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Education

  • 2023
    Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering
    Stanford University, Stanford, United States
  • 2018
    M.A.Sc. in Chemical Engineering
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • 2015
    B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering
    Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

Academic Appointments

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Internship

  • 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
  • Jun.-Sep. 2014
    Research Intern
    University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
    • Pre-treatment of Landfill Leachate and Municipal Wastewater Mixture

Honors and Awards

  • 2023
    • Michael Hammer Postdoctoral Fellowship, MIT
  • 2017
    • Mitacs Accelerate Program Fellowship, Mitacs Canada
  • 2015
    • Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia
    • Mitacs Globalink Graduate Fellowship, Mitacs Canada
    • Outstanding Graduate, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • 2014
    • 2nd Prize, Undergraduate Scientific Innovation Program, Harbin Institute of Technology
    • Outstanding Student Award, Ministry of Education of Heilongjiang Province
  • 2013
    • Endress+Hauser Scholarship, Endress+Hauser Flowtec (China) Co., Ltd.
    • Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • 2012
    • National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of China

Teaching

  • Mar.-Jun. 2021
    Teaching Assistant
    Stanford University, Stanford, United States
    • ENERGY 291:

      Optimization of Energy Systems, 30 students
  • Jan.-Apr. 2016
    Co-instructor and Teaching Assistant
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • CHBE 366:

      Chemical Engineering Laboratory, 77 students

Professional Services

  • Journal reviewer:

    Solar Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Computers and Electrical Engineering