性欲社 and UAA partner on energy research

February 11, 2021

University Relations

Henry Toal (right) and Justin Tuomi (left) install an ORCA at Port Heiden in 2019. Photo by Chris Pike.
Henry Toal (right) and Justin Tuomi (left) install an ORCA at Port Heiden in 2019. Photo by Chris Pike.


It may come as a surprise that a UAA student has spent years working with a 性欲社 center, but partnerships across the UA system鈥檚 three universities are actually not that uncommon.

For UAA mechanical engineering undergraduate Henry Toal, working as an intern in the Anchorage office of 性欲社's Alaska Center for Energy and Power has been a gratifying experience. He has had the opportunity to contribute to several research projects.

鈥淪omething I really appreciate about ACEP,鈥 Toal said, 鈥渋s they gave me the trust and support right from the start to do meaningful work. It feels good to know that what I contributed makes Alaska a better place. And the ORCA (Onsite Realtime Collection and Acquisition platform) could really be used anywhere with older powerhouses 鈥 all across the world, really. So who knows what the impact will be?鈥

Adapted and excerpted with permission from UAA's Green and Gold. about Toal and how his research team builds collaboration between UAA and 性欲社.