Internship feature stories
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Sharing lessons from ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ's microgrids
September 24, 2026
Sigrid Miller examined the economic and cultural characteristics that have enabled successful microgrid development in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
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Preparing UAF's power plant for the unexpected
September 24, 2026
Anna Beth Icke and Catelin Mo researched how UAF's combined heat and power plant could be restarted following a large natural disaster without relying on the external power grid.
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Mapping ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ's geothermal potential
September 23, 2026
Megan Harvey used GIS analysis to identify untapped geothermal resources across ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ and explore which resources might have the potential for practical development.
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Taking hydrokinetic energy from design to the field
September 23, 2026
Aidan Montague worked on hydrokinetic turbines at the Tanana River Hydrokinetic Test Site, learning the entire process of how an idea becomes something that can be built, tested and ultimately put to use.
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Exploring Anchorage's geothermal energy potential
September 22, 2026
Declan Goldhawk explored whether geothermal energy could help address the challenge the Anchorage region is facing -- how to meet its heating needs without relying heavily on natural gas.
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Where engineering meets community
September 22, 2026
Ries Tveit worked on a community-driven river energy project in McGrath, ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ, to learn how locally produced river energy could be used to help meet the community's energy needs.
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Using data to make heat pumps more affordable in Anchorage
September 21, 2026
Allison Bubar studied how heat pumps could help reduce heating costs and natural gas use in Anchorage. Her work brought together data analysis, energy systems modeling and utility economics.
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Turning EV data into insights for ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ communities
September 21, 2026
To help current and future drivers make informed decisions, Destiny DeLara examined EV use and performance in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ to obtain reliable information about how EVs perform in the state's cold climate.
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Energy security for the Aleutian-Pribilof Islands and Mariana Islands
September 20, 2026
Cassandra Paule examined the energy systems of the Aleutian-Pribilof and Mariana Islands, with particular attention to the values and needs of the Indigenous Unangax̂ and CHamoru people who live in these regions.
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Testing a turbine to help remote communities harness river energy
September 19, 2026
To make hydrokinetic energy an option to generate power for rural communities in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ, Emma Kehoe worked to evaluate the power performance of the Wadsworth turbine, which has a unique mechanism.
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Developing hands-on cybersecurity training resource for rural ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ communities
September 18, 2026
As energy infrastructure becomes increasingly digitized, its network and cybersecurity infrastructure must keep pace. Caden Kelly worked to create a portable, hands-on cybersecurity training ground and course materials for rural ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ communities.
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Transforming ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ’s energy future
December 10, 2025
UAF energy center’s internships give students real-world experience in addressing the needs of the state’s electric utilities.
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Bridging ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ energy data gaps
September 27, 2025
ACEP summer intern Liam England created and compiled a new geospatial dataset on energy data in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ, addressing a critical gap in available energy data in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ.
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Improving inverter models for real-world grid applications
September 27, 2025
ACEP summer intern Manuel Alexis Gutiérrez López worked to develop quantitative methods of evaluating how well a computer model replicates actual behavior of an inverter.
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Bringing DERMS research to local utility
September 26, 2025
ACEP summer intern Mackenzie Martin researched and evaluated distributed energy resource management systems, systems that allow utilities to operate more efficiently and reliably.
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Investigating impacts of electricity rates on residential home heating in Southeast ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
September 26, 2025
ACEP summer intern Bennett Pearce revised Kake's economic analysis written in 2021, reassessing the findings with more recent electricity generation, load and cost data.
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Estimating greenhouse gas emissions from geothermal technologies
September 26, 2025
Sidney Hackett developed a report, aggregating the many studies and publications to find trends in the global impacts of different geothermal technologies throughout the phases of their lifetime.
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Striving to reduce concerns about electric vehicles in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
September 25, 2025
ACEP summer intern Ajey Moses worked to help provide communities across ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ with information to help answer questions about electric vehicles performance.
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Developing a Fairbanks energy field guide
September 25, 2025
Matteo Kuizenga developed an energy field guide for Fairbanks, which includes information about how energy is produced and used and types of energy resources available such as coal, diesel, natural gas, hydro, wind and solar.
