Robbin Garber-Slaght

Robbin Garber-Slaght is a Researcher IV in Mechanical Engineering at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), working on NREL's Alaska Campus in Fairbanks. Her research focuses on residential construction in extreme cold environments, specializing in building envelope durability, indoor air quality, and cold climate heating systems. She holds a Professional Engineering (PE) license in Alaska.

• Education: Bachelor of History/Spanish/Archeology from St. Mary's College of Maryland; Master of Cold Climate Engineering from University of Alaska Fairbanks; Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from University of Alaska Fairbanks; Master of Library and Information Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Garber-Slaght's research addresses infrastructure adaptation to climate change, with particular emphasis on cold climate heat pumps and building science. Her recent publications examine geothermal heat pump integration, moisture management in extreme climates, and frost prevention in Arctic facilities. She has collaborated extensively with DOE's Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy programs.

While no specific scientific awards are detailed in the text, her work has received attention from 4 news outlets and 7 X (Twitter) users. Her publications demonstrate a focus on energy efficiency in extreme environments, with technical reports and peer-reviewed articles analyzing heating system performance across 6 distinct subfields.