Landon S
- Research Program Mentor
MBA/PhD candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Expertise
Energy, applications of renewable energy in industry, business, finance, chemicals
Bio
I am very interested in the energy future of the world and the decarbonization of our energy production. My thesis focuses on decarbonization of chemical production by means of chemical manufacturing processes powered by renewable electricity. Prior to pursuing my PhD/MBA degree, I worked as an engineering consultant doing traditional process engineering work as well as environmental engineering work. I am currently also pursuing my MBA with a focus in business analytics and finance. When I am not doing research and classes, I enjoy being outdoors and spending time with friends and family. I game a bit on my Switch and PS5, and I recently started playing piano and guitar again. I lived in Korea for two years and speak Korean fluently.Project ideas
AI & Renewable Energy
Training of large language models (LLMs) and other machine learning models require large amounts of energy. Using renewable energy for artificial intelligence training would lessen the environmental impact of this training phase. This project would involve researching energy requirements of data centers and building models of the cost to use renewable energy versus grid power.
Economic Carbon Capture
Various carbon capture technologies are beginning to emerge as a way to continue using fossil fuels while capturing the carbon dioxide they produce in combustion. However, there are very few implementations of these technologies in industry. This project involve researching different types of carbon capture technologies and the economic barriers to implementing them. You then could suggest ways to overcome those barriers from an economic or government policy perspective.
Financing of Green Chemical Production
Financing large projects involving production of green chemicals involve risks many traditional chemicals projects do not have. This project would involve looking at how the risks for green chemical production differ from traditional chemical production and how that would potentially impact financing of those projects.