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    UConn Students in Belem: First Impressions from COP30

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    UConn Students in Belem: First Impressions from COP30

    Through the UConn@COP program, 12 UConn students attended COP30 (this year’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties, commonly referred to as COP) in Belém, Brazil. The conference, attended by word leaders, policymakers, climate researchers, and climate activists, is a transformative experience for students as they strive to become future leaders in climate science and policy. The fellows shared their initial impressions of the conference through blog posts that can be found on the UConn Office of Sustainability website, with some selections shared in an article for UConn Today.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Research Highlight: 2025 CT Grid Resilience Assessment

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    2025 Connecticut Grid Resilience Assessment

    Produced by the University of Connecticut and the University of Albany, the Connecticut Grid Resilience Assessment (GRACI) Guide for Stakeholders synthesizes climate projections, outage data, infrastructure modeling, customer surveys, and social vulnerability metrics to identify Connecticut communities most at risk from extreme heat and high-wind-related outages.

    Guest Lecture: A Novel Integrated Quantum Computing Approach for Unit Commitment

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    Guest Lecture: A Novel Integrated Quantum Computing Approach for Unit Commitment

    As part of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar series on Quantum Technology Applications for Engineering Systems, the School of CEE, and the Eversource Energy Center have co-invited Prof. Bing Yan, from Rochester Institute of Technology to give a guest lecture on “A Novel Integrated Quantum Computing Approach for Unit Commitment”, this Wednesday November 19 at 1 PM. The lecture will be held virtually. Please see the attached flyer for more information!

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    Research Highlight: OVPR Year in Review 2025

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    UConn Research Year in Review (2025)

    The Year in Review report from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) highlights some of the initiatives at UConn that represent the groundbreaking research taking place at the University. Several IoEE faculty members, including affiliated faculty and Eversource Energy Center members, are noted in the report.

    Campus Power Plant Hydrogen-Capable and More Efficient Than Ever (UConn Today)

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    Campus Power Plant Hydrogen-Capable and More Efficient Than Ever

    The University of Connecticut Central Utility Plant, which provides most of the energy used by UConn Storrs, is installing new turbines that can burn hydrogen as well as natural gas. The new turbines could reduce the facility’s carbon emissions by 30%, a key part of the University’s plan to be carbon neutral by 2030.

    Read the full article by Kim Krieger on UConn Today

    UConn Professors Receive NSF CAREER Awards (UConn Today)

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    UConn Researchers Receive NSF CAREER Awards

    Professor Diego Cerrai (Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering & Interim Director of the Eversource Energy Center), along with four other UConn faculty members, received the prestigious CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) during the 2025 cycle. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a competitive award honoring early-career scientists and providing them with funding to support the continuation of their career.

    Read the full article by Anna Zarra Aldrich (OVPR) on UConn Today

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    Student Service Learning Project - Hop River Trail Tunnel

    UConn students Robert Avena (left) and Sumeet Kadian (right) conducted a feasibility study during their first-year Service Learning class and recommended the installation of lighting through the Hop River Trail tunnel in Bolton Notch State Park (runs under Interstate 384 in Bolton, CT). The project, implemented by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), improves safety for bikers and pedestrians using the Hop River Trail.

    Photo: Sydney Herdle/UConn Communications

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    Sea Grant Disaster Preparedness Pilot for Senior Residents

    CT Sea Grant, UConn Extension, Anthropology, and Communications faculty are working on a two-year project to better prepare older residents for emergencies (pilot communities are Stamford, West Haven, and New London). The project includes roundtable discussions, listening sessions, and survey feedback to generate materials and programming to provide preparedness instructions, supplies, and other training to support senior residents and caregivers in the event of extreme weather.

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