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Patrick Brown is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the MIT Energy Initiative, exploring technical and regulatory strategies for integrating high levels of renewable energy and energy storage onto the electric grid. He completed his Ph.D. in physics at MIT with Professor Vladimir Bulović, where his thesis research explored the use of colloidal nanocrystals as light-absorbing…

Daniel Brown is an MIT undergraduate majoring in electrical engineering and computer science. His research is focused on analyzing and evaluating demand side management strategies to mitigate supply gaps in renewable power systems and lower costs for consumers and utilities.

William Braff earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT in 2014. He was co-advised by Professor Cullen Buie (Mechanical Engineering), and Professor Martin Bazant (Chemical Engineering), and his thesis investigated a hydrogen bromine laminar flow battery for grid-scale energy storage. From 2011 – 2015, William worked with the Trancik Lab on…

Eva Anderson received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Energy Studies from MIT in 2022. She completed her undergraduate thesis in the Trancik lab, focusing on hydrogen production and storage cost targets for deeply decarbonized electricity systems. Contact: evaa at mit dot edu

Libby Aiello was working at the Trancik Lab through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. She is an undergraduate majoring in Computer Science and minoring in both Data Science and Economics. Her research focuses on predicting energy consumption for personal vehicular travel.Contact: libbya at mit dot edu

Christiane Adcock is an undergraduate student majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Computer Science with a concentration in Economics at MIT. Her research focused on evaluating light-duty vehicle technologies against climate change mitigation targets. Contact: cmadcock at mit dot edu