Chiara Lo Prete

Chiara Lo Prete is an Associate Professor at the John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering within Pennsylvania State University's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. She is also affiliated with the Institute of Energy and the Environment.

• Research Interests: Focus on electricity market design, grid resilience under extreme weather, renewable energy integration, climate policy analysis, and game-theoretic modeling of energy systems.
• Recent Publications: Analyze scarcity pricing mechanisms, hydrogen integration frameworks, and geopolitical dimensions of grid synchronization.

Scientific Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2020) for capacity adequacy research in renewable-dominant electricity markets

Grants & Projects:

• Principal Investigator for SH2INE (2024–2027): Interdisciplinary hydrogen integration evaluation
• Lead for SAI (2023–2026): Energy infrastructure resilience during cold weather events
• PI of CAREER (2020–2026): Market design for renewable integration
• CRISP 2.0 Collaborative (2018–2023): Resilience against gas disruptions