Thursday February 13th was the first meeting of the Collaboratory on Energy Research and Policy (CERP) at the University of Ottawa which is an interdisciplinary organization made up of graduate students. I am proud to be part of the first inaugural membership of CERP. Our mandate is as follows:

My role within CERP is on the science side of energy research and policy as a science ambassador. Our first meeting dealt with the topic of solar energy and the policy as well as the economic issues that arise form this renewable source of energy.