We are excited to welcome sixteen new students to the Energy Graduate Group this fall. The incoming cohort began their graduate journey with an immersive orientation known as the Power Trip, a week-long introduction to UC Davis and California’s dynamic energy landscape.
The Power Trip featured meetings with EEI and research center leadership, along with site visits to organizations at the forefront of the state’s clean energy transition, including PG&E, New Energy Nexus, CAISO, SMUD, and Valley Clean Energy’s Putah Creek Solar Farm. The week concluded with a Leadership Panel featuring Pacific Resource Recovery Chair Sandy Berg, CPUC Commissioner Darcie Houck, California Natural Resources Agency Deputy Secretary Le-Quyen Nguyen, and former CPUC Commissioner and EPA Administrator Martha Guzman Aceves, with a special welcome from EEI Board Chair Ralph Cavanagh.
Through the EGG program, students pursue MS and PhD degrees in Energy Systems, choosing tracks in Energy Science & Technology or Energy Policy & Management. With access to EEI’s research centers, faculty expertise, and industry partnerships, they are well positioned to become leaders in the energy transition.
We are thrilled to welcome this year’s cohort to the UC Davis energy community!
