WCEC Releases 2025 Research Highlights
WCEC has released its 2025 Research Highlights, which showcase how the center is advancing energy-efficient heating, cooling, and ventilation technologies through applied research, field demonstrations, and collaboration with partners across industry, government, and academia.
EGG Student Featured in Chancellor May’s Face to Face Interview
Energy Graduate Group master’s student Miguel Craven was recently featured in UC Davis Chancellor Gary May’s monthly Face to Face interview series.
WCEC Names Theresa Pistochini Associate Director
The Western Cooling Efficiency Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Theresa Pistochini as its Associate Director. Pistochini has more than 15 years of experience leading WCEC’s applied research in energy efficiency, HVAC, and indoor air quality.
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.
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.
