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.
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.
CLTC Director Travels to Thailand for Inaugural LED Lighting Design Competition
CLTC Director Michael Siminovitch traveled to Thailand to lead the inaugural LED Lighting Design Competition at Khon Kaen University. The month-long program, hosted by the university’s School of Architecture, brought together 30 students to design and prototype aesthetically compelling, functional LED pathway lights.
Lab2Slab Pours New Sustainable Test Concrete
The UC Pavement Research Center hosted a Lab2Slab construction event in June, placing three new concrete test slabs using alternative cement blends aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The event drew researchers, industry partners, and students to observe the latest step in testing more sustainable pavement materials.