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ONR and ACEP Discuss Innovation and the Future of Energy in ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ, and Beyond

The is interested in increasing collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation in ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ and the Arctic region. As part of this effort they are providing funding for the (ARCTIC) program.

Last week ONR program managers Michele Anderson and Michael Resner visited Fairbanks and Anchorage for a multi-day review of ARCTIC program efforts led by ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ’s ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Center for Energy and Power and Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship, as well as program partners Teaching Through Technology Alliance (T3), , , the  

ARCTIC is a partnership designed to promote commerce, partnerships and capacity building in ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ and collaboration across the Arctic and Pacific regions through advancements in energy through resiliency research, technology development and deployment, and education.

In addition to meeting with partners, Anderson and Resner heard from the , remote partners in Cordova, ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ and California, and toured ACEP’s Energy Technology Facility.

The ONR team also was introduced to UA President Pat Pitney, ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Chancellor Dan Whiteand ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Anupma Prakash. As part of scheduled activities, undergraduate and graduate students and ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Fellows shared their experiences in education, workforce development and on-the-job training as part of the ARCTIC program.

The ONR-funded ARCTIC program is fundamentally a capacity building program for technology and people within ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ and is creating exciting opportunities ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵns. This investment by ONR is helping achieve strategic goals of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Defense, and broader U.S. government while creating exciting opportunities for ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵns to continue leading in the integration and testing of innovative energy systems.

For more information on the ARCTIC Program, please contact Dayne Broderson at dayne@alaska.edu.

 

(Left to Right) ACEP’s Phylicia Cicilio Mariko Shirazi, ONR program manager Michele Anderson, Dayne Broderson, and Andrew Miles tour ACEP’s Energy Technology Facility to discuss the testing the future of energy in ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ. Photo by Vanessa Raymond.