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Student Spotlight: Energy & Engineering Students

  • by Amy Burns
  • March 04, 2022

The ECO office gained four new Graduate Student Researchers in the Fall of 2021. All are first-year graduate students pursuing their Master of Science in Energy Systems and using their knowledge to reduce energy use on campus. Each student focuses on niche aspects of energy conservation on campus, ranging from COVID-19 ventilation to housing and dining innovations. They enjoy the blend of fieldwork and data that the Energy & Engineering Energy Conservation Office offers when solving problems.  

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Saving cool cash on hot days

  • by Sienna Mata
  • January 05, 2022
An academic collaboration with UC Davis Chemical Engineering (Process Systems Engineering) results in an algorithm that optimizes chiller deployment. As a result, the university improves its green energy use and saves money. Interested in the details? Learn more in the published research article.
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Student Spotlight: Anthony Chow

  • by Amy Burns
  • December 06, 2021
Meet fourth-year Human-Computer Interaction, major Anthony Chow. Anthony has been working as a User Experience and Design Intern in the Energy and Engineering office. He has worked for the University since the fall of 2019 and made the move to Facilities Management about 9 months ago.
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Customer & Employee Feedback Key to Success!

  • by Amy Burns
  • November 04, 2021
Understanding how people use dashboards and tools has provided Facilities Management (FM), Energy & Engineering’s Kiernan Salmon with a new perspective on the design and usability of products. As Kiernan understands more, she is able to build tools that give FM staff valuable insight that allows us to provide better customer service to the UC Davis campus. Read more about this journey and what this means for FM.
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Student Spotlight: Sirarpi Hovhannisyan

  • by Amy Burns
  • April 02, 2021
Meet Sirarpi Hovhannisyan, a fourth year Cinema & Digital Media and Communications major who has worked in the Energy and Engineering Office as a communications intern for the past two and a half years. Her duties include learning about energy efficient programs on campus and finding innovative and creative ways to promote the projects and teach students about energy efficiency.
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Student Spotlight: Devin Cabillo

  • by Amy Burns
  • February 02, 2021
Meet senior Devin Cabillo, a Mathematics and Computer Science major. Devin has been working as a software engineering intern in the Energy and Engineering office since April 2019, and is currently working on a project with the University of California Office of the President Carbon Neutrality Initiative.
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Employee Spotlight: Daniel Colvin

  • by Amy Burns
  • February 02, 2021
Daniel Colvin received his undergraduate degree at UC Davis in Environmental Science and Management. An opportunity to intern for Josh Morejohn at the Energy and Engineering Office came up during his undergrad, and there he discovered a passion for using data to save energy. 
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Student Spotlight: Ryan Yang

  • by Christina Blackman
  • November 04, 2020

Senior Ryan Yang enjoys making an impact on campus.  He has been working with the Energy and Engineering Office for the past year and a half as a data science intern.   

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