Ohio State Energy Partners has provided more than $800,000 to programs through its 2021-22 philanthropic awards. The awards provide funding for proposals that align with Ohio State’s sustainability goals and support the continuation of successful initiatives or the development/implementation of new programs or research projects that continue the trajectory of meeting the goals. As part of its commitment to academic collaboration, OSEP contributes $810,000 annually to the university or affiliated philanthropic causes.
This year’s award recipients:
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; and College of Engineering
$50,000
Ryan Winston, SI affiliated faculty; Using campus as a Living Laboratory: Curbing Sediment in Stormwater to Improve Campus Sustainability
Planning, Architecture and Real Estate; and Facilities Operation and Development
$50,000
Steve Volkmann; Graves Hall Green Space
Administration and Planning; Facilities Operation and Development
$50,000
Ed McGowan; Quietly Mowing Campus with Zero Emission Mowers
College of Engineering
$50,000
Jordan Clark, SI Core Faculty; Attacking one of the OSU campus's biggest energy sinks: laboratory exhaust fans
College of Engineering
$48,162
Matilde D'Arpino, SI affiliated faculty; Planning Tool for Assessing OSU Options for a Sustainable and Responsible Energy Usage
College of Engineering
$45,000
Allison MacKay; Sustainable Cities, Equitable Societies – Case Studies to Develop Student Competencies in Sustainable and Just Infrastructure Design
Fisher College of Business
$44,000
Jennifer Heckscher; Evaluating a One-of-a-Kind Experiential Energy Innovation Hub: Human-Centered Innovation Spring for the Energy Advancement and Innovation Center (EAIC Spring)
College of Engineering
$40,000
Gisell Jeter-Bennett; Engineering House Learning Community's Service-Learning Program with South Side Family Farms
College of Engineering
$35,000
Ramteen Sioshansi, SI affiliated faculty; Convergent Graduate Training and EmPOWERment for a Sustainable Energy Future
College of Engineering
$33,500
Shawn Midlam-Mohler SI affiliated faculty; EcoCar Competition
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
$28,000
Qian Chen; Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Building Energy & Water Use Intensities
Office of Student Life
$15,000
Tom Reeves; Student Video Production Project
STEM Impact Collaborative
$15,000
Courtney Price, SI Research Program Manager; WestFest Community Science Day
Knowlton School
$13,000
Parker Sutton; Praire Baroque
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
$11,410
Liam Nigro; The Green Renaissance Project: Sustainable Pathways to Community Wellness and Resilience Through Art
College of Arts and Sciences; and Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences
$10,307
Andrew Leber; Climate and Cognitive Science Mini-Conference
College of Engineering
$7,000
Michelle Franco; The Diggers Studio: Cultivating an ethic of social and ecological sustainability in landscape labor
In addition to the above, the Ohio State Energy Partners supported the following projects this year:
WOSU Sustainability Programming: $25,000
EmPOWERment Program Capstone Project: $20,000
Hack OH/IO: $15,000