Our interdisciplinary team of UVA undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and faculty are working to adapt hydropower system designs for a decarbonizing grid as part of the DOE Hydropower Collegiate Competition. We seek to adapt hydropower operations to meet the needs of a more sustainable grid reliant on renewable, but variable energy sources, while balancing other social, environmental, and economic water resources management goals.
Student Lead:
Samarth Singh (Systems Engineering PhD student)
Communications Lead:
Maya Stephens (Public Policy alum)
Undergraduate Capstone Students:
Genevieve Allen (Environmental Engineering)
Sin Lin (Environmental Engineering)
Asher Llewellyn (Systems Engineering)
Adi Pillai (Systems Engineering)
Ely Zarzyski (Systems Engineering)
Faculty Lead:
Prof. Julianne Quinn (Environmental and Systems Engineering)
Additional Faculty Advisors:
Prof. Colosi Peterson (Environmental Engineering),
Prof. Mark White (Economics and Finance)
Quinn Research Group 