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Virtual M.S. Presentation You are invited to join us for a public presentation in webinar format entitled “Science Communication With Digital Tools: A Story Map for Stormwise Forest Management” where NRE MS candidate Kerste Milik will present the work she has conducted developing an interactive StoryMap for the UConn Stormwise program. She will discuss the StoryMap product itself […] Categories: Recent News |
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Hurricane ETA caused flooding in Mexico Hurricane Flooding in Mexico ETA Categories: Recent Flood Events, Recent News |
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New Power Engineering Faculty Position Announcement Position Announcement Title: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor – Nicholas E. Madonna Professorship in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Search #2020199 Campus/Location: Storrs Campus Subject Area: Power Systems Engineering Position Summary The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department and Eversource Energy Center (EEC) at the University of Connecticut (UConn) solicit applications for the Nicholas E. Madonna […] Categories: Recent News |
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The US COVID-19 pandemic in the flood season Researcher in the Eversource Energy Center recently quantified the compound risk of flooding and COVID-19 at the US county-level. See figure from Shen et al. 2020 (Science of the Total Environment, https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1bugWB8ccoNAZ) showing the compound risk accross the US. Hotspots of high risk for both types of hazards are concentrated along southern and eastern coastal […] Categories: Recent Flood Events, Recent News |
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Flood Inundation Map from Hurricane Laura derived from the Eversource Energy Center RAPID system Categories: Recent Flood Events, Recent News |
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Vulnerable Trees, High Winds, Other Factors Combined for Unusually Severe Storm Damage from Isaias — Aug. 14, 2020 STORRS, Conn. – Gypsy moth infestations and drought conditions in recent years have weakened trees throughout Connecticut to such an extent that forests were particularly vulnerable when the remnants of Hurricane Isaias swept through on Aug. 4, causing extensive power outages related to tree damage. Those factors, along with the capricious […] Categories: Recent Flood Events, Recent News |
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EEC’s Cory Merow Interviewed by NY Times and Scientific American Dr. Cory Merow is an assistant research professor in UConn’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department and researcher for Eversource Energy Center. He was interviewed by both the New York Times and Scientific American for insight into climate change and its ecological impact. The New York Times article can be read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/climate/wildlife-population-collapse-climate-change.htmlThe Scientific American Article […] Categories: Recent News |
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EEC Welcomes Dr. Ha Nguyen Eversource Energy Center is pleased to announce the recent hire of Ha Thi Ngyuen, Ph.D., as an Assistant Research Professor to aid in our power engineering research. Dr. Nguyen will lead the Center’s newly acquired RTDS power grid test bed, and will support research projects related to integration of renewables in the power grid, cybersecurity and […] Categories: Recent News |
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Robert Fahey Wins 2020 UConn-AAUP Excellence Award Eversource Energy Center Associate Director Robert Fahey has been named the early career recipient for Excellence in Research & Creativity Award. Each year the University of Connecticut works with AAUP, a faculty-based union, to recognize UConn faculty who have gone above and beyond in teaching. Congratulations to Professor Robert Fahey on behalf of the EEC! Categories: Recent News |
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