Xinxin Li

Xinxin Li (RECS 2009 and Alumni Mentor RECS 2010) is finishing her Ph.D. in the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University where she has focused on coal technology pathways to a lower carbon energy system. Her dissertation, "A computational model for multi-objective optimization of zero-emission power plants," is under the supervision of Dr. Klaus Lackner. Xinxin has applied her industry experience to her research. She worked with the Babcock and Wilcox Company where she conducted a techno- economic analysis of different carbon capture options for coal-fired power plants. She also worked in China with the desulphurization group of Datang Environmental Technology and Engineering Company. Xinxin is also interested in the energy policies and economics, she worked with the Chinese Academy of Social Science on a project to understand the non-regret choice for China's energy future under uncertainties. Currently, she is interested in continuing work on questions related to low carbon pathways for China's energy sector, particularly in understanding the underlying factors (political, economic, and technological) for China's current energy / environmental conditions and designing innovative approaches for a sustainable development pathway. With solid training in energy technologies, Xinxin brings a strong technical background to business decision making and policy analysis.