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Empower Back Issues: Spring 2017

ISEN's Empower magazine informs and inspires dialogue around current issues in sustainability and energy at Northwestern and beyond.

Spring 2017:
Our Resilient World

The inaugural issue of Empower takes readers from the Omani desert to the Empire State, through the eyes of the scientists, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs who are exploring solutions for building a more resilient world.

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Spring 2017 Featured Stories

Featured Stories

From Models to Main Street

Putting climate science to work where you live

Power Puzzles

Connecting solutions for grid resilience

Carbon 2.0

Teaming nature and technology for climate solutions

The Next Industrial R(evolution)

Digital innovation enables leaner, greener manufacturing solutions

Investment Grade

Revitalizing US infrastructure with data-driven foresight, bold leadership, and strategic investment

Living in a Materials World

Four Northwestern entrepreneurs bring sustainability and energy solutions to market

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Alumni Profiles: New York

Danielle Merfeld (McC '99)

Leading technology development with a customer-focused approach

David Hill (Law '88)

Exploring the complex future of the US energy sector

Genevieve Maricle (WCAS '02)

Helping map the path to global sustainable development

Jim DeNaut (WCAS '84)

Exploring financing a clean energy future

Andre Davis (KSM '05)

Taking a holistic approach to renewable energy solutions

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Research Spotlights

Building a Better Fuel Cell

The creation of new electrodes

Reinventing the Wheel

A path towards recyclable rubber

New Battery Storage Material Shows Its Power

Batteries meet supercapacitors

Solar Power in Zero Gravity

Deploying new methods for solar cell manufacturing

Energy-Neutral Chemical Manufacturing

A cleaner way forward

Finding Ideal Materials for Carbon Capture

A micro-solution to a macro-problem

Visualizing the Grid

A new way to imagine grid stability

Inside the ISEN Flex Lab

An inside look at Northwestern’s investment in collaborative innovation

ISEN Announces $5.5 Million Gift

Creates Ubben Program for Climate and Carbon Science

Campus News: Sustainability and Energy

Chemist Addresses United Nations

Dick Co highlights solar fuels during keynote address

Students Build a Smarter Home

Northwestern selected for national competition

Engineer Joins COP 21 Discussions

Using sabbatical to combat climate change

University Identifies “Finite Earth” as Strategic Theme

Defining Northwestern's global strategy

Sustainability Year in Review

Reducing Northwestern’s environmental impact

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