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Future Energy Systems Center

Collaborative research with industry in key technology areas to address the energy transition.

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Analyses that shape and influence policy, technology development, and future research.

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Researchers

Carlos Batlle Research Scholar
Pablo Duenas Martinez Research Scientist
Randall Field Executive Director, Future Energy Systems Center
Emre Gençer Research Scientist
Howard Gruenspecht Senior Energy Economist
Howard Herzog Senior Research Engineer
Dharik Mallapragada Research Scientist
Ian Miller Research Associate
Raanan Miller Center Research Lead for Electric Power
Apurba Sakti Research Scientist
Karen Tapia-Ahumada Research Scientist

Postdoctoral Associates

Vladimir Dvorkin Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative
Edward Graham Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative
Rahman Khorramfar Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative
Ruaridh Macdonald Postdoctoral Associate Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Tim Schittekatte Postdoctoral Associate Sloan School of Management
Moataz Sheha Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative

Students

Marc Barbar PhD Student Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Les Gabriel Armstrong Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Youssef Hassan Sayed Shaker Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Serena Patel Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Lelia Marie Hampton Graduate Student Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Jack Morris Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Morgan Santoni-Colvin Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program

Alumni

Abhishek Bose Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Scott Burger PhD Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Aurora Edington Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Guannan He Former Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative
Jesse Jenkins PhD Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Cristian Junge Graduate Student System Design and Management
Nikifar Lazouski PhD Department of Chemical Engineering
Thaneer Malai Narayanan PhD Department of Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Mowry Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Nestor Sepulveda PhD Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Cathy Wang Graduate Student Technology and Policy Program
Bolun Xu Postdoctoral Associate MIT Energy Initiative

Recent Publications

Decarbonizing power systems: A critical review of the role of energy storage

January 2022

Optimization of electrolyte rebalancing in vanadium redox flow batteries

December 2021

Hard-to-Abate Sectors: The role of industrial carbon capture and storage (CCS) in emission mitigation

October 2021

Grid impacts of highway electric vehicle charging and role for mitigation via energy storage

October 2021

The hydrogen economy: A pragmatic path forward

October 2021

A priori control of zeolite phase competition and intergrowth with high-throughput simulations

September 2021

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Recent News

Just released: Energy Futures, Autumn 2021
MIT Energy Initiative launches the Future Energy Systems Center

New MITEI consortium focuses on speeding the energy transition, engaging with industrial leaders, to deploy clean energy advances at scale

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