News and Media

June 2023, Global Indian: Meet Shomik Verma, the rising star researcher leading the way in clean energy

April 2023, MIT News: Six from MIT awarded 2023 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

April 2023, Forbes: The 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships For New Americans Are Announced

March 2023, ARPA-E: Student PITCHES Winner Shomik Verma, Wrapping Up the 2023 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit

September 2021, GWR: Guinness World Records 2022, Most Efficient Electric Vehicle (Prototype)

September 2019, GWR: Guinness World Records 2020, Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicle (Prototype)

September 2019, Promazo: 40 Most Interesting Students

July 2019, Pratt: Duke Student Team Wins Second Guinness World Record for Vehicle Efficiency

May 2019, Duke Today: Class of 2019: Eight Students who Changed Duke... and Themselves

February 2019, Energy Initiative: Energy Student Profile: Shomik Verma (E'19)

December 2018, Pratt: Verma Wins 2019 Marshall Scholarship

December 2018, Duke Today: Two Duke Students Win Marshall Scholarships

October 2018, COMSOL: Award-Winning Papers and Posters: COMSOL Conference 2018 Boston and associated video

August 2018, Clean Technica: Duke University Students Set World Record For Hydrogen Fuel Cell Fuel Economy — 14,573 Miles Per Gallon

August 2018, Duke Energy Initiative (video): Duke Electric Vehicles Team Breaks Guinness World Record for Fuel Efficiency

August 2018, Duke Chronicle: ‘The mountain no one thought they could climb’: Duke team sets world record for most efficient vehicle

August 2018, Pratt: Duke Students Break Guinness World Record for Fuel Efficiency

July 2018, Killer Innovations (podcast): Competing for Fuel Efficiency Innovation

July 2018, Pratt: Duke Engineers Score a Triple Win at Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2018

April 2018, Pratt: Shomik Verma Awarded Udall Scholarship

April 2018, Duke Today: Three Duke Students Named Udall Scholars

April 2018, Duke Mathematics: 2018 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar: Shomik Verma

April 2018, Duke Today: Two Duke juniors, one sophomore named Goldwater Scholars

November 2017, Duke Research Blog: Duke’s Solar Benches Can Charge Your Phone

April 2017, Energy Initiative: Duke students spend spring break installing solar panels in Fresno

March 2017, ABC30: Students spend Spring Break installing solar panels for Fresno families