Dr. Hobbs - Members

Members

	Benjamin F. Hobbs - Professor Theodore M. and Kay W. Schad Professor in Environmental Management Dept. Environmental Health and Engineering Joint Appointment in Applied Mathematics & Statistics Director, JHU Environment, Energy, Sustainability & Health Institute Education Ph.D. 1983, Cornell University, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering M.S. 1978, State University of New York, Syracuse B.S. 1976, South Dakota State University 1972-1974, Prescott Colleges Research Areas stochastic electric power planning models multiobjective and risk analysis mathematical programming models of imperfect energy markets environmental and energy systems analysis and economics ecosystem management Professional Activities & Honors Editorial Boards: Competition & Regulation in Network Industries; Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy; The Electricity Journal; EnergyEnergy Economics; EURO Journal on Decision Processes; IEEE Transactions on Power Systems; J. Energy Markets; J. Energy Engineering (ASCE) Fellow: IEEE and INFORMS Committee:CAISO Market Surveillance Committee(Chair), Gas Technology Institute Public Interest Advisory Committee Scientific Advisor, Policy Studies Division, Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederlands Guest Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 2013 Overseas Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge, 2009-10 Associate Researcher, University of Cambridge, Electricity Policy Research Group Best Paper Awards: ASCE Water Resources Planning & Management Div. (1990); INFORMS Decision Analysis Society (2004); INFORMS Energy, Natural Resources & Environnment Section (2004, 2007) Dr. Hobbs has been in the Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering since 1995. He also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and directs the JHU Environment, Energy, Sustainability & Health Institute. Previously, he was at Brookhaven and Oak Ridge National Laboratories and a member of the Systems Engineering and Civil Engineering faculty at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Hobbs has held visiting appointments at the Helsinki University of Technology, University of Washington, the Netherlands Energy Research Center, and the Electricity Policy Research Group at Cambridge University. Previously, he has been a Professor of Systems Engineering & Civil Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, Wigner Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and an Economics Associate at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Email: bhobbs@jhu.edu CV
	Qingyu Xu - Ph.D. Student Education M.S. Environmental Engieering, Johns Hopkins University, 2015 Concentration: Environmental Management and Economics B.S. Ecology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, 2013 Research Areas Large-scale generation-transmission cooptimization Electricity market Energy economics Email: qxu25@jhu.edu
	Brent Eldridge - Ph.D. Student Education M.S. Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley B.S. Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University Research Areas Electricity markets Reactive power supply Optimal power flow Optimization and mathematical modeling More research details Email: breldridge@gmail.com LinkedIn: Brent Eldridge
	Pengcheng Ding - Ph.D. Student Education Master of Renewable Energy Science and Technology, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau B.S. Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Research Areas Power and energy systems Energy and environmental policy Generation and transmission planning Email: pengcheng.ding@jhu.edu
	Puneet Chitkara – Post-doctoral Fellow Academic Experience Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, 2000-2002 Associate Professor, TERI University, 2004-2007 Senior Research Associate, University of Hong Kong, 2007-2008 Experience KPMG, 2014-2019 Mercados Energy Markets India, 2008-2014 India Pension Research Foundation, 2004 ICRA Advisory Services, 2003 Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, 1998-1999 Research Areas Regulatory Economics Economic and Technology Policy Formulation and Analysis Litigation Support Mathematical Modelling: Optimization, Forecasting, Analytics Email: pchitka1@jhu.edu
	Micajah Z. McGarity - Ph.D. Student Operations Research Analyst at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Education M.S.E. Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University B.S. Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Research Areas Multi-objective optimization Health predictive analytics Disease modeling Watershed management Email: mmcgarity@jhu.edu
	Rui Shi - Ph.D. Student Education M.S. Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Certificate of Graduate Studies, Data Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor B.S. Environmental Science, Nanjing University B.A. Finance, Nanjing University Research Areas Climate change risk management Robust decision making analysis Energy and environmental policy Statistical learning and data mining Email: rshi8@jhu.edu LinkedIn: Rui Shi
	Shen Wang - Ph.D. Student Education M.S.E. Environmental Managment & Economics, Johns Hopkins University M.S. Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China B.E. Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology, Xi'an, China Research Areas Energy economics Energy and environmetal policy Generation and transmission planning Energy systems modeling Email: S.Wang@jhu.edu LinkedIn: Shen Wang
	Yijiao Wang - Ph.D. Student Education Ph.D. Environmental Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2019.08-present M.Eng. Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, 2018 B.B.A. Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2016 Experience Predoctoral Appointee, Energy System Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 2018.11-2019.07 Research Aide, Energy System Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 2018.07-2018.10 Research Areas Generation and transmission planning Stochastic process Machine learning and statistical methods Integer and robust optimization Email: ywang303@jhu.edu C.V.
	Yinong Sun - Ph.D. Student Education M.E.M., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University B.S., Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics, Peking University B.A., Art History, School of Arts, Peking University Experience Energy System Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Link) Research Areas Generation and transmission planning Renewable energy integration Electricity market Energy and environmental policy Email: ysun104@jhu.edu LinkedIn Google Scholar
	Ningkun Zheng - MS Education M.S. Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University B.S. Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University Research Areas Electricity Market Generation and Transmission Planning Renewable Energy Integration Demand Response and Storage Email: niklauskun@gmail.com
	Keming Xu - MS Education M.S. Engineering Management, Johns Hopkins University B.Eng. Electrical Engineering and Automation, Tsinghua University B.M. Business Administration, Tsinghua University Research Areas Energy system modeling Integer optimization UI development Email: kxu24@jhu.edu LinkedIn
	Yumo Zhang - MSE Education M.S.E. Environmental Management and Economics, Johns Hopkins University M.S. Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky B.S. Mineral Processing Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) Experience Mining Engineer, The Daniels Company, Bluefield, WV, 2015-2018 Research Areas Generation and transmission planning Energy and environmental policy Climate change risk management Email: yzhan367@jhu.edu