Researchers working on energy efficiency projects at UC Davis Energy Institute.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency
Energy efficiency expert Kerry Abernethy-Cannella smiling outdoors.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Electricity Markets, Production Cost Modeling
Young man with dark hair and mustache smiling outdoors, representing energy research.
  • Ph.D Student
Research Interests: Smart Grid Technologies; Energy Systems
Kenneth Arellano at the Energy Efficiency Institute, promoting sustainable energy solutions.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Energy Storage
Arif, Alessandra smiling outdoors at the Energy Efficiency Institute.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: Variable renewables and integration into the grid/environmental impact, nuclear energy, batteries and energy storage, energy efficiency, end of life management for waste byproducts of renewables
Sevim Becet smiling outdoors, promoting energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: Energy Efficiency, Data Analysis in Energy, System Modeling, Transportation, Oil Industry
Advocate promoting energy efficiency and sustainability at UC Davis Energy Institute.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Environmental impacts of renewable energy, rural community energy and water projects
Young man smiling outdoors at UC Davis Energy Efficiency Institute.
  • Ph.D. Student
Research Interests: Energy efficiency, building energy systems, phase change materials
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: energy efficiency, grid optimization, systems modeling and analysis, industrial decarbonization, GHG capture and use, energy markets, food-water-energy nexus, life-cycle-assessment, energy access and environmental justice
Portrait of Subhrajit Chakraborty, energy efficiency specialist at UC Davis.
  • PhD Student
Research Interests: Energy Efficiency; Load Flexibility; Building Controls; Energy Equity
Portrait of Yunzhu Chen, energy efficiency researcher at UC Davis.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: Public Policy and Sustainability
Stephanie Chen
  • Ph.D student
Research Interests: Biofuels and Biogas; Biomass
Daphne Condon smiling outdoors at the Energy Efficiency Institute.
  • Ph. D. Student
Research Interests: Renewable Energy Landscapes; Food-water-energy nexus; Agrivoltaics
Energy Efficiency Institute at UC Davis hosts the Global Energy Managers Workshop 2023.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: Renewable Energy & Biofuels, Public Policy, Energy Economics
Ashley DePew
  • Ph.D Candidate
Research Interests: Climate Policy; Renewable Energy; Zero Net Energy; Behavioral Decision Making
Julia Doyle-Uebel smiling outdoors at the Energy Efficiency Institute.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Life-Cycle Assessment, Renewable Energy, Carbon Neutrality
Energy efficiency expert at UC Davis.
  • Ph.D Student
Research Interests: Life Cycle Engineering, Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Technologies, Industrial Ecology, Energy Efficiency
Jason Emmons, energy efficiency specialist at UC Davis Energy Institute.
  • Ph.D. Student
Research Interests: Hydropower optimization, heavy equipment electrification, energy policy
Portrait of Erfan and Saira promoting energy efficiency initiatives.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: Energy efficiency, renewable energy, transportation, resource management, agroecology, environmental justice
Portrait of Feng Lei, researcher at UC Davis Energy Efficiency Institute.
  • Ph.D. Student
Research Interests: Renewable Energy, Land-related Decision Making, Carbon Neutrality
Energy efficiency expert at UC Davis.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Energy Economics; Policy Development; Data Analytics; Microgrids; Utility Scale Energy Storage
Smiling woman outdoors, promoting energy efficiency and sustainability.
  • Ph.D Student
Research Interests: Food-Water-Energy Nexus, Environmental Justice, Tribal Energy Sovereignty, Renewable Microgrids, Energy Resilience
Young woman wearing a light blue hijab outdoors, smiling softly.
  • Ph.D. Student
Research Interests: Green Buildings; Energy Efficiency; Sustainability
Portrait of Taria Hian, smiling woman with black hair outdoors.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: Energy Efficiency, Energy Consulting, Public Policy, Ethnographic Interviews
Bhargav Joshi, energy researcher at UC Davis Energy Efficiency Institute.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: Energy Efficiency, Combustion
Portrait of Drew Juergensen, Energy Efficiency Institute researcher outdoors.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: Renewable Energy; Sustainability Science
Portrait of Maria Kanwal, a professional at the Energy Efficiency Institute focused on renewable ene.
  • Ph.D Student
Research Interests: Solar energy; Energy Materials; Energy Storage
Energy efficiency expert with focus on sustainable solutions.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Renewable Energy; Energy Modelling; Energy Optimization and control; Energy Efficiency; Sustainability
Ovais Khan smiling outdoors, promoting energy efficiency research and innovation.
  • Graduate Researcher
  • PhD Student
Research Interests: Industrial Decarbonization; Demand Flexibility
Khayrunnas Syarief Moo, Rayhan, a student at the Energy Efficiency Institute, promoting sustainable.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Geothermal, Energy Policy
Researcher Noah Krasner at Energy Efficiency Institute.
  • Ph.D. Student
Research Interests: ecovoltaics; agrivoltaics; dual-use solar; soil carbon sequestration; utility-scale solar energy
Portrait of David MacDonald from the Energy Efficiency Institute.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: Remote and off-grid power, energy storage, microhydro systems, agrovoltaics, Smart Home technologies, repurposed electronics, passive energy systems, distributed energy infrastructure, environmental design, and energy resilience for emergency preparedness.
Magne, Gordon smiling outdoors, representing energy efficiency leadership at UC Davis.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: California and US climate and energy policy, California's circular economy, critical minerals supply chain, environmental policy
Energy efficiency specialist Thanakorn Piyayothin at UC Davis Energy Efficiency Institute.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Energy Economics, Public Finance within the Energy Sector, Sustainable Energy Storage and Technology
Energy efficiency expert Pulavar Jameel smiling outdoors at UC Davis.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Renewable Energy, Energy Economics, and Clean Energy Project Finance
Portrait of Qamar Muhammad Ali in natural outdoor setting.
  • Ph. D Student
Research Interests: sustainability, renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean industrial captive power, bioreactor design, energy resource assessment
Energy efficiency professional working on sustainable solutions.
  • Ph.D Student
Research Interests: Green Buildings; Renewable Energy; Energy Systems
Restrepo, Laura smiling outdoors at the Energy Efficiency Institute.
  • Ph.D. Student
Young researcher smiling outdoors at energy efficiency institute.
  • Master's Student
Research Interests: Net Zero, Micro Grids, Energy Storage
Teresa Linares Serrano smiling outdoors at the Energy Efficiency Institute.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Renewable Energies, Power Plants
Portrait of Shin, Hyunsoo at Energy Efficiency Institute campus.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Renewable energy, Sustainability
Energy Efficiency Institute at UC Davis hosts the Global Energy Managers Workshop 2023.
  • Ph.D. Student
Research Interests: Industrial Energy Efficiency, Load Flexbility
Portrait of Vinayak Tandon, a researcher focused on energy efficiency solutions at UC Davis Energy E.
  • Master’s Student
Research Interests: Energy Equity, Biomimicry for Sustainable Energy and Efficiency, Renewable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus
Energy researcher Zhao Jiadong in a campus outdoor setting.
  • Ph.D Student
Research Interests: Energy Economics, Efficiency, and Policy Analysis; Load Flexibility in Grid Integration of Electrical Vehicles; Building and Industrial Decarbonization