RSVP for the Annual MEM & PriSim Football Tailgate!
Students, alumni, and faculty set to enjoy annual tradition
Kick-off the fall by networking with current MEM students, alumni, and faculty at the annual football tailgate!
This family friendly event is hosted by MEM and PriSim Business War Games. The event will take place on September 17th from 3:30-6:30 PM prior to the game against Duke University starting at 7:00 pm. Bring your game face! We hope to see you there!
RSVP before September 2nd to reserve your tickets!.
The microgrid research team in action: (L to R Abhi Chitlange, Vignesh Ramasamy, Sachin Gaekwad, Hemant Disale, and Swapnil Latad)
This summer five MEM students worked withSchneider Electric's engineering team to evaluate several financial models for the solar, storage and EV charging micro-grid projects. They explored a variety of modelling tools and compared the model outputs for their clients including Northwestern's facilities, Argonne National Laboratory and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. This project could deliver benefits such as energy savings, tax benefits and reduced CO2 emissions by harnessing renewable energy sources and 'green initiative/sustainability' tag for the customer.
We had the opportunity to follow-up with the team after delivering their final presentation on August 4th to share some of their key insights from their summer experience. Read about their challenges, opportunities and major takeawayson the MEM blog.
"With roots in automotive product development background, this was my first opportunity into the world of energy consulting. I am a energy enthusiast at heart so it was an extremely rewarding experience to learn about micro-grids, distributed energy resources and various micro-grid modelling tools. Going ahead, I hope this opportunity will help me to pivot my career into energy consulting."
-Abhi Chitlange, Project Team Member
Student Advisory Board to Host First Event of the Year
Join students for a Cubs game social event on August 31st!
The MEM Student Advisory Board is hosting its first event of the year! Join students and alumni in Wrigleyville for a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 31st at 7:00 PM! (Note: due to a limited number of tickets available only one ticket is granted per student/alumni.) RSVP and join MEM to see the Cubs! Deadline is August 22.
MEM Monthly Spotlight
A Monthly Feature to Recognize our Students & Alumni
STUDENT
Meenu Satiya is a new full-time student in the MEM program set to start this fall. She is originally from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Aeronautical Society of India.
You can find Meenu cooking or travelling when she is not working as a Task Leader at Airbus. She also has a secret talent of acting in front of a mirror and enjoys eating pad thai.
Bob Burke is a Senior Project Manager at
EN Engineering, a 1000 person engineering firm in Warrenville, IL.
The thing he most enjoys in his role is managing people. "I truly enjoy working with engineers, from the simple administrative tasks through mentoring and guiding their careers. This is not something that I had ever considered when I was just starting out in a technical field. As I grew in responsibility, and was put into situations of managing people, I found I had an affinity for it. I still go back to some of my MEM leadership coursework, and the lessons hold true today."
