Selected Projects

I have worked on a broad range of topics over the past decade. For the purpose of this website, I have grouped them into distinct categories.

Of course, there is a significant overlap between these topics as they are all connected, and much of this work was multidisciplinary. You can use the tags at the bottom of the project pages to find all projects and publications that use this tag.

Please note that some of this content is still under construction.

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Buildings

Why should we care about buildings? Buildings account for a significant percentage of total energy use world-wide (about 24% in 2023). Building energy modeling provides an …

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Energy

What do I like about energy? Energy is such a broad topic! After spending many years on the energy end use side of things (traffic and building energy), working at NREL has …

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Human Behavior

Why should we study human behavior? Picture this. It’s an average day. You wake up, brush your teeth, make coffee, and get ready for work. If you have a kid, you get them ready to …

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Transportation

How can we make traffic safer and more efficient? Transportation accounts for 30% of energy consumption world-wide, and traffic delays are at an all-time high. In the United …

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Climate and Health

Ocean Simulation Development The Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS) is an effort to model oceans, land ice, sea ice, and atmosphere for use in climate research and weather …

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Geometry and Graphics

Virtual Reality for Smart Cities What if we could integrate the work we’ve done on traffic and buildings into one comprehensive digital twin? And how could such a digital twin be …

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