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Dr. Rebecca Ciez is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. She is based in West Lafayette, Indiana, and her office is located in HLAB 1022. Dr. Ciez's research focuses on the intersection of energy technologies, economics, and decision-making processes to minimize the cost of transitioning to decarbonized energy systems. Her work emphasizes electrochemical energy storage and its role in decarbonizing electricity, transportation, and manufacturing sectors.
Dr. Ciez earned her Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University. She completed postdoctoral research at Princeton's Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment and Columbia's Electrochemical Energy Center.
Her research interests span sustainable energy systems, thermodynamics, and policy analysis. She explores innovative solutions for energy storage technologies, recycling of lithium-ion batteries, and the economic viability of energy storage systems. Recent projects include examining the cost-effectiveness of multi-hour duration energy storage and the impacts of energy transitions on manufacturing workers.
- Awards: Andlinger Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
- Grants & Advising: Co-advising a Gilbreth Fellowship postdoc on electrocatalytic alternatives to ethane cracking, recruiting students through Mechanical Engineering and Environmental and Ecological Engineering programs.
Dr. Ciez collaborates with institutions such as Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy and the Carnegie Mellon University Department of Engineering and Public Policy. She is affiliated with the Purdue Mechanical Engineering and Environmental and Ecological Engineering departments, contributing to interdisciplinary initiatives in sustainable energy and policy.
