Research Projects

2023 projects included:

Designing a Fixture for Precise, Local Electrochemistry on Strained Thin-Film Membranes
A GIS-based Multicriteria Decision Analysis Tool for Siting Utility-Scale Solar in the Navajo Nation
Energy Security in China and Taiwan
Using Pressure to Design Better Materials for Energy Applications
State estimation techniques of plasma chemistry for semiconductor manufacturing
Mitigation of Climate Change Driven Evaporation and Water Temperature Responses Using Aluminum Reflectors
Creating Data Stories for a Sustainable Future: From Personal to Global
Effect of Optical and Thermal Properties of Heterolayer Stacks on the Performance of Flash-Annealed Ferroelectric Memories for Energy-Efficient Computing
Screening for Geological Storage Sites for CCS
Public Opinion on Climate Change

Understanding the ecosystem of U.S. public opinion polls that have questions related to global warming/climate change
Build out an energy usage program for high school students to better understand how students interact with data science techniques and implement an energy change program
Pathways to Carbon Neutrality project looking at ways to effectively achieve net-zero carbon emissions in California
Investigating collecting environmental literacy
Developing roadmaps to 100% renewable energy profiles for 140 countries worldwide
Case study of nations that have implemented carbon tax policies and analyze the effects of those policies
Understand the mechanisms of hydrogen embrittlement in structural steel in order to aid the transformation of existing gas infrastructure to hydrogen-compatible systems
Creating an online youth education program that teaches middle school-aged students how to visualize and interpret their household energy consumption data and drive behavior change to decrease electricity usage

Analyzing the potential for heat capture from Stanford's own SESI and its cooling system
Collective Environmental Literacy
Improving drying methods of chili peppers in order to reduce energy required for storage
Developing a low-cost, energy-efficient greenhouse in India for alternately growing and drying chilis
Quantifying methane emissions from residential natural gas-fired appliances
Examining the current and projected future energy demand among all energy sectors for dozens of cities worldwide
Valuing America’s Natural Resources Using the Contingent Valuation Methodology
Long-term predictions of renewable energy integration in the grid, using the Regional Energy Deployment System (ReEDS) model
Uncertainty characterization of high bioenergy deployment scenarios in GCAM, one of the major integrated assessment models
Modeling the integration of renewable energy and storage
Valuation model for battery electric vehicle batteries for a second-life stationary storage applications
Apply advanced diagnostics and uncertainty methods to popular integrated assessment models
Bringing methane pyrolysis, a low emissions hydrogen production method, from a technical to a market stage
Direct conversion of methane to methanol through photocatalysis

Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic testing of nano-structured materials for hydrogen production through photocatalysis
Optimizing the electric grid and adapting it to the rise of electric vehicles and photovoltaic panels
Developing polymers as solid electrolytes in lithium-metal batteries
Developing organic stretchable batteries for energy storage applications ranging from wearable electronics to implantable devices
Probing material conductivity with software defined radio
Examining trends in Rural Income Generating Activities (RIGAs) in India post electrification
Driving into a Clean Energy Future with Electric Buses
Developing a Low-Cost Greenhouse for Emerging Economies
Developing Data-Driven Models for the Thermal Dynamics of Livestock Barns in California Dairy Farms
Understanding Pro-Environmental Behavior Preferences
Examining consumer energy usage behavior change through youth education
Examining bimetallic heterogeneous catalysts for propane combustion
Developing an automated quality metric for inductive components used in wireless charging
Developing duty cycles for grid-scale applications of lithium-ion batteries

Examining Digestibility of Phosphoethanolamine Cellulose for Cellulosic Ethanol
Low Cost, Clean Energy Produce Dryer for Use in Rural Indian Farming Communities
Synthesis of Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles and Their Catalytic Potential in the Conversion of Propylene to Propylene Oxide
Designing the Know Your Energy Numbers Program
Watching the Flag: Training a Neural Network to Predict Wind Speeds
Global Warming Survey Methodology
Unlocking Google’s Street-level Visual Data
Detecting Natural Gas Leaks in Bay Area Homes and Quantifying Leakage From Natural Gas Water Heaters
Fabricating Stretchable Batteries Using Ion-Conducting Elastomers (ICE)
Limiting Voltage Violations in an Electrical Network with Distributed Energy Resources

Mobile Game Design for Youth Energy Behavior Change
A Post-Mortem Investigation of Degradation Mechanisms in Li-Ion Battery Fast Charging
The Role of Emotional Affect in Energy Decision-Making: A Comparison of Neural and Social Networks
Feasibility Studies on Direct Use of Coproduced Fluids in the Los Angeles Basin
Using Colloidal Bimetallic Synthesis to Improve Platinum-Based Catalysts for Propene Combustion
Mapping American Attitudes on Climate Change
Metal-Interlayer Contacts for Carrier-Selective Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells
Roadmaps to Convert U.S. Cities to Wind, Water, and Sunlight (WWS) for All Purposes
Development of Acid Gas Removal Energy Predictor in OPGEE
Ionically Conductive Mixed-Matrix Membranes Synthesized Via In-Situ Polymerization