Alaska National Lab Day 2018

Exploring research collaboration between the University of Alaska and U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories

Held in 2018, Alaska National Lab Day sought to create links and explore opportunities for partnerships between the Department of Energy national laboratories and the University of Alaska that would help Alaska and the nation:

  • Grow the economy
  • Develop and implement sustainable energy solutions
  • Understand the implications of a changing Arctic environment

Organizers aimed to increase awareness and understanding of Alaska’s unique energy-related resources, infrastructure and environment in order to:

  • Identify research areas and mechanisms through which national labs could contribute to addressing Alaska’s energy-related challenges; and
  • Identify opportunities to utilize Alaska expertise and resources to support research in energy, climate and security at the national level.

Major themes

  • Developing locally and globally relevant energy solutions
  • Navigating the changing Arctic
  • Exploring and accessing the energy field of the future
  • Enabling and empowering the energy of Alaska's entrepreneurs
  • Natural hazards and defense / aerospace
  • Energy and defense systems in the North

Publications

Videos

energy
Developing locally and globally relevant energy solutions

icebreaker
Navigating the changing Arctic

solar panel
Exploring and accessing the energy field of the future

young folk
Enabling and empowering the energy of Alaska's entrepreneurs

submarine Natural hazards and defense / aerospace

oil rig Energy and defense systems in the North