Energy
Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.
1983
- Barbara Prine, Mayor's Task Force on Energy
- Natalie Starr, Load Management Options and the Feasibility of Their Applications to Burlington's Small Commercial Businesses
1984
- Ted Flanigan, National Energy Planning: Potentials in Synergistic Interaction
- Peter Faribanks Miller, Energy Conservation in Burlington Rental Housing: A Survey of Burlington Landlords to Determine Their Perceptions of Barriers and Solutions to Increasing Investment in Energy Efficiency
1985
- Laura J. Swigert, Cogenerating Waste Heat From the McNeil Station for Utilization in a Greenhouse
1986
- Matthew J. LaBarge, A Case Study of Energy Use and Conservation at the Bethlehem Central High School, Delmar, N.Y.
1987
- Gunnar Hubbard, Energy and Food Production: A Design for Passive Solar Greenhouse Addition to a Log Home in Central Vermont
1988
- Jeffery M. Cole, Bio-Gas: Its Role as an Alternative Energy Technology in Kenya's Rural Energy Development
1989
- Lauren Valenti, The Energy Crisis of the Poor: Implications of the Federal Funding Cuts to Energy Assistance Programs: A Case Study of Burlington, Vermont
1990
- Mary Brunelle, Critical Analysis and Discussions of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Prepared by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the Iroquois Natural Gas Transmission System
1992
- Erik Kufferman, Comparison of the Nitrogen Oxide Emissions of Two Waste-to-Energy Facilities With Regard to the Amount of Yard Waste Removed Prior to Combustion
1994
- David John Scully, A Survey of Student Energy Attitudes and Resource Preferences
- William Weinbecker, Energy Audit of the Aiken Building at the University of Vermont
1995
- Kristen Hathaway, Hydorelectric Projects and Native Communities
- Andrew Singer, Integrated Resource Planning: A Case Study of Burlington Electric Department's 1994 Intergrated Resource Plan
1996
- Sky G. Lew, Energy Conservation at UVM
1997
- Matteo C. Burani, Ogoni: A Call for Action
- Katherine Moxhet, Comparative Energy Policy Study: United States and United Kingdom; Commercialization of Solar and Wind Power Technologies
- Diana Carol Ruiz, Extraction of Petroleum in the North Eastern Amazon Region, The Case Study on the Social Costs of Petroleum Extraction in Ecuador's Amazon
2001
- Joshua Cabell, Biodiesel at the University of Vermont
2002
- James Alex Crothers, The Sustainability of Festivals
- Jake Grace, Doing the Same with Less: Energy Efficiency at UVM
- * Laura Pagliarulo, Green Energy: Benefits and Barriers of the Burlington Community Energy System
- * Brian Robertson, An Assessment of Wind Power Potential in Vermont: Benefits and Barriers to Development
2003
- Ross David Feitlinger, Why is it so Hard to Pass Environmental Policies in the State of Vermont?: A Case Study on the Promotion of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Electric Generation Bill (S.264)
- Sofi H. Rubinstein, Ecological Design for the Desert: Plans for a Sustainable House in the Negev Desert
- Michelle M. Smith, Values and Motivators: A Market Analysis of Solar Works, Inc. Customers
2004
- Mervyn J. Crawford, The Relationship Between Science, Law, and the Environment Focusing on the Yucca Mountain Repository
- Patrick Flynn, Biodiesel Usage in Local Transport Authorities: A National Lesson for Chittenden County
- Lisa J. Hershey, Passive Solar and Photovoltaic Design Plan for an Off-Grid Home in Starksboro, Vermont
- Tristan Leggett, Biodiesel Usage in Local Transport Authorities: A National Lesson for Chittenden County
- Sara E. Mehalick, Creating Sustainable Urban Dwellings: A Passive Solar Design Retrofit for Wilks Hall at the University of Vermont
2005
- Zach Carson, The Fossil Free Way Organization presents The Veg-E-Bus: The Creation of a Traveling Educational Tour Promoting Different Forms of Renewable Energy in an Effort to Educate the Public about the Importance of Reducing our Country's Dependency on Fossil Fuels
- Meredith Hall, Green Building in Vermont: The Opportunity for High Performance Schools Throughout Vermont
- Benjamin A. Normand, A Solar Home Design for Morristown, Vermont
- Nathan Trachimowicz, Hands-On Solar Energy Education: Research, Design,and Construction of an Interactive Exhibit Explaining Principles of Photovoltaic Cells to Children at Champlain Elementary School
2006
- Mark Babson, Ecological Engineering: A Housing Design for Vermont that Incorporates Local, Natural, and Environmentally Friendly Materials
- Joseph Trapp Campbell, The Development of a Carbon-Neutral Sports Team at the University of Vermont
- Laura Darling, The Role of Green Businesses in the Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay
- Spencer Halstead, Getting off the Ground: Designing a Sustainable Treehouse
- Flora Kohane, New York City’s Hybrid Taxi Regulation: Approaches to Advancing a Clean Technology
- Harland Miller, IV, Wind Energy in Vermont: Media in the Public Debate
- Byron Murray, Energy Efficiency through Efficient Lighting Technologies: A Case Specific Look at Energy Efficiency in Saint Lucia
- Lea Rose Rembisz, Local Opposition to Wind Energy Development: A Qualitative Comparison Between the Northeast Kingdom and Cape Cod
2007
- Chris Franske, Pedal Power for Fitness Centers
- Justin Hart, Energy, Man and Environment: A Study of Permaculture and Agroforestry Methods: Creating a Regenerative Sustenance Based on a Solar Income
