Ten Dartmouth Students Receive Winter '25 Irving Institute Grants

The Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society has awarded more than $30,000 in funding to ten Dartmouth students for winterim/winter term energy and society-related activities as part of its quarterly Student Grant Program. The program, which awarded between $1,300 and $6,000 to this round of grantees,  supports enrolled undergraduate and graduate students in advancing an affordable, reliable, and equitable clean energy transition through research, internships, and experiential learning.

Winter '25 Irving Institute Student Grant Recipients and Funded Activities

Margaret Atkins '25, Christian Hudanich '25, Justin Kim '23, and Lane Myshrall TH will travel to Morocco as part of their work with the Mahjouba eBike Initiative on e-bike charging in their ENGS 89/90 class. (ENGS 89/90 introduces students to the engineering design process to enhance skills in problem definition, creative solution development, technical and economic analysis, ethical and legal considerations, and effective communication, with industry-specified team projects, over the course of two-terms.)

Two thirds of this term's student grants will be directed toward student research.  Brandon Balamut GR (Chemistry) will use his grant for graduate research on visible and near-infrared light responsive smart surfaces.

Computer science major Max Konzerowsky '26 will collaborate with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to enhance model accuracy for analyzing real-time performance of sea-going vessels involved in offshore wind turbine installation.

Hayden Miller '25, a senior in biology and environmental studies, will use his grant to create an extensive photo album and short documentary film to raise awareness of the intricacies surrounding hydropower development, the rights of Indigenous communities, and the protection of biodiversity of river protection in southern Chile.

Will Ermarth '25, a major in quantitative social sciences, received support for his thesis survey work to analyze attitudes towards adoption of renewable energy technologies through social media discussion.

Environmental studies student Paulie Horvath '26 will pursue a full time internship with local solar energy installer Solaflect, based in Norwich, VT.

Astronomy major Mayumi Miyazoto '25 will present her paper, "The Future of South American Atmospheric Rivers under Climate Mitigation," at the AGU national conference in Washington, DC in December 2024.

Dartmouth undergraduate and graduate students can apply for up to $6,000 in spring term 2025 funding for energy and society research, unpaid internships, conference travel and other experiences by February 5, 2025 at dartgo.org/StudentGrants.