I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Belfer Center’s Environment and Natural Resources Program and the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.

The objective of my research is to facilitate the development of science-based policies that accelerate clean energy innovation and deployment to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and social costs while maximizing co-benefits and equity.

I conduct highly interdisciplinary work at the intersection of energy and environmental science, public policy, economics, and social science. My research is driven by three core questions:

1. Why do some energy technologies succeed while others fail? What drives cost reductions in clean energy technologies?
2. How can we decarbonize the macro energy system effectively and efficiently?
3. How can we design and implement environmental policies that address global sustainability challenges and improve well-being?

To answer these questions, I use macro energy system modeling, industrial ecology methods, and statistical and econometrics analysis.

I received my Ph.D. in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy from Princeton University, advised by Denise Mauzerall. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Beijing Normal University in China.