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The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland (UMD) in College Park hosted the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) Industry Day and NSF Site Visit that took place October 19 - 20, 2026. This event attracted...

Today’s HVAC technicians are among the industry's best sources of future engineering talent. They know the equipment, systems, and troubleshooting in today’s ever-changing cooling and heating environment. But what’s next for the technician who is ready to be challenged with more advanced HVAC work in commercial environments and perhaps move...

LAWRENCE, KS — Two Kansas City-area HVAC educators stepped out of their technical classrooms and into University of Kansas research laboratories this summer through a program that connects emerging engineering research with the educators who train the technicians installing and servicing new technologies. ...

The leadership team at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) has announced this year’s awardees of the NSF ERC EARTH Seed Funding Program, a core component of its innovation ecosystem, linking early-stage ideas to large-scale impact. ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) is proud to celebrate Marina Johnson, an undergraduate researcher at the University of Kansas (KU), for receiving the highly competitive International Institute of All-Natural Refrigeration (IIAR) Founders Scholarship. ...