Tag: Carbon

Professor Zuo Discusses Data Center to Grid Integration on the Datacenter Dynamics Podcast

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SBS Lab professor Wangda Zuo had the amazing opportunity to discuss many interesting topics with Charlotte Trueman at the Datacenter Dynamics (DCD) broadcast. The episode titles “Enhancing grid independence and energy resilience” covered a variety of pertinent and interesting topics. Some of the ideas and questions discussed were “How can data centers meet the booming demand of AI while reducing carbon emissions?”, “Can we achieve ‘data center to grid integration?’, and “Can data centers help improve the resilience of power grids?” We really appreciate this opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas on the future of data centers and their impact on carbon emissions, grid demand, and energy consumption.

The full broadcast can be viewed here.

SBS Lab Member Michael Maloney Receives Scholarship

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SBS lab member and new Ph.D. student Michael Maloney received the prestigious University Graduate Fellowship in the Pennsylvania State College of Engineering. This was given in recognition of his strong academic record and served to enable him to establish his research and other activities. This is a great start to Michael’s time with the lab. He has a M.S. from Columbia University in civil engineering. He then worked in industry for 8 yeasrs gaining expertise in construction management and life cycle carbon analysis. His Ph.D. work will be in Architectural Engineering with research focusing on addressing sustainability challenges in the growing building sector of data centers.

1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment Begins

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The 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment began at the University of Nottingham. It is running from July 3 – 5, 2024. The conference has more than 200 delegates and will be a great opportunity to learn and have great discussions.

This conference is supported by Pennsylvania State University as well as University of Nottingham, University of Adelaide, Technical University of Crete, Center for Postdoctoral development in Infrastructure, Cities, and Energy, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. We are happy to have SBS lab professor Wangda Zuo serving as co-chair alongside Prof. Yupeng Wu (University of Nottingham), Prof. Veronica Soebarto (University of Adelaide), and Prof. Dionysia Kolokotsa (Technical University of Crete). We are excited to learn more from our peers around the globe at this conference and look forward to future conferences. We appreciate all the people who worked hard to put on this amazing conference.

Lab Member Yizhi Yang Passes Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam

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Congratulations to SBS Lab Member Yizhi Yang on passing her Ph.D. comprehensive exam. Her Ph.D. research attempts to unravel the nexus of energy consumption, carbon emission, and energy equity in buildings. Her research is funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Yizhi has also published a number of journal and conference papers. to learn more about Yizhi and her research, visit here.