Affordable & Sustainable Energy
The future of sustainable energy is integral to society’s ability to combat the climate crisis. Development and implementation of energy infrastructure and systems that make renewable and efficient energy widely accessible are imperative. Johns Hopkins researchers are exploring the technology, policy, and infrastructure that would allow widespread adoption of just and sustainable energy alternatives.-
Ben Link
Managing Director, Ralph S. O'Connor Energy Institute; Associate Research ScientistBen Link, MPH, MSW, is the Managing Director of the Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) and an Associate Research Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. ROSEI integrates efforts across the university to create and implement clean, renewable and sustainable energy technologies; educate future energy leaders; and support implementation, markets, and policies that promote an affordable and equitable green energy future for a more resilient world. Prior to working at ROSEI Ben worked in senior management roles in the field of global health equity initiatives including serving as the Executive Manager of the Johns Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World and Director of Executive Affairs at the not-for-profit organization Partners In Health. -
Rebekka S. Klausen
Second Decade Society Associate ProfessorRebekka Klausen, PhD, has an innovative research program in polymer chemistry and synthesis. The unifying theme in the Klausen Research Group is the application of rational organic synthesis to advance the frontiers of materials science. Through the atomic-level control provided by bottom-up synthesis, they precisely determine and control materials properties. -
Umesh Korde
Research ProfessorUmesh Korde, PhD, focuses on wave energy, ocean sensing, wave-body interactions; complex systems dynamics, resilience; applications spanning multiple disciplines, from energy-systems resilience to climate change. -
Michael Levien
Associate Professor; DUSMichael Levien, PhD, is currently researching the politics of energy transition in fossil fuel producing regions in the US. His previous research focused on land dispossession and development in India. -
Yayuan Liu
Assistant ProfessorYayuan Liu, PhD, and her research group work at the interface of chemical engineering, materials science, and electrochemistry to accelerate the realization of energy and environmental sustainability. The group designs and synthesizes materials at the molecular and the microscopic level, develops novel electrochemical processes using functional materials, and uses advanced characterization tools to correlate microscopic phenomena with macroscopic performance. -
Nicholas Loizou
Assistant ProfessorNicholas Loizou, PhD, is interested in large-scale optimization, machine learning, randomized algorithms, randomized numerical linear algebra, distributed and decentralized algorithms, and game theory. His current research focuses on the theory and applications of convex and non-convex optimization in large-scale machine learning and data science problems.
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