible, affordable, and enduring.
Energy
Sustainability at UW–Madison: 2024–25 Highlights
In February 2024, Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin announced a university-wide environmental sustainability initiative centered around five goals: launching the Sustainability Research Hub to accelerate interdisciplinary research and external collaboration; attaining STARS Gold as a framework to drive cross-campus …
For Luca Mastropasqua, fuel cells combine basic science and practical applications
This article, by Caiti Lahue, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Hannah Monroe’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students …
Free Energy-Saving Kits Available for UW–Madison Students and Employees
UW–Madison is participating in the Focus on Energy Higher Education Kit Challenge, encouraging eligible students and employees to claim a free home energy-saving kit using the code “HE-UWMD” by 10/31/24.
“Our mission is to try to save the world”: Karen Oberhauser heightens sustainability at the UW Arboretum
This article, by Emily Morton, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Madeline Fisher’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students …
UW–Madison Joins Focus on Energy Challenge, Encouraging Badgers to Claim Free Energy-Saving Kits
UW–Madison is participating in the Focus on Energy Higher Education Kit Challenge, encouraging eligible students and employees to claim a free home energy-saving kit using the code “HE-UWMD” by 10/31/23.
Where are they now? Narayani Varanasi interviews Cora Klemme
In our “Where Are They Now?” series, current student interns interview former interns about their experience at the Office of Sustainability, and in particular how that experience has helped them since graduation. In the following …
Campus labs offered opportunity to participate in globally-recognized lab sustainability certification program
UW–Madison campus laboratories can apply to participate in the Lab Certification Program from My Green Lab, a globally recognized leader in laboratory sustainability. The program will be offered for free to the first 10 labs …
Project Round-Up: The Students Behind Green Fund Lighting Initiatives
When we mention sustainability, we often reference the large-scale solutions that our climate catastrophe necessitates: global recycling systems, wind farms, solar power, electric cars, even ambitions to relocate our refuse to the moon. Not many …
Resilience Spotlight: Applying advanced climate models to future-proof building specification
Today’s building specifications are designed for local weather conditions based on historical data. As future weather conditions vary significantly from historic trends due to human-induced climate change, building specifications must be recalibrated away from the …