The 12th annual Appalachian Energy Summit was held at App State June 3 and 4. Once again, the Appalachian Energy Center partnered with the Summit’s host, the Office of University Sustainability, to carry on a popular Summit tradition, the student poster competition. The competition offers students the opportunity to present their recent clean energy-related research activities and compete for cash prizes.
Serving as the competition’s judges’ panel this year were Dr. Gaye Acikdilli from Bowie State University, Tracy Dixon from the State Energy Office, Dr. Jerry Griffith from UNC Pembroke, and Jay Price from University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Grand Prize Winners
- Emmanuel Angmorteh Mensah, East Tennessee State University, faculty advisor Walid Alali, research title: “Sociodemographic determinants of clean fuel use for cooking among households in Ghana”
- Sam Strimple, University of North Carolina School of Math and Science, faculty advisor Jon Davis, research title: “Sustainability and Energy Use at the North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham, NC and a Comparison to Other Schools in the UNC System”
Design & Presentation Honors
- Helen Baginski, Mackay Burke, Jack Doughty and Bradley Wagoner, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, faculty advisor Wesley Williams, research title: “Developing a Hypertwist Rotor for Wave Energy Applications”
- Trey Vang, Western Carolina University, faculty advisor Bora Karayaka, research title: “Synergizing Nuclear and Renewable Energy: Microgrid Cost Optimization”
