UAF and UAA partner on energy research
February 11, 2021
It may come as a surprise that a UAA student has spent years working with a UAF center, but partnerships across the UA system’s three universities are actually not that uncommon.
For UAA mechanical engineering undergraduate Henry Toal, working as an intern in the Anchorage office of UAF's Alaska Center for Energy and Power has been a gratifying experience. He has had the opportunity to contribute to several research projects.
“Something I really appreciate about ACEP,” Toal said, “is they gave me the trust and support right from the start to do meaningful work. It feels good to know that what I contributed makes Alaska a better place. And the ORCA (Onsite Realtime Collection and Acquisition platform) could really be used anywhere with older powerhouses — all across the world, really. So who knows what the impact will be?”
Adapted and excerpted with permission from UAA's Green and Gold. Read the full story by Joe Selmont about Toal and how his research team builds collaboration between UAA and UAF.