Reposted by Ben SchaferThe Verge @theverge.com · 15/05/2026AI research papers are getting better, and it’s a big problem for scientistsbuff.lyAI-generated research papers are overwhelming peer reviewJournal editors and peer reviewers are being flooded with AI-generated papers that are almost impossible to detect. 43812
Reposted by Ben Schaferanil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 14/05/2026wow — the preprint host, arxiv, is banning authors for a year if they submit papers with hallucinated citations 🤖 9458111914
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Did not realize it looked so similar to the C128.. 000
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Happy🌎Day! ROSEI celebrated its fifth birthday with #EarthDay events that highlighted its progress in two key areas; fostering partnerships within and beyond JHU and serving as a hub for JHU sustainability-related student initiatives. #HopkinsEnergy Story: energyinstitute.jhu.edu/rosei-celebr... 022
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Vergecast starlink discussion. @davidpierce.xyz @reckless.bsky.social you asked why Amazon wants a satellite network? Have you read about the role of starlink in the Ukraine war? Basically he who can supply internet to drones wins the war. Seems like a defense tech play… 020
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Another ARPA-E Innovation Summit in the books! It was great seeing so many different ROSEI booths at this year's summit in San Diego, with Chao Wang, Yayuan Liu and Corey Oses all having at least one this year. Looking forward to seeing everyone at next year's summit in MD! #HopkinsEnergy 023
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 24/03/2026AI is driving a surge in electricity demand across the PJM grid. New research from a group of ROSEI researchers shows that allowing data centers to shift or pause some energy use could save $15B+ annually—while keeping power reliable. #HopkinsEnergy Story: energyinstitute.jhu.edu/a-smarter-wa... 021
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 20/03/2026ROSEI's Brandon Bukowski was a recent guest on the podcast #PodCAT! During the discussion, Bukowski discussed how a desire to work in energy and sustainability led him to catalysis and JHU's growing cohort of impressive faculty working in catalysis. #HopkinsEnergy open.spotify.com/episode/3jy7...open.spotify.comProf. Brandon Bukowski 011
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 07/03/2026@davidpierce.xyz an addition to “you can just say things” 040
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 27/02/2026We conclude our #EWeek2026 series highlighting ROSEI faculty and students with Alexandra Grayson, a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering! Her question was "How could your research make an impact in the fight against climate change?" #HopkinsEnergy 021
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Happy #Eweek2026! To celebrate, ROSEI will be asking faculty and students sustainable engineering-related questions all week and posting their answers. We're excited to have @coldformed.bsky.social kick us off by answering "How is ROSEI transforming the future of sustainable energy?" #HopkinsEnergy 021
Reposted by Ben SchaferJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Trump just repeated again that China just builds wind turbines but did not use them themselves. Truth is :they actually do. China has more wind power than any other country. 1982207839
Reposted by Ben SchaferDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4... 91147788501
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Have several of these. Even when I have the right wattage my MacBook still seems to want to cycle power on and off with these. Like it is fighting Anker iQ. Other than that - very nice. 010
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 16/10/2025ROSEI is excited to unveil its first ever annual report, highlighting a year of rapid growth, groundbreaking research, and expanding impact! Explore the report and learn more about how the future of sustainable energy starts at JHU 🌎🔋💡 #HopkinsEnergy Report: energyinstitute.jhu.edu/annual-repor... 044
Reposted by Ben SchaferProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2025Oil companies in Texas requested permission to burn off or release more than 195 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year — enough to power more than 3 million homes and generate millions in tax revenue had the gas been captured. W/ @insideclimatenews.org & @texastribune.orgpropublica.orgTrump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells.The oil industry touts Texas as a success story in controlling climate-warming methane emissions. The state’s regulator, however, grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere. 15393190
Reposted by Ben SchaferConrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 05/10/2025About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.pewresearch.orgAbout 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deportedAbout four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March. 541867692
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 05/09/2025ROSEI's @dankammen.bsky.social and advisory board member Claire Broido Johnson started a podcast called Energy Matters! The show aims to have fact-driven, no-nonsense conversations about how—and why—energy shapes our world. Episodes at the link below! #HopkinsEnergy www.youtube.com/@EnergyMatte...youtube.comEnergy Matters. All Around The World. 031
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 03/09/2025ROSEI's @energyabe.bsky.social was quoted in an article that explores the federal government's decision to halt construction of the nearly completed Revolution Wind offshore project, a move that could destabilize NE's grid and drive up energy costs. #HopkinsEnergy www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...canarymedia.comHalting Revolution Wind could be a disaster for New England’s gridIf Trump kills the now-frozen offshore wind project, utility customers will pay more money for dirtier and less reliable electricity. 011
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Agreed. We are not in an age of laws anymore it seems. 030
