As Joe Rand, a second-year Master’s degree student in the Energy and Resources Group (ERG), scanned the room at the Wind Exchange Summit in Orlando, Florida, on May 18, he felt privileged to be surrounded by some of his heroes in the wind and energy sector. Rand, who focuses on the social effects of energy development, was awarded the U.S. Department of Energy’s NOVUS Ventus Award for the impact that he has made on the wind industry early in his career. Read more