Ben Schafer

Just happy you were visiting Center HS Mayor! Public education done right!

Earlier this week, ROSEI staff got to tour the construction zone of the institute's upcoming new office space! There has been a lot of progress in the last few months, and ROSEI can't wait to occupy its new space towards the end of the year! #HopkinsEnergy hub.jhu.edu/2024/06/27/j...

Johns Hopkins hosts international energy summit to accelerate clean technology innovation The inaugural Energy Technology and Science Bridge event brought together researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals

ROSEI, EPICS and the Embassy of Belgium in the US recently cohosted a group of researchers, policymakers and industry professionals on the Homewood campus for an international forum designed to accelerate energy innovation through strategic partnerships! #HopkinsEnergy hub.jhu.edu/2025/07/07/h...

Thanks for posting and letting people know what is going on in academia.

Does this mean burritos are now to be considered a type of pie?

Large ROSEI Contingent Participates in ARROW’S SEA Event - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute The Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) had a large contingent participate at the first annual Summer Education Accelerator (ARROW-SEA) hosted...

ROSEI had a large group in attendance for the first Summer Education Accelerator hosted by the Academic Center for Reliability & Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW)! Faculty in attendance included @coldformed.bsky.social, Julie Lundquist and Dennice Gayme. energyinstitute.jhu.edu/large-rosei-...

ROSEI is hiring! The institute is looking to hire a Fellow to support its public policy research into interregional transmission and offshore wind transmission planning efforts. The selected fellow will work closely with @energyabe.bsky.social. #HopkinsEnergy

Apply: apply.interfolio.com/168478

Is a photo subversive? NSF staff overcome obstacles to 75th anniversary portrait Management tried to quash outpouring of support for beleaguered agency

🧪 Is a photo subversive? NSF staff overcome obstacles to 75th anniversary portrait | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Open science! Enjoy…

Ben Link Named a Board Director of Maryland Clean Energy Center - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute Ben Link, the deputy director for the Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI), has been named a board director of the...

Congrats to Ben Link, ROSEI's deputy director, on being named a board director of the MD Clean Energy Center! MCEC serves as a catalyst for guiding the growth of sustainable businesses and unlocking financial resources needed for MD to thrive. #HopkinsEnergy energyinstitute.jhu.edu/ben-link-nam...

ROSEI Serves as Venue Host for First Day of Inaugural DC Climate Week - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute The Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) played a pivotal role as being the venue host of the first day in...

ROSEI played a pivotal role as venue host of the first day in the inaugural #DCClimateWeek! "It’ll be exciting to look back years later and see the ROSEI and Hopkins names among the key groups that made the first day happen." -Ben Link, ROSEI deputy director.

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You’ve watched Orwell?

And super loud. My dog is unhappy

This is so devastating and disappointing. A lot of this going around in communities doing important research. All I can offer is some empathy. PSU has a great mission and here at Johns Hopkins we have PSU collaborators that work in wind energy that are similarly seeing no funding pathways.

Did you see the ads for Artisan your new AI employee? Next to Energy Dominance posters. DC is popping!

Thanks to everyone who attend ROSEI's Earth Day celebration yesterday! A highlight included honoring this year's seniors that are graduating with the energy minor. ROSEI is looking forward to celebrating its fifth anniversary at Earth Day 2026 - we hope to see you there! #HopkinsEnergy

Ship strikes SHOULD be extremely rare—standards stipulate that annual chances of a bridge collapse from ship collision SHOULD be less than 1 in 10,000. But some of the nation’s busiest will likely be hit in our lifetime, reports Prof Michael Shields. engineering.jhu.edu/news/major-u...

ROSEI and the @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social booth is not the only JHU presence at #ARPAE25 that you should check out! ROSEI core faculty member Chao Wang has four booths (231, 422, 427, 1121) for the various carbon-related work he has with ARPA-E. #HopkinsEnergy

ROSEI and the @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social are proud to serve as a partner of the ARPA-E Innovation Summit for the third consecutive year! If you're at the Summit, stop by Booth 813 to say hi! #ARPAE25 #HopkinsEnergy

Ben Schafer and 8 members of his lab pose next to industrial testing equipment

Ben Schafer and a grad student inspect steel in a laboratory

Two students use tools on steel beans in a lab.

NSF-funded advances in structural engineering let cities flourish on fault lines. "We come up with ideas to make buildings safer from earthquakes. Then we work with design engineers & manufacturers to turn those ideas into reality."—Prof Ben Schafer
Read more: engineering.jhu.edu/news/how-fed...

How federally funded research helps save lives during an earthquake Support from the National Science Foundation helps civil engineers like Ben Schafer improve building codes and develop more resilient, cost-effective building materials

Our director Ben Schafer (@coldformed.bsky.social) recently participated in a Q&A discussing how support from NSF helps civil engineers improve building codes and develop more resilient, cost-effective building materials. See below to check it out! #HopkinsEnergy

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ROSEI Researcher Q&A: Magdalena Klemun - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute This article is part of a series featuring Q&As with Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI)-affiliated researchers. Next up is Magdalena...

Next up in the ROSEI Researcher Q&A series is Magdalena Klemun, a core ROSEI faculty member in the CaSE department who recently joined JHU! Klemun discussed the two main themes of her research and her love for walking instead of driving. #HopkinsEnergy

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Now more than ever…

Was a fantastic event! So much incredible work at JHU and APL.

Oceantic Network Statement on Executive Order Suspending Wind Leasing and Permitting Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that, among other provisions, pauses wind energy leasing and permitting activities. In response to this action, Liz Burdock, founder and CEO of ...

Thank you Oceantic for summarizing what all we stand to gain with offshore wind.

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Helping Maryland Reach Its Climate Goals - JHU Engineering Magazine The road to decarbonization will be paved with many tradeoffs. PhD candidate Sreyas Chintapalli is helping Maryland make the right ones as state leaders implement some of the country’s most ambitious ...

In the Magazine: By '28, 14.5% of electricity sold in Maryland must be solar. PhD candidate Sreyas Chintapalli is lending his expertise to the state’s Solar Photovoltaic Systems Recovery, Reuse, and Recycling Working Group to help get us there. engineering.jhu.edu/magazine/202...

ROSEI Researcher Q&A: Ján Drgoňa - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute This article is part of a series featuring Q&As with Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI)-affiliated researchers. Next up is Ján...

New ROSEI researcher Q&A with @drgona.bsky.social just went live! He discussed how a project as an undergraduate shaped his passion for energy-efficient building controls, and why joining the Hopkins energy community was a "no-brainer." #HopkinsEnergy

Story: energyinstitute.jhu.edu/rosei-resear...

Undergrad? Community college student? Join us at Hopkins for some sustainable energy research this summer! #rosei #jhu @energyathopkins.bsky.social

Is this an April fool’s joke?

M365 looks like a badge count. Any wait until we get to 366 and add a day to the calendar.