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Student Spotlight: Suzie Shin
Student Spotlight Directory
PHOTO/J. BAE
ERG Master's student, Suzie Shin at Chunwangbong peak in Mt. Jiri National Park, South Korea.
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"Residential Energy Efficiency in India"
Like most of her fellow students in the Energy and Resources Group, Suzie followed a somewhat circuitous path to graduate school, crossing continents and disciplines along the way. Ever since college, she has been led by the desire to one day help rebuild North Korea’s energy infrastructure. After working as an energy consultant and studying as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, she decided to gain a better grounding in issues of energy and development and broaden her analytical toolkit in graduate school.
Here at ERG, Suzie has pursued her original interests while being exposed to a host of new viewpoints and ideas, taking her in unforeseen and exciting directions. Her master’s research at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s International Energy Studies Group focuses on the potential energy and cost savings from the adoption of efficient appliances in India. Suzie is using market data to estimate the cost premium for energy efficient appliances and inform the design of demand-side management (DSM) programs in the state of Maharashtra. She is also developing a spreadsheet-based tool that calculates the cost of conserved energy for various appliances under different scenarios. Two of the design goals for this tool are flexibility and transparency, which will enable utilities and state electricity boards around the country to adapt it to their own needs and facilitate DSM planning.
In addition to her academic pursuits, Suzie has been actively involved in the Berkeley Energy and Resource Collaborative’s annual Energy Symposium, and is currently serving as a co-chair of the 2009 Symposium: Bold Ideas for a New Energy Landscape. Upon graduation, Suzie hopes to work overseas, on either the supply or demand side, helping communities chart a sustainable energy path.
Suzie earned her B.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
12/08
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