Save the Date: UC Davis Industry & Materials Decarbonization Symposium, April 16–17, 2026
This two-day event will bring together industry, academia, and government to share strategies, explore new technologies, and accelerate progress toward decarbonizing the industrial and materials sectors.
Welcoming Sixteen New Students to the Energy Graduate Group
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.
Register Today for GEM 2025
Join us online Thursday, November 13th, 2025 for the seventh annual Global Energy Managers Workshop
EEI Study Highlights Decarbonization Potential of Industrial Heat Pumps
A new paper in Cleaner Environmental Systems, led by Maria Kanwal, Fulbright Scholar and recent EGG PhD graduate, explores the environmental and economic potential of industrial heat pumps (IHPs) as a decarbonization pathway for U.S. manufacturing.
Outcault Shares Research on Building Science in Switzerland
WCEC Market Transformation Research Program Director Sarah Outcault recently traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland, to participate in two major international events on the future of sustainable buildings.
UC Davis Energy News – July/August 2025
Jae Yong Suk Appointed Director of CLTC The California Lighting Technology Center has appointed Jae Yong Suk, associate professor of design, as its new director. Suk previously served as CLTC’s faculty co-director from 2022 to 2025. An accomplished researcher and internationally recognized lighting designer, he conducts research spanning human comfort, building energy efficiency and controls, indoor environmental quality, […]
Jae Yong Suk Appointed Director of CLTC
The California Lighting Technology Center has appointed Jae Yong Suk, associate professor of design, as its new director. Suk previously served as CLTC’s faculty co-director from 2022 to 2025.
EGG Students Earn Prestigious Opportunities Across the Globe and Beyond
Our Energy Graduate Group students continue to distinguish themselves through academic excellence, leadership, and hands-on engagement in high-profile programs. This summer, four students earned recognition and invitations to participate in exceptional opportunities at the international, national, and UC system levels.
UC Davis Energy News – June 2025
Congratulations to the Energy Graduate Group Class of 2025! We are thrilled to congratulate Pablo Busch, Maria Kanwal, Yudi Li, Francisco Pares Olguin, Hong Yang, Hayley Amo and Nikunj Bhartia upon your graduation! We’re excited to see how your talents will shape the future of energy. Wishing you continued growth and meaningful impact in the future. Watch the 2025 […]
UC Davis Research on Floating Solar Featured in Grist
Wild Energy Center researchers were in the spotlight in a recent Grist feature exploring the ecological impacts of floating solar. Director Rebecca Hernandez and graduate researcher Amanda Bujosa share why understanding how floating solar affects aquatic ecosystems is essential as the technology scales. Their work is helping define a critical research agenda at the intersection of clean energy and environmental stewardship.