CV

Education

  • 2021
    PhD, Urban and Regional Planning
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Dissertation: Mobile Carbon Footprinting: Sensing and Shaping the Carbon Emissions of Daily Activities Using Digital Technologies
  • 2008
    Master of Architecture
    Columbia University
  • 2002
    M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering
    University of California, Berkeley
  • 2001
    Fulbright Scholar
    Tsinghua University, School of Architecture
    • Project: Transformations of traditional urban courtyard fabric in Beijing
  • 2000
    B.S.E., Civil & Environmental Engineering
    Princeton University
    • Architecture & Engineering Joint Program
    • Minors (Certificates) in Applications of Computer Science and East Asian Studies

Research Experience

  • 2014-2019
    Mobile Carbon Footprinting
    Research assistant and project manager
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies & Planning
    • Developed and piloted a daily activity carbon footprinting tool (www.mobilecarbonfootprinting.org)
    • Co-authored MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) Seed Fund grant with the PIs
  • 2011-2014
    Making the Clean Energy City in China
    Research assistant and project manager
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies & Planning
    • Led development of online neighborhood energy assessment tool (energyproforma.mit.edu)
    • Co-authored reports on neighborhood energy policy and urban planning practices in China
  • 2008-2011
    Asia Megacities Lab/China Lab
    Adjunct Associate Research Scholar
    Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation
    • Co-authored grants from Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Graham Foundation for the Arts
    • Co-organized annual China Lab Conferences “Exporting China” (2008), “Megablock Urbanisms” (2009), and “Architectural Research in China” (2010)
  • 2007-2008
    Spatial Information Design Lab
    Research Fellow
    Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation
    • Beijing Air Quality Mapping Project (Director: Sarah Williams): Monitored and mapped air quality (CO & PM levels) during the Beijing Olympics, for distribution by the New York Times & Associated Press
    • New Orleans Justice Reinvestment Initiative (Director: Laura Kurgan): Developed web-based community networking tools and GIS maps for the publication “Justice Reinvestment, New Orleans”