Meet the Energy Research Center team

ERC Leadership

Carlos Romero

Carlos Romero

Director, Research Full Professor
Associate Director I-CPIE

Keywords: Energy, Critical Materials, Thermal Energy Storage, Power Generation, Environmental sciences, Combustion

Zheng Yao

Zheng Yao

Associate Director, Principal Research Scientist

Keywords: Critical Materials, Artificial Intelligence, Optimization, Combustion

ERC Research and Professional Staff

Sudhakar Neti

Sudhakar Neti

Senior Research Scientist, Emeritus Professor

Keywords: Thermal Energy, Solar Energy

Julio Bravo

Julio Bravo

Research Scientist

Keywords: Thermal Energy storage, Carbon Capture, Power Plants Flexibilization

Asal Saeidfar

Asal Saeidfar

Research Scientist

Keywords: Electrochemical Systems, Recovery & Characterization of Critical Materials, Modeling & Simulation

Havva Hande Cebeci

Havva Hande Cebeci

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Keywords: Thermal Energy Storage, Material Synthesis & Characterization

Colleen Munion

Colleen Munion

Administrative Manager
Robert Swan

Robert Swan

Lab Technician

Affiliated Faculty

Jonas Baltrusaitis

Jonas Baltrusaitis

Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Keywords: Hydrogen, Electrochemistry, Solar Energy

John Fox

John T. Fox

Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Keywords: Solid Waste Treatment and Reuse

Shalinee Kishore

Shalinee Kishore

Iacocca Chair Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Director, Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure & Energy

Keywords: AI & Energy, Electrification, Cyberphysical Energy Systems, Smart Grids

Mayuresh Kothare

Mayuresh V. Kothare

Associate Dean for Research
Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Keywords: Control Systems

Clay Naito

Clay J. Naito

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Keywords: Innovative Structural Materials and Systems

Frank Pazzaglia

Frank J. Pazzaglia

Professor, Earth & Environmental Sciences

Keywords: Geothermal Energy Resources, Carbon Capture, Utilization & Sequestration

Stephen Peters

Stephen Peters

Associate Professor, Earth & Enviromental Sciences

Keywords: Geochemistry, Hydrology, Material Characterization

Spencer Quiel

Spencer Quiel

Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Associate Director I-CPIE

Keywords: Material Characterization

Muhannad Suleiman

Muhannad T. Suleiman

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Keywords: Geo-Energy Systems

Jianxing Sun

Jianxing Sun

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

Keywords: Phase Change, Experimental Thermo-fluids, Heat Transfer & Heat Exchange

Xuanjie Wang

Xuanjie Wang

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

Keywords: Energy Storage, Thermal Management, Solar Energy

ERC Students