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Chief Scientist, Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP), University of Alaska Fairbanks Gwen Holdmann is Chief Scientist at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP), an applied energy research program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks focused on community-scale fossil, renewable, and alternative energy technologies. She specializes in energy policy and planning, small-scale nuclear systems, and geothermal energy. Before joining UAF, Gwen worked as a design engineer and project manager, including leading the design and construction of Alaska’s only operating geothermal power plant at Chena Hot Springs. She has been recognized for her contributions to innovation and public service, including induction into the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame, selection as one of Alaska’s Top Forty Under 40, recognition as an Arctic Fulbright Scholar, and receipt of the David P. Hutchens Public Service Award from the Alaska Power Association. Gwen holds a B.S. in Physics and both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Energy Engineering and Policy. In her free time, she enjoys sailing and dog mushing, and has competed in both the Iditarod and Yukon Quest sled dog races. |