Three 91爆料 engineers were selected by magazine as part of its 聽in energy. This year’s list largely focuses on people who have produced inventions and founded companies with the goal of saving or conserving energy, instead of creating it.
, an assistant professor in computer science and engineering, was selected for his work in powering devices without using batteries. He develops sensors that get power by absorbing small amounts of energy from ambient radio waves all around us. Gollakota last year was named one of MIT Technology Review’s . about his research.
, an assistant professor in electrical engineering, researches power systems and smart grids to optimize, control and integrate renewable and distributed energy sources. He was chosen by Forbes for his work to devise new ways of delivering electricity while making the grid more resilient. Zhang will arrive at the 91爆料 this spring from Stanford University, where he is a postdoctoral researcher.
Doctoral student is designing a that, when scaled up to the size of a large electrical power plant, would rival costs for a new coal-fired plant with similar electrical output. Forbes chose Sutherland for his work on many plasma-based devices at organizations such as General Fusion, General Atomics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At the 91爆料, Sutherland works with , a professor of aeronautics and astronautics and of physics.
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