- Laura Miller, Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the UVM Fleet: An Examination of UVM Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Use of Alternative Fuel Vehicles
- Janice Moynihan, Not Just Tilting at Windmills: A Frame Analysis of the Local Perspectives Surrounding the Offshore Wind Farm Proposal in Cape Cod
- Brian Sengebush, The Alpine Ski Industry and the Environment: Practices, Impacts, and Transformations
- Kelly S. Shields, Energy Responsibility Development by Electric Utilities in their Communities
- David M. Starrels, Charged Discourse: An Investigation into the Framing of Nuclear Energy in Vermont
- Manuel Valencia, Sustainable Design in the Caribbean: Passive Strategies, Active Systems, and the Design Process
2008
- Hallie Boas, From Food to Fuel: The Unintended Consequences of Biofuels
- Kyle Burkett, El Mundo Verde Inn: An Operational Plan and Philosophy for an Ecolodge in Ecuador
- Shane Dwyer, Calculating and Analyzing the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Shelburne Farms
- Nikola Janjic, Promoting the Development of Sustainable Universities Through Clean and Renewable Energy Technologies: Opportunities for an Anaerobic Digester at the University of Vermont Dairy Farm
- Duncan Kerr, An Assessment of Maine’s Future in Tidal Generated Power
2009
- Daniel Belhumeur Jr., Municipal Buildings in Burlington, Vermont: An Assessment of Energy Efficiency and Bureaucracy
- Charlotte Chapoy, University of Vermont LEEDTMing us in the Right Direction: The Making of a Brochure to Explore UVM’s Current and Future LEEDTM Certification
- Eric Ferguson, Wind Farm Development & Political Process: A Case Study of the Political and Legal Process and Analysis of Issue Campaigns Through a Rural Lens
- Matthew Kilcoyne, Energy Consumption Analysis of Residence at 29 Iranistan Road, Burlington, Vermont
- Taylor Anne Lalemand, Building Efficiency: Strategies for the UVM Climate Action Plan
- Thomas Petschauer, Compressed Air Wind Energy Storage
- Dave Snow, Invest to Use Less: A Comparison of Investment Options
2010
- Jared Alvord – A Feasibility Study of Micro Hydro in the Small Cabin Community of Gaylord Pond in Colebrook, Connecticut
- * Sophia Bielenberg – Building a Sustainable Foundation for the Local Food System: An Evaluation of Heating Systems in Vermont Greenhouses
- Casey Butler – Inside the Blue Line: A Case Study of Wind Potential in the Adirondacks and Greater New York Area
- * Teddy Dobbin – The Feasibility of Zero Energy Homes in the Residential Sector: A Northern New England Case Study
- Peter Gossens – Algae-Oil: A Research Study Assessing the Current State of the Algae Oil Technology
- * Sarah Gruver – Design and Energy Consumption Model of an Efficient Earth-Sheltered Greenhouse for the George D. Aiken Forestry Sciences Laboratory
- Sarah Elise Klingler – Vermont’s Renewable Electric Energy Portfolio: An Analysis of the Vermont Clean Energy Development Fund
- Robert Lawless – The Design and Construction of a Solar Hot Water System for the Jericho Research Forest
- Brydon Mitchell – Skiing Towards Sustainability: A Case Study of Mountain Operations at Sugarbush Resort, Warren, Vermont
- Ana McMonigle – The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant: A Conflict Assessment
- Allen Roth – Internship with Creative Energies: How a Renewable Energy Company Operates and What is Gained Through an Internship
- Matthew Sarcione – Big Brother or Innovative Funding Solutions for Transportation: An Analysis of the Vehicle Miles Traveled Taxes Media Debate
- Samuel Stevens – Is Lighting the Way?: A Comparison Study to Determine if Stevens Auto Should Implement a Lighting Upgrade
- Monica Testa – A Post-Occupancy Evaluation of the Energy Performance of LEED Certified Buildings at the University of Vermont
2011
- * Matthew Judd – Relationships Between Aircraft Fleet Composition and Environmental Impacts
- Alex Levin – The Green Building Dilemma: An Exploration of the Barriers to the Greening of Affordable Housing
- Allen Roth – Internship with Creative Energies: How a Renewable Energy Company Operates and What is Gained Through an Internship
2012
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* Emily Bird – The Socioeconomic Impact of Hydroelectric Dams on Developing Communities: A Case Study of the Chalillo Dam and the Communities of the Macal River Valley, Cayo District, Belize, Central America
- Julia Breul – In Transition Towards Sustainability: Internship with the University of Vermont's Clean Energy Fund and Office of Sustainability
- Kevin Collins – Retrofitting our Community with Common Sense Energy
- Emma Cook – From the Grassroots to the Statehouse: Vermont's Renewable Energy Present and Future: A Senior Capstone Internship with the Vermont Natural Resources Council Energy Program
- Christopher Houck – Senior Intership in Renewable Energy with Solar Source, a branch of the Melanson Company
- Amanda Kava – Increasing the Demand for Property Performance Upgrades in the Burlington Rental Marketplace
- Caylin McKee – An Exploration of Energy Use in Vermont: Internship with Allan Bullis, Energy Auditor
- Alexander Nenopoulos – Burlington Smart Grid: Internship with Marketing Partners
- Benjamin S. Post – Examination of Snow Accumulation on Photovoltaic Panels: A Feasibility Study
- Edward Sennet – Senior Capstone Internship with Common Sense Energy LLC
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