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Educating the Leaders 
for Our Clean and Efficient Energy Future

For Current WWU Students:

Are you interested in an Energy Studies degree? Have you already declared an Energy major and want to get ready for Spring registration?

Join us Feb 14 at 2pm in Kaiser Borsari 122 for an open advising session and free pizza!

News

Congratulations to IES's Anders Johnson who was recently awarded a $3,000 scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year from the Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation!

Anders is being recognized for his work on modeling ceramic thermal energy storage materials for concentrated solar power applications with Prof Nipun Goel, and also for his research on organic materials for photovoltaic applications in a course with Prof Tim Kowalczyk. 

IES faculty member and Washington Senator Sharon Shewmake, along with IES Director Darrin Magee recently joined Governor Jay Inslee on a tour of energy efficiency upgrades at a Bellingham preschool.

Speaker Series

ZoomIn-Person
Brian Janous
Feb 11 2025, 4:00pm

Testimonials

"I chose to pursue a minor in Energy Policy after I came to the realization that energy production and consumption are two of the greatest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. We can’t expect to improve the environment without a significant shift towards energy efficiency, carbon pricing, and renewable technologies."

Stefanie Neale

Class of 2017

"Energy plays a critical role in most of the economic, environmental, and political policy challenges facing the world in the twenty-first century. Western’s Institute for Energy Studies is exciting to me because its goal is to equip students and help researchers to understand how energy-related issues affect these challenges."

Phil Thompson

Associate Professor, Economics