Energy Announcements




Hallie Cramer, Dhara Patel, Cassidee Kido and Brandon Morrison present their work on ocean energy at the World Bank for representatives from Mauritius.

February 28, 2023

While pursuing her degree in electrical and computer engineering at Duke, Cassidee Kido participated on three Bass Connections teams that helped fuel her passion for energy and the environment. Now a project manager at Energy Solutions, she reflects on the ways her project teams honed her skills and inspired her current work.

Teams.

July 25, 2022

In 2013, the first Bass Connections research teams embarked on ambitious projects to tackle real-world challenges ranging from gender inequality in STEM education to children’s mental health to climate policy in the U.S. to rural poverty. Since then, the program has supported nearly 500 interdisciplinary teams and brought together more than 4,000 faculty, students and staff to conduct cutting-edge research spanning dozens of disciplinary fields and world regions.

Team members participating in 40th anniversary march for environmental justice in Warren County, NC (Photo: Cameron Oglesby).

October 10, 2022

While stepping into a new era with the Duke Climate Commitment, Duke also looks back on a long state history of environmental justice advocacy and the injustices that necessitate it.

Annual Report.

October 5, 2022

The 2021-2022 school year marked a series of welcome returns for the 1,200 students, faculty, staff and community partners who participated in Bass Connections. Our 61 year-long project teams resumed their in-person work on campus, many teams participated in their first fieldwork since 2019 and we were once again able gather together in Penn Pavilion to celebrate the year through our annual Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Showcase.

Dana Adcock, John Boom, Carlee Goldberg, Elizabeth Gu, Sophie Hurewitz, Katherine Li, James Marek, Sarabesh Natarajan, Priya Parkash and Kerry Rork.

April 25, 2022

These 10 seniors are among the nearly 600 Duke undergraduates who participate in Bass Connections each year. For some students, taking part in collaborative, interdisciplinary research confirmed and deepened their interests; for others, the experience opened up entirely new paths. Many students found ways to take their research further through honors theses and other opportunities.

Jordan Malof (far left) and Kyle Bradbury (far right) and students on their Bass Connections team.

April 11, 2022

Kyle Bradbury and Jordan Malof, co-leaders of the Creating Artificial Worlds with AI to Improve Energy Access Data team, are the joint winners of the 2022 Bass Connections Leadership Award.

Sam Pickerill (Environmental Science & Policy '18), Sarah Kwartler (Biology '21) and Chelsea Tuohy (Master of Environmental Management '22).

March 7, 2022

These three students joined Bass Connections teams that took on challenges facing our planet, from climate change to plastic pollution to habitat loss.

Former ARPA-E Director Eric Rohlfing joins Duke University as an Executive in Residence. Learn more: bit.ly/erohlfing Duke University Energy Initiative

April 25, 2019

The Duke University Energy Initiative has appointed Dr. Eric Rohlfing as an executive in residence.

Rohlfing--spouse of Dr. Celeste Rohlfing (T'79) and parent of Meg (T'09) and Anne (T'12 & M'16)--will join Duke this fall after a distinguished career at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), where his roles included directing the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

August 16, 2018

Student in the driver's seat in the Duke Electric Vehicles team's record-breaking car

August 9, 2018

Guinness World Records has now confirmed that a team of Duke University undergraduates have designed and built the most fuel-efficient vehicle prototype in history: a hydrogen fuel cell car that gets the equivalent of 14,573 miles per gallon. Duke Electric Vehicles (DEV’s) record-breaking run took place on Saturday, July 21 at Galot Motorsports in Benson, North Carolina.

July 17, 2018

Last weekend, the Duke Electric Vehicles team attempted to beat the world record for most fuel-efficient prototype vehicle—and came very, very close! MORE TO COME, for sure. #goduke

Last spring break, these 11 Blue Devils caught some rays & fed 'em to the gird. Chomp. Watch: bit.ly/solarspring18

July 5, 2018

In March 2018, the Duke University Energy Initiative sent a team of 11 undergraduate and graduate students to Los Angeles to install solar panels in low-income neighborhoods. Organized by the nonprofit Grid Alternatives, Solar Spring Break places student teams in communities across the country, where they help homeowners save money and send more clean energy to the electric grid.

Energy Initiative Jobs request

April 3, 2018

Let us connect you to the Duke University energy talent pool. Share your job/internship listings with Stacy Peterson, M.Ed. (Energy Initiative senior education program coordinator) at stacy.peterson@duke.edu & we'll get the word out to Duke students in a variety of degree programs!