Energy Graduate Group alumni are energy leaders and experts in government, the private sector, and academia.

Energy Graduate Group Alumni

  • 2024 Graduate
photo of Imby in the quad at West Village
  • 2021 Graduate
  • 2024 Graduate
Research Interests: EV-grid integration, distribution system planning, EV charging infrastructure, Energy equity
  • Master's Student
  • 2024 Alumni
Research Interests: Energy Dependency, World Trade, GHGs, IOC
  • 2024 Graduate
Research Interests: Alternative energy for vessels/maritime industry
Ryan Barr
  • 2019 Graduate
    RePurpose Energy
Nick Bowden
  • 2020 Graduate
    Ameren Corporation
  • 2021 Graduate
  • Executive Director of Environmental, Renewable, and Sustainable Energy
  • Black Girls Do Engineer Los Angeles
Alex Cagle
  • 2023 Graduate
Research Interests: Solar Energy Deployment; Land-Water-Energy Nexus; Floatovoltaics
Alex Campbell
  • 2020 Graduate
  • Guidehouse
Armando Casillas
Greg Chin
  • 2019 Graduate
    California Energy Commission
Rhys Davis
  • 2021 Graduate
    Resource Refocus LLC
  • 2023 Graduate
Research Interests: Environmental Justice; Land-Water-Energy Nexus; Zero Net Energy
  • 2023 Graduate
Research Interests: Renewable Energy; Grid Modernization; Solar; Engineering for Global Development; Clean Tech
  • 2024 Graduate
Research Interests: Grid transition, bulk storage, transportation, engineering design
Jake Highleyman
  • 2020 Graduate
    The Cadmus Group
Madison Hoffacker
  • 2019 Graduate
    Pacific Gas & Electric
Kelly Hoogland
  • 2021 Graduate
  • Ph.D Student at UC Davis
  • 2023 Graduate
Research Interests: Advanced Power Systems; Renewable Energy Technologies for developing countries/rural communities; Building Energy Efficiency
  • 2023 Graduate
Research Interests: Renewable energy; Energy management; Energy Policy
Jean Ji
  • Master's student
  • Alumni 2024
Research Interests: Economics of Electric Vehicle Charging; Electric Vehicles-Electric Grid Interactions
  • 2024 Graduate
Research Interests: energy policy, climate change policy and energy efficiency
  • 2024 Graduate
Research Interests: Conservation and application of energy in industrial plants and buildings
  • 2024 Graduate
Research Interests: Building Energy Science, HVAC
  • 2023 Graduate
Research Interests: Decarbonization; Energy Policy; Renewable Energy
Yanning Li
  • Ph.D. student
  • Alumni 2024
Research Interests: Grid Integration of Electric Vehicles; Economics & Policy of Electric Vehicle Charging
  • 2024 Graduate
Research Interests: Sustainable Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies Deployment, Life-Cycle Assessment
Zane McDonald
Facundo Molina
  • Master's student
Research Interests: Renewable Energy for Developing Countries/Communities
Leslie Nelson
  • Master's student
Research Interests: Renewable Energy Policy; Decarbonization; Energy Storage
Nick Pappas
  • 2018 Graduate
    Independent Consultant
  • 2024 Graduate
Research Interests: Solar PV; Sustainability; Climate Change
Leticia Pineda
Jin Wook Ro
  • 2021 Graduate
  • UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy
Devon Schmidt
  • 2024 Graduate
Research Interests: Renewable Energy Markets, Negative Emissions Technologies, Carbon Pricing, Life-Cycle Assessment
Meg Slattery
  • 2023 Graduate
Research Interests: Microgrids; Sustainable Construction; Food-Water-Energy Nexus
Lisa Slaughter
  • 2019 Graduate
    National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
    Master's Thesis
Alex Sloan
Tobiah Steckel
  • 2021 Graduate
  • California Independent System Operator
Alex Syrovoi
  • 2021 Graduate
    LP Consulting Engineers
  • 2023 Graduate
Research Interests: Renewable Energy Policy; Energy Economics; Nexus of Distributed Energy Resources & Variable Energy Resources; Microgrids
Sadanand Wachche
  • 2020 Graduate
    AES Clean Energy
  • Ph.D Student
  • Alumni 2024
Research Interests: Renewable Energy; Sustainable Mobility; Energy-Transport Nexus

UC Davis Alumni in Energy

Hannah Bastian
  • Research Analyst
    ACEEE
Jon Cook
  • Senior Planning Analyst
    Salt River Project
Scott Crider
  • Senior Vice President of External and Operations Support
  • San Diego Gas & Electric
Jeanne Duvall
  • Senior Project Manager
    SMUD
Cleveland Justice
  • Principal
    Potrero Group
Wayne Leighty
  • Hydrogen Fuel Business Development Manager
    Shell
Marco Pritoni
  • Research Scientist
    Berkeley Energy & Climate Institute
Ryan Taylor
  • Enel Green Power
Zhigang Wang
  • Associate
    Upwelling Capital Group LLC
Carolyn Weiner
  • West Monroe

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