elizabeth connelly

hydrogen research support for the u.s doe fuel cell technologies office

About

Award-winning researcher with 8 years of experience in environmental life cycle assessment, systems modeling and data analysis to inform policy and business strategies. Strengths include data-informed decision support and communicating findings to technical and non-technical audiences. Additional experience includes stakeholder engagement and project management. Interested in sustainability topics, especially related to transportation and energy policy. Recent work has focused on hydrogen energy R&D.

Country

united states

City

washington

Industry

renewables & environment

Skill

data analysis, statistics, r, matlab, statistical modeling, research, crystal ball, risk analysis, mathematical modeling, life cycle assessment, stata, latex, tableau, microsoft excel, microsoft office, netlogo, monte carlo simulation, multi criteria decision analysis, arena simulation software, @risk, minitab, visual basic

Experience

hydrogen research support for the u.s doe fuel cell technologies office

national renewable energy laboratory

2018-7 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

researcher - decision support analyst

national renewable energy laboratory

2018-2 - Present · 8 yrs 8 mos

* Analyzed benefits associated with projects and technologies supported by California's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program * modeled lifecycle sustainability impacts of hydrogen production and delivery pathways * assessed technical and economic potential of domestic resources for producing hydrogen * identified opportunities and challenges associated with electric vehicle-grid integration.

postdoctoral researcher

u.s. army corps of engineers, new england district

2016-1 - 2016-8 · 8 mos

Studied concepts of resilience across multiple fields -- infrastructure and engineering, supply chains, and socio-economic systems.

intern

fluor corporation

2011-3 - 2011-8 · 6 mos

Used statistical tests and software to analyze data. Read and identified gaps between policy and subcontracting instructions. Summarized work and findings in methodology reports and PowerPoint presentations

postdoctoral researcher - sustainable tranportation analyst

national renewable energy laboratory

2016-9 - 2018-2 · 1 yr 6 mos

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development (R&D).NREL's Mission: NREL develops renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices, advances related science and engineering, and transfers knowledge and innovations to address the nation's energy and environmental goals.NREL's Strategy: NREL has forged a focused strategic direction to increase its impact on the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) and our nation's energy goals by accelerating the research path from scientific innovations to market-viable alternative energy solutions.

sustainability analyst

kapur energy environment economics

2015-3 - 2015-9 · 7 mos

* Identifying priorities and objectives for agency sustainability * developing metrics to measure progress * building spreadsheet tool to track progress * writing technical documentation to explain tool.

graduate research assistant for the center for risk management of engineering systems

university of virginia

2011-8 - 2016-5 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Applied risk and systems analysis to diverse projects: biofuel supply chains, electric vehicle fleets, Port of Virginia operations, Army Corps of Engineers project portfolio selection, VDOT strategic planning, disaster preparedness.