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Exploring beneficial electrification throughout ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
September 25, 2025
ACEP summer intern Dana Hogan focused on two beneficial electrification projects with one, exploring household value placed on reliable electricity in Kotzebue and two, assessing public experiences with electric vehicle charging stations in and around Anchorage.
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Feasibility of geothermal energy of the Aleutian Islands
September 24, 2025
ACEP summer intern Emily Cook conducted a feasibility report, analyzing the geothermal energy potential of the Aleutian Islands for marine purposes.
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Developing an accessible cybersecurity training session
September 24, 2025
A team of ACEP summer interns Glen Ankney, Ela Ilic, Elliott Lewandowski and Nebiyou Tamiru developed and deployed an accessible cybersecurity training session, as part of their effort to strengthen cybersecurity, which is vital to protecting critical infrastructure and reducing vulnerabilities in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ as elsewhere.
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Developing electric deck equipment for ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ kelp farmers
September 23, 2025
As part of an effort to enable the shellfish and seaweed farming industry to use sustainable and efficient practices, ACEP summer intern Emma Kehoe worked on designing electric deck equipment for kelp farmers.
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Conducting hydrokinetic energy field work at TRTS
September 23, 2025
Lucian Rodriguez immersed himself in the fieldwork at the Tanana River Hydrokinetic Test Site, including metal fabricating, designing and installing solar systems, wiring and multibeam sonar testing.
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Exploring energy efficiency in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ's mariculture industry
September 23, 2025
Shane Morris spent time on the Green Energy in Mariculture project. Working with kelp farmers and processors, Morris evaluated how much energy was used during both harvesting and processing.
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Exploring model-based design of inverter controllers
November 29, 2024
ACEP summer intern Dominique Hinds worked on a converter-dominated power systems project that aims to help rural communities in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ.
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Diving into cybersecurity and energy projects in rural ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
November 28, 2024
To help rural communities be better equipped with protections against cyberattacks, ACEP intern Joy Lomelino worked to create and deploy a cybersecurity gap assessment for small energy utilities in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ.
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ACEP intern powers up community resilience with digital innovation
November 14, 2024
ACEP summer intern Allison Peng worked on a project that would find the intersection between computation and extreme environment research and that extended to developing educational resources to teach community members about power systems.
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Summer intern contributes to developing new insulation technology
November 01, 2024
ACEP summer intern Micah VanderHart worked to develop an insulation system for buildings that is efficient and hence helps reduce COâ‚‚ emissions.
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Exploring energy security and the diesel fuel life cycle
October 03, 2024
ACEP summer intern Abby McCallum embarked on a research project to explore the impact of the diesel fuel life cycle on community livelihoods and resilience in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ.
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Integrating community voices in rural energy discussions
September 20, 2024
ACEP summer intern Chase Hetler explored how well the Power Cost Equalization program was understood by community members.
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ACEP interns lead a T3 StoryMapping workshop in Anchorage
July 26, 2024
ACEP summer interns Arana Rodriguez and Kemi Adediran, along with their mentor Emilia Sakai Hernandez, the program manager of ACEP's Power Systems Integration program, led the first T3 workshop of the summer in Anchorage July 10.
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Governor Dunleavy visits ACEP's Fairbanks office
July 25, 2024
Data, energy storage and geothermal energy were the topics of discussion during a July visit to the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Center for Energy and Power by ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
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Kelp, oysters and outboards: energy efficiency meets regenerative ocean farming
August 24, 2023
UAA sophomore Kristian Nudlash-Barger worked on analyzing energy usage in oyster and kelp farms alongside mentor Chandler Kemp.
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Data librarianship at ACEP: a new outlook on data
August 24, 2023
University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks students Adrian Burke and Sarah Andreanoff joined ACEP's rapidly growing data team this summer to serve as data librarians under data governance lead Vanessa Raymond.
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A summer intern contributes to empowering solar future in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
August 24, 2023
Under the guidance of her mentor Chris Pike, Kathryn Modler assisted the Solar Technologies program at ACEP on a variety of tasks.
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