Lena Burkett (Class of 2015) uses research results to solve industry issues at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 21, 2019
On a Post-It note stuck to the wall of her office, Lena Burkett has written one of her aims in life: “Cut every American’s utility bill in half,...
Appalachian’s international collaboration yields renewable solutions for Peru village
Mar 19, 2019
By Jan ToddPosted March 15, 2019 at 4:28 p.m.During summer 2018, a group of Appalachian State University students traversed Peru — from the hei...
Solar Coaster... Sustainable Energy Speaker Series: Maria Kingery
Mar 19, 2019
Maria's lecture will be about her life on the "solar coaster." She will talk about starting early in the solar industry to evolving into a place where...
IDEXlab Teams Named Finalists for 2019 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge
Mar 1, 2019
On February 27, two teams of IDEXlab students from Appalachian State University were selected as finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2019 S...
LIFE Village funds collaboration with Appalachian to design homes for adults with autism
Feb 13, 2019
BOONE, N.C. — After the successful completion of an off-the-shelf tiny home for nonprofit LIFE Village Inc. by students in Appalachian State Univers...
Studio IV Goes to the Borderlands
Feb 13, 2019
In an attempt to engage current events, students in TEC 4748 Architectural Design Studio IV explored the necessity for and conflicts between the compl...
Sustainable Technology alumnus finds niche in sustainable transportation
Feb 6, 2019
Ryan Gillespie ’17 has always been passionate about what he calls “responsible transportation.” During his time as a student in the Department o...
Sustainable Energy Speaker Series: Lisa Poger, North Carolina Electric Transportation Manager at Duke Energy
Feb 5, 2019
Sustainable Energy Speaker Series: Lisa Poger, North Carolina Electric Transportation Manager at Duke EnergyElectric Vehicle Strategies for ...
Sustainable Technology Photovoltaics II class collaborates with Applied Design faculty to build PV trailer
Jan 23, 2019
B. Summerville and C. Van Dyke | 18 Jan 2019In the summer of 2018, Cameron Van Dyke, Assistant Professor in the Applied Design Department, reached out...
Cooking with Home Biogas
Nov 28, 2018
The Nexus research group with help from students in the Biofuels Technology course have installed a unique small-scale biodigester to convert organic ...