Berkeley News Honors ERG Manager Megan Amaral as “Unsung Heroine”

Megan Amaral, manager of ERG, has been honored as an "unsung heroine" by the Berkeley News as part of their "150 Years of Women at Berkeley” series. Nominated for being an inspiring staff leader in Women in Management, Amaral was also interviewed in a series of Q&As on the robust recognition of staff women.

Valeri Vasquez Returns with the All-Women Expedition from Antarctic Voyage

Valeri Vasquez, an ERG graduate student, has recently returned with the largest-ever delegation of 100 women from a month long expedition in Antarctica. Their journey to the frozen continent was part of an initiative to bring more women into STEMM (science, technology, engineering, math and medical fields), fighting climate change and women empowerment.

John Dees

John’s research is primarily concerned with macro-energy systems analysis. He is interested in the life cycle characteristics of renewable energy systems, with a current focus on the carbon drawdown potential of BECCS and other product pathways in the bioeconomy. He is also interested in the qualitative changes implied by future energy pathways by way of […]