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Samarth Singh successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation on “Sustainable Re-Design of Hydropower Systems for Renewable Energy Transitions and Climate Change Adaptation” on July 11, 2025. You can read the first chapter of his dissertation in Environmental Research: Energy here. Keep an eye out for the publication of his next two chapters in the future! Today,Continue reading “Samarth Singh defends his PhD dissertation”

Prof. Quinn poses with fourth year Systems Engineering students (L to R) Noah Simsic, Petey von Ahn, Simrat Saini, Lachlan Murphy and Justin Zheng after they presented their capstone project at the Systems Information and Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS). The team designed alternative green infrastructure layouts for the Meadow Creek watershed in Charlottesville, VA, buildingContinue reading “Systems Engineering Capstone Team Presents at SIEDS”

Daniel Lassiter was recognized with the UVA Distinguished Teaching Award in STEM, an award given to one STEM nominee across the University each year. In his time at UVA, Daniel has served as a TA for Civil Techniques, Water Resources Engineering, and Environmental Systems Modeling and Management. Across all these courses, Daniel has sought toContinue reading “Daniel Lassiter wins UVA-wide Teaching Award”

Julianne Quinn, Daniel Lassiter, Mashood Ur Rahman, and Kajol Basnet (pictured left to right at an Ethiopian restaurant) all presented research at AGU in Washington, D.C. the week of Dec 9-13. Daniel gave an oral presentation on the benefits of an ensemble-based approach to flood probability mapping that he developed for urban coastal systems experiencingContinue reading “Quinn Research Group presents at AGU 2024 in Washington, DC”

Hossein KavianiHamedani successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation on “Designing Robust Control Rules for Stochastic Engineered Systems” on July 8, 2024. He will begin work as a Machine Learning Engineer at AMD this August. Congrats Hossein!

Fourth year Systems Engineering students (L to R) Fritz Van Winkle, Luke Mathe, Conor Murphy, Abby Dawley, and Charlotte Browder presented their capstone project at the Systems Information and Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS). The team analyzed the potential for renewable energy development in Western Virginia, selecting two prime spots for wind and solar development inContinue reading “Systems Engineering Capstone Team Presents at SIEDS”

Samarth Singh, Hossein Kaviani Hamedani, and Daniel Lassiter all presented research posters at AGU in San Francisco. Samarth presented on how to most effectively to integrate seasonal streamflow forecasts into reservoir operations in the Colorado River Basin, Hossein presented on how to most effectively design multi-objective stormwater control rules using different reinforcement learning approaches, andContinue reading “Quinn Research Group presents at AGU 2023 in San Francisco”