In this episode of Energy Frontier: The Wyoming Landscape, Dr. Erin Phillips, Director of Cross Cutting Programs and Acting Senior Director of Research at the School of Energy Resources (SER), sits down with Dr. Simon Pimblott, a world-renowned authority in nuclear science. From his award-winning work at the University of Manchester to his current role at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Dr. Pimblott has seen the evolution of nuclear energy from every angle. We dive deep into his new role as the newest member of the Advisory Committee for SER’s Nuclear Energy Research Center, and Dr. Pimblott shares why he believes Wyoming is uniquely positioned to lead the next generation of energy production and how the partnership between INL and UW will cultivate the workforce of tomorrow.

In this episode of Energy Frontier: The Wyoming Landscape, Dr. Erin Phillips, Acting Senior Director of Research at the School of Energy Resources, sits down with legal scholars Tara Righetti and Scarlett Forrest in SER’s Jurisprudence of Underground Law and Energy (JOULE) research group to talk about why the accompanying legal scholarship is so critical in emerging energy technology development and opportunities, and delve into a prime example, spent fuel storage.

In this episode of Energy Frontier: The Wyoming Landscape, Dr. Erin Phillips, Acting Senior Director of Research at the School of Energy Resources, visits with Dr. Ashli Tomisich the Director of Student Success and Experiential Learning in SER’s Academic Program, and the Assistant Director at the University of Wyoming’s Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning (ECTL) to talk about the value of experiential learning and mentorship opportunities in higher education. Drawing on over a decade of career counseling experience and her personal scholarship in experiential learning, Ashli delves into the transformative power of industry mentorship, and why the next generation of energy leaders is being built through peer-to-peer support.