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Next up in the ROSEI Researcher Q&A series is @dankammen.bsky.social, the JHU BDP of the Just Energy Transition! Kammen discussed how the many threads of his research are linked, why he joined Hopkins, and a Netflix gameshow he used to host. #HopkinsEnergy energyinstitute.jhu.edu/rosei-resear...energyinstitute.jhu.eduROSEI Researcher Q&A: Daniel Kammen - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy InstituteThis article is part of a series featuring Q&As with Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI)-affiliated researchers. Next up is Daniel... 041
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Just happy you were visiting Center HS Mayor! Public education done right! 000
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Earlier 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... 021
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 08/07/2025ROSEI, 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...hub.jhu.eduJohns Hopkins hosts international energy summit to accelerate clean technology innovationThe inaugural Energy Technology and Science Bridge event brought together researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals 021
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Thanks for posting and letting people know what is going on in academia. 110
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Does this mean burritos are now to be considered a type of pie? 000
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 06/06/2025ROSEI 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-...energyinstitute.jhu.eduLarge ROSEI Contingent Participates in ARROW’S SEA Event - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy InstituteThe Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) had a large contingent participate at the first annual Summer Education Accelerator (ARROW-SEA) hosted... 062
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 30/05/2025ROSEI 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 032
Reposted by Ben SchaferMark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 23/05/2025🧪 Is a photo subversive? NSF staff overcome obstacles to 75th anniversary portrait | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgIs a photo subversive? NSF staff overcome obstacles to 75th anniversary portraitManagement tried to quash outpouring of support for beleaguered agency 0258
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Congrats 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...energyinstitute.jhu.eduBen Link Named a Board Director of Maryland Clean Energy Center - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy InstituteBen Link, the deputy director for the Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI), has been named a board director of the... 031
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 01/05/2025ROSEI 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. energyinstitute.jhu.edu/rosei-serves...energyinstitute.jhu.eduROSEI Serves as Venue Host for First Day of Inaugural DC Climate Week - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy InstituteThe Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) played a pivotal role as being the venue host of the first day in... 011
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 24/04/2025This 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. 010
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Did you see the ads for Artisan your new AI employee? Next to Energy Dominance posters. DC is popping! 000
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Thanks 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 042
Reposted by Ben SchaferJohns Hopkins Engineering @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Ship 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... 011
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 18/03/2025ROSEI 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 112
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 17/03/2025ROSEI 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 011
Reposted by Ben SchaferJohns Hopkins Engineering @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social · 10/03/2025NSF-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... 031
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Our 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 hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/06/e...hub.jhu.eduHow federally funded research helps save lives during an earthquakeSupport from the National Science Foundation helps civil engineers like Ben Schafer improve building codes and develop more resilient, cost-effective building materials 042
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Next 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 energyinstitute.jhu.edu/rosei-resear...energyinstitute.jhu.eduROSEI Researcher Q&A: Magdalena Klemun - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy InstituteThis article is part of a series featuring Q&As with Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI)-affiliated researchers. Next up is Magdalena... 032
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Was a fantastic event! So much incredible work at JHU and APL. 010
Ben Schafer @coldformed.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Thank you Oceantic for summarizing what all we stand to gain with offshore wind. oceantic.org/press-releas...oceantic.orgOceantic Network Statement on Executive Order Suspending Wind Leasing and PermittingToday, 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 ... 011
Reposted by Ben SchaferJohns Hopkins Engineering @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025In 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...engineering.jhu.eduHelping Maryland Reach Its Climate Goals - JHU Engineering MagazineThe 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 ... 022
Reposted by Ben SchaferRalph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) @energyathopkins.bsky.social · 03/01/2025New 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...energyinstitute.jhu.eduROSEI Researcher Q&A: Ján Drgoňa - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy InstituteThis article is part of a series featuring Q&As with Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI)-affiliated researchers. Next up is Ján... 042
