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Clean Energy Systems

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Assistant Prof at University of Iowa starting in Jan 2026!

Current Stanford Energy Fellow, Caltech PhD.

Clean Energy Systems

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Assistant Prof at University of Iowa starting in Jan 2026!

Current Stanford Energy Fellow, Caltech PhD.

Jackie

I use weather data in macro-scale energy models to guide energy infrastructure plans and technology innovation. 📢 Prospective PhD students and postdocs, please reach out if you are interested in joining my group starting Fall 2026! Apply by Jan 15th!

Research Program: Analyze resource constraints. Guide technology innovation. Target decarbonization solutions.

Long-Duration Energy Storage

Reliable and affordable electricity systems based on variable wind and solar generation resources may depend on the ability to store large quantities of low-cost energy over long time-scales. My dissertation at Caltech combined techno-economic analysis with materials chemistry to advance long-duration energy storage in reliable wind and solar electricity systems.

Approach

Recent research interests

  • Reliable, clean, affordable energy systems
  • Multi-decadal wind and solar variability data
  • Long-duration energy storage: including underground hydrogen storage, thermal energy storage in dirt, metal-air batteries
  • Heat decarbonization in buildings and industry
  • Repurposing fossil infrastructure for decarbonization solutions

Methods

  • Macro-energy system modeling
  • Techno-economic analysis
  • Capacity expansion planning (PyPSA / PyPSA-USA)
  • Carbon abatement costs
  • Chemistry: electrochemical, aerosol, environmental

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Research

I am best known for my research on long-duration energy storage which has been cited 500+ times in Google Scholar. I am co-author of 12 peer-reviewed publications (four first author).

Publications

Teaching & Mentoring

I have experience developing courses and mentoring Caltech undergrads in sustainable engineering. (See also: Energy system modeling graduate-level course by Tom Brown - 800 slides and 18 hours of videos.)

Teaching

Broader Impacts

Broader Impacts

I participated in the 2024 Energy and Climate-Tech Innovation Policy “Boot Camp” for Early Career Researchers in Washington D.C. Research briefs help bring academic research to policymakers.

(See also: policy citations.)

Briefs

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