Mahelet Fikru
Fikru wins NSF grant to study net-zero electricity products
Dr. Mahelet Fikru, associate professor of economics, received a National Science Foundation grant to study net-zero electricity products. This research will present preferences, strategies and policies for net-zero carbon electricity products.
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Fikru appointed associate editor for ‘Energy Reports’
Dr. Mahelet Fikru, associate professor of economics, was appointed associate editor for the journal Energy Reports.
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Fikru talks energy efficiency at international workshop
Dr. Mahelet Fikru, associate professor of economics, was invited to speak at a Natural Resources Economics and Energy Transition conference opening workshop called “Energy-efficiency policy in the built environment: From formulation to implementation.” Her talk, titled “Energy efficiency of buildings: what’s the role of policies?,” was among a list of 10 invited speeches in the international workshop.
Read More »Article published in ‘The Electricity Journal’
Dr. Lili Eng, professor of business and information technology, and Dr. Mahelet Fikru, associate professor of economics, published an article, titled “Are US electric utilities increasing their sustainability disclosures and performance?” in The Electricity Journal, a leading journal on electric power policy.
Read More »In the news
Dr. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, vice provost and dean for the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, is quoted in articles by PBS, El Confidential (Spain), Tjekdet (Denmark), and PassBlue.
Read More »Fikru lectures at SIU at Carbondale
Dr. Mahelet Fikru, associate professor of economics, was an invited speaker for the Vandeveer Chair Seminar Series at the School of Analytics, Finance and Economics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Read More »Interdisciplinary concrete study garners NSF funding
Dr. Hongyan Ma, associate professor of civil engineering, and Dr. Mahelet Fikru, associate professor of economics, have been awarded $250,000 from the Partnerships for Innovation Program sponsored by National Science Foundation.
Read More »Economics professor speaks at seminar in Spain
Dr. Mahelet Fikru, associate professor of economics, presented during a seminar organized by the economic theory and economic history department at the Universidad de Málaga, Spain in September. Her presentation was titled “Voluntary Green Electricity Purchases versus Solar Installations in Community Choice Aggregation.”
Read More »Faculty projects selected for eFellows program
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) has awarded three faculty members with Provost’s eFellows grants for 2021-22. FE provided $13,000 to fund the following projects:
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ACUE online teaching accreditation goes to 53 instructors
More than 50 Missouri S&T instructors earned a nationally recognized teaching credential as well as online teaching certification through the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE).
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