Holdmann and Strailey honored for their thesis work

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Photos by JR Ancheta (left) and courtesy of Kaarle Strailey (right)
Gwen Holdmann, left, and Kaarle Strailey have been honored for their thesis work.

May 8, 2025
By Yuri Bult-Ito

ACEP’s Gwen Holdmann and Kaarle Strailey are among the students recognized for their outstanding work for the 2024-2025 academic year in the College of Engineering and Mines.

Schools and colleges at UAF selected students for a variety of accomplishments, including exceptional academic achievement, leadership, contributions to their field or community.

Holdmann received a Center for Teaching and Learning outstanding dissertation award for her Ph.D. dissertation, “At the Crossroad of Technology, Policy, and Society: Energy Transitions in Rural Alaska.” Her mentors include Daisy Huang and Richard Wies.

Strailey received a Center for Teaching and Learning outstanding thesis award for his M.S. thesis, “Developing a Proof-of-Concept Non-Scalable Active Vacuum Insulated Building Envelope Prototype.” Tom Marsik and Huang are his mentors.

Congratulations to Gwen and Kaarle!