ETI Official Launch Event
ETI Officially Launched at UMass Amherst
On February 28, 2022, over 300 guests gathered online and in person for a celebration of the establishment of the Energy Transition Institute. The event included a one-hour Zoom webinar with a live watch party and reception for the campus community in the Old Chapel. It also featured a panel discussion with national leaders committed to ETI's mission of a sustainable and equitable transition to a decarbonized energy system based on interdisciplinary research.
Watch ETI Launch Webinar Recording
Press Coverage
Pre-event: Daily Hampshire Gazette - January 23, 2022
UMass initiative focused on equity in shift to low-carbon energy
“An initiative at the University of Massachusetts bringing together energy technology research and social justice, with an aim of enhancing green technology and infrastructure while focusing on equity, launches Monday.” - Scott Merzbach
Read morePost event: UMass University News - March 3, 2022
Energy Transition Institute Celebrates Official Launch
”The Energy Transition Institute “will be a powerful new force on one of the most important issues of our time: how to develop a clean energy future that leaves no one behind,” said U.S. Sen. Ed Markey during a celebration of ETI’s official opening on Monday, Feb. 28 in Old Chapel at UMass Amherst.”
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Webinar Speakers
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Our panelists included:
Erin Baker, professor of industrial engineering, faculty director of ETI
Danielle Deane-Ryan, director of equitable climate solutions at Bezos Earth Fund
Elvis Mendez ’09, executive director of Neighbor to Neighbor
Amilcar Shabazz, professor of history and Africana Studies, and moderator
Cielo Sharkus ’21 MS, UMass Amherst PhD candidate in environmental and water resource engineering
Attendees watch the panel of speakers at the ETI launch celebration at UMass Amherst Old Chapel
Guests at reception after live watch party
Photos by John Solem, UMass Amherst
About ETI
The Energy Transition Institute (ETI) leads stakeholder-engaged research and education at the intersection of energy technology and social equity. Our network of researchers spans 50+ departments and programs across UMass Amherst, including Engineering, Humanities and Fine Arts, Management, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. ETI research activities include the NSF-funded ELEVATE program, which offers fellowships to PhD students doing convergence research across disciplines on clean energy, equity and climate resilience.