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Chen Chen, Ph.D.

(陈晨)

Energy Market Analyst
Energy Exemplar

Houston, TX

 chen.chen4[at]yahoo.com


About Me

I’m an Energy Market Analyst at Energy Exemplar.

I obtained my Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering in Houston, TX, working under the mentorship of Prof. Daniel S. Cohan. My thesis is entitled Integrated Modeling of Future Energy Systems to Enhance Grid Reliability and Sustainability.

My research are highly focusing on macro energy transition and modeling, with investigation into four pillars: 1) economic, 2) social-environmental, 3) technological, and 4) policy. My recent papers highlighted the human health impacts from natural gas flaring, the future opportunity of geothermal in energy transition, and energy reliablity analysis in Texas. I am an experienced quantitative and geospatial data scientist and self-taught developer.

Prior to that, I obtained M.S. in Environmental Sciences from Emory University, Atlanta, GA in 2018. I also hold a B.S. with Honor in Marine Science and Chemistry, with a minor in Mathematics and Geology, from University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.

Research Interests

Experience

Publications

  1. Under Review
    Potential Geothermal Deployments in the U.S. Power System and Industrial Sector
    Chen Chen
    Under Review
  2. Under Review
    Evaluating Human Mortality Impacts from Air Pollution as U.S. Commuting Reaches its Extremes
    Chen Chen
    Under Review
  3. Energy Strategy Reviews
    Impacts of Potential Investments on Electricity Resource Adequacy and Emissions in Texas
    Chen Chen, Caroline M. Hashimoto, Daniel S. Cohan
    Energy Strategy Reviews, July 2025
    Website PDF Data
  4. IOP Science
    Geothermal Power Generation Potential in the United States by 2050
    Chen Chen, Daniel Merino-Garcia, Timothy D.G.H. Lines, Daniel S. Cohan
    Environmental Research: Energy, Apr. 2024
    Website PDF GitHub
  5. Atmosphere
    Black Carbon Emissions and Associated Health Impacts of Gas Flaring in the United States
    Chen Chen, David C. McCabe, Lesley E. Fleischman, Daniel S. Cohan
    MDPI Atmosphere, Feb. 2022.
    Website PDF GitHub
  6. GeoHealth
    Ship emission impacts on air quality and human health in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region, China, in 2015, with projections to 2030
    Chen Chen, Eri Saikawa, Bryan Comer, Xiaoli Mao, Dan Rutherford
    AGU GeoHealth, Sep. 2019.
    Website PDF
  7. ACP
    Nepal Ambient Monitoring and Source Testing Experiment (NAMaSTE): Emissions of particulate matter and sulfur dioxide from vehicles and brick kilns and their impacts on air quality in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Zhong, M., Saikawa, E., Avramov, A., Chen, C., Sun, B., Ye, W., Keene, W. C., Yokelson, R. J., Jayarathne, T., Stone, E. A., Rupakheti, M., Panday, A. K.
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Sep. 2019.
    Website PDF
  8. ICCT
    Costs and benefits of a Pearl River Delta Emission Control Area
    Xiaoli Mao, Chen Chen, Bryan Comer, and Dan Rutherford
    ICCT Report, July 2019.
    Website PDF
  9. ICCT
    Rotors and bubbles: Route-based assessment of innovative technologies to reduce ship fuel consumption and emissions
    Bryan Comer, Chen Chen, Doug Stolz, Dan Rutherford
    ICCT Working Paper, May 2019.
    Website PDF
  10. ICCT
    Noise and climate impacts of an unconstrained commercial supersonic network
    Dan Rutherford, Brandon Graver, Chen Chen
    ICCT Working Paper, Jan 2019.
    Website PDF
  11. ICCT
    Relating short-term measures to IMO’s minimum 2050 emissions reduction target
    Bryan Comer, Chen Chen and Dan Rutherford
    ICCT Working Paper, Oct 2018.
    Website PDF

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