The Energy & Geoscience Institute announces Dr. Kristie McLin as Director of Research and Science and new Principal Investigator of the Utah FORGE project, succeeding Dr. Joseph Moore.
May 20, 2026
Congratulations to the statewide geothermal contest winners and runners-up!
This year, Utah FORGE launched the Statewide Poster Contest, a new initiative to teach students about geothermal energy. All 6th grade students in Utah were invited to make creative and informational posters about a concept related to geothermal energy. We had more than 200 poster entries from over a dozen schools from all across the state, making it extremely difficult to choose winners. A few stood out, including our grand prize winner, Zayla H. from Lakeview Elementary, and four runners-up. Check out the winning submissions below.
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