Category: Thomas

Chance-constrained multi-stage stochastic energy system expansion planning with demand satisfaction flexibility

How can a country minimize long-term power-system costs when future electricity demand is uncertain? Yuang Chen (PhD ISyE Georgia Tech and now assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong at Shenzhen), Beste Basciftci (PhD ISyE Georgia Tech and now assistant professor at the University of Iowa) and Georgia Tech’s Valerie M. Thomas (an […]

Meet the Expert: Valerie Thomas

Shifting focus from theoretical physics to research on environmental problems over the course of her distinguished career, the professor is working to decarbonize the industrial complex. Climate change might feel like an intractable problem but Valerie Thomas wants us to take heart. “It’s not hard, we make it hard. We can recreate our industrial system,” […]