Founding members at PUEA's first event, Energy Series Kickoff: "Energy in the 21st Century." The speakers were David Crane '81 (CEO of NRG Energy), Barry Smitherman (Chairman of Texas Railroad Commission), and Marc Lipschultz (Global Head of KKR's Energy and Infrastructure business).
2014
Princeton University Energy Association was founded in early 2014 by a group of students who sought to create opportunities for students to connect with alumni in the energy field and host events to raise awareness and interest in energy.
Our Founding Board
Co-Presidents: Daniel Jang '16, Sarah Sacco '16
Vice President: Aoi Senju '16
Treasurer: Ethan Campbell '16
Public Relations Chair: Owen Smitherman '17
Event Management Chair: Andre Chusan '16
Alumni Liaison: Davy Perlman '16
Secretary: Sofie Hiltner '16
Social Chair: Haley Lane '16
Frosh Board: Erin Lynch '18, Ryan Baldwin '18, Lydon Kersting '18
2015
In 2015, PUEA pursued ambitious growth in, founding a Spring Conference featuring speakers such as Tony Clark (Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner) and Thomas Hewson (Principal of Energy Ventures Analysis, Inc.) and sponsoring a trip to the MIT Energy Conference.
President: Owen Smitherman '17
Vice President: Ryan Baldwin '18
Treasurer: Ethan Campbell '16
Secretary: Erin Lynch '18
Public Relations Chair: Sami Walters '17
Event Management Chair: Sankalp Banerjee '16
Alumni Liaison: Lydon Kersting '18, Andre Chusan '16
Social Chair: Frank Nguyen '17
Frosh Board: Amber Lin '19, Andrew Ma '19
2016
2016 marked the beginning of the "Let's Talk Energy" introductory course and monthly speaker panels co-hosted with a variety of other organizations, which have continued as the staple of PUEA programming. The first Energy Case Competition was also established in December 2016.
President: Ryan Baldwin '18
Vice President: Frank Nguyen '17
Director of Finance: Andrew Ma '19
Energy Opportunities Committee: Anid Laoui '18 (Chair), Zoe Chazen '19 (Spring), Noah Weiss '19 (Spring), James Chen '19 (Spring)
Events Committee: Amber Lin '19 (Chair); Stephanie Cook '18 (Spring), David Wu '19 (Spring), Ian Kim '19 (Spring); Nicholas Ritter '20 (Fall), Eseiwi Aifuwa '19 (Fall)
Engagement Committee: Bilal Mukadam '19
Reports and Research Committee: Jason Mulderrig '18 (Chair), Anushka Dasgupta '19
2017-2018
The 2018 Energy Conference, New Jersey’s Energy Future, looked at the interplay of technology innovation, market forces, public policy (federal, state and local), and human behavior. Speakers discussed options for the federal and state governments, the power market operator, and power companies to advance affordable, reliable and clean power in New Jersey.
President: Amber Lin '19 Director of IT: Nicholas Kick ‘20
Director of Finance: Akash Samant '21 Director of Communications: Simone Downs ‘20
Executive Secretary: Skyler Liu ‘21 Chair of Campus Events: Ethan Katz ‘21 Chair of Careers: Abhiram Karappur ‘19 Chair of Community Engagement: Chris Gliwa ‘21 Chair of Research & Reports: Anushka Dasgupta ‘19 Director of PECC: Kavya Chandran ‘21, Misha Tseitlin ‘21
2019-2020
Fall Conference 2019, Alternative Agents for an Energy Future, brought together industry professionals, researchers, academics, investors, analysts, students, and other community members that are spirited about the future of the energy industry and new technologies.
President: Skyler Liu '21
Vice President: Rawli Zhang '20
Director of IT: Nicholas Kick '20
Director of Finance: Jesse Lin ‘22 Director of Communications: Simone Downs ‘20 Chair of Campus Events: Peyton Brown ‘21, Musab Almajnouni ‘22 Chair of Research & Reports: Neha Chauhan ‘21 Director of PECC: Abdullah Ramadan ‘22 (Fall), Sydney Hughes ‘22, Adam Hoffman ‘23 (Spring)
2020
2020 Virtual Energy Conference: Where Will We Go From Here?
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we hosted our first-ever virtual conference — Where Will We Go From Here? featuring panels on energy policy, justice, sustainability, renewables, and technologies of the future.
President: Skyler Liu ‘21 Vice President: Aneesha Manocha ‘23 Director of IT: Hannah To ‘22 Director of Finance: Jesse Lin ‘21 Director of Campus Events: Peyton Brown ‘21, Musab Almajnouni ‘22 Director of Research & Reports: Neha Chauhan ‘21 Director of Outreach: Ben Finch ‘23 Director of Community Service and Advocacy: Arielle Rivera ‘23, Farah Azmi ‘24 Conference Director: Kevin Tong ‘22
2021
2021 Virtual Energy Conference: Charging Toward Net-Zero
With the recent IPCC report on current climate trajectories and growing concern over the future of energy, this conference will emphasize how we will change the energy landscape to reach net-zero emissions and drive ourselves forward to a clean, equitable future for everyone.
President: Aneesha Manocha ‘23 Vice President: Hannah To ‘22 Director of IT: Cathy Teng ‘22 Director of Finance: Diane Yang ‘23 Director of Campus Events: Sydney Hughes ‘22 Director of Research & Reports: Riti Bhandarkar ‘23 Director of Outreach: Ben Finch ‘23 Director of Community Service & Advocacy: Arielle Rivera ‘23, Farah Azmi ‘24 Director of Publicity and Graphic Design: Coley Martin ‘23 Fall Conference Director: Masi Nagdee ‘23
2022
The Fall 2022 Energy Conference, Towards a Cleaner Future, investigated questions related to the future of fuels, the potential of fusion, and the energy impact of blockchain. Programming also included a networking fair and early career panel.
President: Katie Kruse ‘23 Vice President: Carolina Marsella ‘22 Director of IT: Parker O’Neal ‘24 Director of Campus Events: Isabel Kim ‘24 Director of Research & Reports: Andrew Ji ‘25 Directors of Community Service & Advocacy: Alec Pirone ‘24, Morgan Wiese ‘23 Director of Membership & Outreach: Ben Finch ‘23 Fall Conference Director: Vinay Konuru ‘24
2022 Fall Conference: Towards a Cleaner Future
2023
President: Vinay Konuru ‘24 Vice President: Emeline Blohm ‘25 Treasurer: Sean Bradley ‘24 Director of Research & Reports: Cameron Farid ‘26 Director of Community Service & Advocacy: Alec Pirone ‘24 Fall Conference Director: Josh Rogers ‘24