The Stanford Energy 3.0 Program provides an opportunity for member companies to send a researcher to Stanford University as a visiting scholar to study and engage in research under the direction of a Stanford faculty member. Visiting Scholars appointments are usually made for up to one year, although shorter appointments are possible. The program is intended to build relationships for collaboration through an exchange of ideas.
For more details about visiting scholar policies, please contact Jim Chen at jimchen@stanford.edu.
Visiting Scholars
Andreas Berger and Hans-Martin Hellebrand
Topic: Energy Systems
Affiliated Faculty: Peter Bailis, Computer Science and Ram Rajagopal, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Visiting Scholars from RWE, 2015-16
Dr. Andreas Berger is Senior VP, Global Innovation and Cooperation at RWE New Ventures. Berger earned a PhD in Business Law, a degree in Eastern European Studies, a degree as business mediator and recently finished his MBA-Studies. His background is as an attorney in banking and finance, including mergers and acquisitions and product launches. Hans-Martin Hellebrand is a Senior Innovation Manager at RWE New Ventures. Hellebrand holds a first-class diploma in business administration and graduated as valedictorian in graduation year 2006 at the university of Bielefeld. His experience includes IT-supply controlling, legal-entity controlling and corporate finance.
During the upcoming months, RWE's research at Stanford is focusing on understanding the future of energy systems, wherever centralized or decentralized, to explore alternative business models and transformative technologies especially in the areas of big data and the Internet of things (IoT).
Daisuke Tsukiyama
Topic: Sensors and Sensing Technologies
Affiliated Faculty: Zhenan Bao
Visiting Scholar from DAIHEN, 2013-14
Daisuke Tsukiyama is currently a visiting scholar with Professor Zhenan Bao in the Chemical Engineering department. In Bao's laboratory Tsukiyama is developing flexible chemical sensors for detecting chemical compounds that are used for the lifetime estimation of transformers. DAIHEN produces many kinds of transformers for electric power grids in Japan and other Asia countries. Tsukiyama also has interests in printable electronics technology that can build electric circuits on flexible materials by using a printer. Additionally, he is doing market research about trends in printable electronics and other related technologies in regard to future customer demands.
Shinnosuke Kimura
Topic: Energy Efficiency Programs
Affiliated Faculty: James Sweeney
Visiting Scholar from Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 2013-14
Shinnosuke Kimura is a visiting scholar from Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. He is responsible for the energy efficiency promotions and offering new services in the residential market. He had been working at Mathematical Science Team in Research and Development Planning Department until this March since he joined the company in 2003. In this team he applied of mathematical methods, such as operations research and statistics, onto various field operation optimizations and cost reduction.
His researches in Stanford University will help developing a plan to provide energy information/advice to customers and to offer new services from massive data collection from smart meters, customers call centers and field operations.
Toshiya Okamura
Topic: Energy Efficiency Programs
Affiliated Faculty: James Sweeney
Visiting Scholar from Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 2012-2013
Toshiya Okamura has been responsible in the energy efficiency promotions and renewable energy promotions in the residential market for the past 4 years in the company. He works very closely with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the regulator of energy utilities in Japan as well as the Ministry of Land Infrastructure Transport and Tourism (MLIT), the energy efficiency regulator of housing and buildings. Japan is facing a serious energy crisis after the Fukushima nuclear power failures from the Great East Japan earthquake and an associated tsunami in March 2011. His research at Stanford University will help develop new strategies and energy efficiency programs during the restructuring of Japan’s energy market. While at Stanford, he worked on smart meters, smart homes, smart communities and energy efficiency feedback programs. Okamura studied how to establish efficiency programs on sound research and cost-effectiveness analysis, and then to verify and assess outcomes.
