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Education
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2023 Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering
Stanford University, Stanford, United States - Advised by Adam Brandt
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2018 M.A.Sc. in Chemical Engineering
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada - Advised by Xiaotao Tony Bi
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2015 B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Academic Appointments
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2023-Present Postdoctoral Associate
Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, MIT -
Project 1:
Mapping rice water managment and methane emissions in Ghana -
Project 2:
SkyImageNet:
a large-scale sky image dataset for solar power forecasting
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2018-2023 Research Assistant
Dept. of Energy Science and Engineering, Stanford University -
PhD thesis project:
Vision-based short-term solar forecasting using deep learning -
Industrial project (with Dubai Energy and Water Authority):
Multi-camera network for solar forecasting in desert condition -
Selected course project:
Optimal design of power generation network in California:
Moving towards 100% renewable electricity by 2045
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2015-2018 Research Assistant
Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia -
Master thesis project:
Integrated assessment of liquid fuels from forest residues -
Co-op project:
Life Cycle Analysis of Kakwa Derived LNG for Power Generation and District Heating in China -
Selected course project:
Multiple objective optimization of biofuel supply chain
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Internship
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Jul. 2017-Feb. 2018 Research Intern
Seven Generations Energy Ltd. (7Gs), Vancouver, Canada - Life Cycle Analysis of Kakwa Derived LNG for Power Generation and District Heating in China
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Jun.-Sep. 2014 Research Intern
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada - Pre-treatment of Landfill Leachate and Municipal Wastewater Mixture
Honors and Awards
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2023 - Michael Hammer Postdoctoral Fellowship, MIT
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2017 - Mitacs Accelerate Program Fellowship, Mitacs Canada
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2015 - Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia
- Mitacs Globalink Graduate Fellowship, Mitacs Canada
- Outstanding Graduate, Harbin Institute of Technology
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2014 - 2nd Prize, Undergraduate Scientific Innovation Program, Harbin Institute of Technology
- Outstanding Student Award, Ministry of Education of Heilongjiang Province
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2013 - Endress+Hauser Scholarship, Endress+Hauser Flowtec (China) Co., Ltd.
- Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Harbin Institute of Technology
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2012 - National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of China
Teaching
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Mar.-Jun. 2021 Teaching Assistant
Stanford University, Stanford, United States -
ENERGY 291:
Optimization of Energy Systems, 30 students
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Jan.-Apr. 2016 Co-instructor and Teaching Assistant
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada -
CHBE 366:
Chemical Engineering Laboratory, 77 students
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Professional Services
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Journal reviewer:
Solar Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Computers and Electrical Engineering