Three interns in the Arctic Energy Office provided fresh perspectives on building energy use in Alaska, ebike use and ideas for collaboration on marine litter.
August 17, 2021
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How do you solve pressing issues pertinent to the Arctic? You start with bringing in a fresh set of eyes! That’s just what the Arctic Energy Office (AEO) did for 10 weeks this summer by welcoming three University of Alaska Fairbanks students through the Minority Educational Institution Student Partnership Program (MEISPP). From analyzing energy use in remote Alaskan communities to building an interactive device to capture ebike data to researching opportunities for international collaboration on marine litter, these three interns provided AEO with a wealth of new knowledge.
They leave us at the AEO with new ideas to update building energy use databases to include more rural Alaskan communities, to better understand how ebikes will operate in cold climates, and to find ways to partner with other nations on cleaning up marine debris.
Learn more about Josh Hostler’s ebike data logger project here and read about Logan’s building analysis project. Learn more about Nicole Jacobs’ passion for international collaboration on marine debris.
We are truly grateful for their insight, research, and passion for solving issues that impact not only the future of the Arctic, but their own futures as students, data scientists, entrepreneurs, and citizens. We hope that you enjoy learning more about Arctic challenges through their fresh perspectives.