Friday is the last day to sign up for the Green Labs/Thermofisher ULT freezer blitz in celebration of Energy Week at Penn. Signing up gets you a free ULT health assessment to help better preserve your samples long-term and save energy!
The sixth Energy Week at Penn takes place Feb. 23-27, with nearly two dozen energy-focused events on sustainable computing and AI and approaches to energy storage, conversion, fuel production, and more. https://bit.ly/4aXdU0s
If you’ve ever wondered why lithium, cobalt, and rare earths suddenly dominate energy headlines, Prof. Eric Schelter from
@pennchemistry.bsky.social will dig into where these materials come from and why they matter in a Science Café on Feb 24.
www.sas.upenn.edu/events/penn-...
Energy Week @upenn.edu isn’t just an event—it’s a reminder that the solutions we need are already being built by people right here on campus. Whether you’re into tech, policy, design, or just good conversation, there’s a session with your name on it.
energyweek.upenn.edu
The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology (VLEST) has achieved the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest standard, a rare distinction and just the second Penn building to do so. @upenn.edu @vagelosenergy.bsky.social @pennchemistry.bsky.social
Penn's new home for energy science, the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology (VLEST), has earned a LEED Platinum certificate--the highest standard in sustainable building design. Learn more about VLEST: https://bit.ly/3JywOwM @pennengineering.bsky.social @vagelosenergy.bsky.social
The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology has been certified LEED Platinum!
The Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology at
@uofpenn.bsky.social
is accepting applications for our 2026 cohort of postdoc fellows. Finishing PhD students & recent grads are encouraged to reach out to faculty sponsors! Apps due by Oct 13, 2025.
viest.upenn.edu/postdoctoral...
Second Row, left to Right: Christopher B. Murray, Stephan Link, Peter Nordlander, Darryl Williams. First Row, Naomi Halas, Rizia Bardhan.
@pennmatsci.bsky.social thanks the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) and @vagelosenergy.bsky.social for hosting the
@pennengineering.bsky.social symposium honoring Naomi Halas, recipient of The Franklin Institute 2025 Medal in Chemistry.
Starting soon! We are thrilled to host the symposium in honor of 2025 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry recipient, Naomi Halas of @riceuniversity.bsky.social
this morning in the Vagelos Laboratory of Energy Science and Technology at
@upenn.bsky.social
Congratulations to Vagelos Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Kunyu Wang @kunyuwang.bsky.social with @pennchemistry.bsky.social and @pennmatsci.bsky.social on his selection as a 2025 RCSA Fellow by @rescorp.org
Congratulations to Prof. Shu Yang from @pennmatsci.bsky.social on being named to the inaugural National Geographic 33! Read more about her work in this insightful article by @tonybradley.bsky.social in @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/tonybr...
ENERGY WEEK: Join the Kleinman Center, @vagelosenergy.bsky.social, and Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research on Monday, Feb 10 as we hear presentations on energy research from Penn graduate and undergraduate students from across campus!
📆 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-wee...
In December, we celebrated the opening of the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology. The now home to @vagelosenergy.bsky.social marks the start of a new chapter in Penn’s study of energy science and the fight against climate change. https://buff.ly/3PUSDJz @pennchemistry.bsky.social
what a spectacular evening and what a bright future for Penn! Thank you Roy, Diana and the whole Vagelos family. We are grateful for your generosity, your vision and your trust in us.
penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-va...
Last night was the official building dedication of our new home at @upenn.bsky.social! Thank you to Roy and Diana Vagelos, the entire Vagelos family and all the donors for your commitment to supporting energy research!
penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-va...
Eric Stach and his group at @pennmatsci.bsky.social, as part of the CHASE Solar Fuel Hub are collaborating with colleagues at Yale, UNC and NCSU to better understand catalytic behavior towards more efficient renewable energy technologies.
phys.org/news/2024-12...
Image shows a flier for the R O S E I led R E U: Research on Sustainable Energy Technology and Systems (R O S E T A S). The image shows previous participants presenting their work on metal-organic frameworks, a discussion around a laptop, and 4 researchers in PPE watching another person in PPE work at a bench. The flier goes on to state: ROSETAS is a 10-week National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) summer program in sustainable energy that is hosted by ROSEI, which serves as the nexus for sustainable energy-related research and educational programs at Johns Hopkins University. Accepted students will be awarded a $7,000 stipend and given housing on campus for the summer. Candidates must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents, have completed at least one year of undergraduate studies, and not yet have a bachelor’s degree. Trainees will participate in a professional development program and in research projects in one of five areas that address society’s vast energy needs: Carbon capture and transformation Energy storage technology Solar energy technology Wind energy technology Electricity grid management Program Dates: May 27, 2025 – August 1, 2025 Application Deadline: February 3, 2025. Notice of acceptance will be sent by March.
Please spread around! Johns Hopkins is hosting an NSF-REU site titled Research on Sustainable Energy
Technology and Systems (ROSETAS). Consider having your undergraduates apply! @jhuartssciences.bsky.social @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social @energyathopkins.bsky.social #chemsky #STEM
Students and Post-docs of #chemsky: There are still a few days left to apply for the WCC Eli Lilly travel award for the Spring 2025 ACS meeting. In addition to financial support, you get to participate in some great WCC networking events. Find out more and apply by Dec 15! acswcc.org/awards/eli-l...
The "Energy Materials" team of @naturecomms.bsky.social is looking for two editors with expertise in the fields of #batteries and #electrocatalysis. #Editor positions are permanent and located in the UK 🇬🇧 (London) or USA 🇺🇸 (New York, Jersey City, Philadelphia). Links to apply in the comments below 👇
@uofpenn.bsky.social researchers led a collaborative effort pioneering safer, more sustainable technique to extract elements critical to battery-powered technologies. @pennchemistry.bsky.social
New paper from 1st author, Vagelos Institute graduate fellow Boyang Zhang from the Schelter group and @pennchemistry.bsky.social, reports a simple, selective, and sustainable method for separating cobalt from nickel. Cobalt is a critical mineral used in lithium-ion batteries.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
It's a small start, and here is a starter pack of University Energy Institutes to follow on Bluesky. Looking forward to growing the pack!
go.bsky.app/2BDq8RR
A reminder that today is the deadliine to apply for the Energy Week at Penn Lightning Talks! @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social @upenn.bsky.social #energyatpenn
If you are watching The Madness on Netflix, the brand new Valegos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology at @upenn.bsky.social makes a nice cameo appearance.
The installation of a 500 MHz NMR has begun in VLEST!
Welcome to BlueSky, @penncssm.bsky.social!
AI is emerging as one of the most important technologies of our time
On 4-5 Dec, we’ll bring together leaders from energy & tech companies, government & civil society to address what the AI revolution means for energy & vice versa
Follow the events 👉 https://iea.li/4g2fOMX
Applications are open for the 6th cohort of the Electrochemistry Masters Internship Program! If you (or any undergraduates you know) are interested in a cleantech career related to electrochemistry this is a unique opportunity: electrochemistry.uoregon.edu/masters-inte... ⚡chemsky
To welcome @kozlowskigroup.bsky.social to Bluesky, here is one of their recent papers with the Winey group from @pennmatsci.bsky.social, reporting hydroesterification of polycyclooctene. Ultimately, the goal is to reuse polyolefin by upcycling into higher value materials. doi.org/10.1021/acs....
