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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">My name is Wei Peng, an assistant professor at Penn State. Would you please include the following </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">PhD
position advertisement of my group in </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thanks!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">PhD Position in Energy – Environment Nexus</span></b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt"><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Summary:</span></b><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dr. Wei Peng’s lab (</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.weipengenergy.com" id="LPlnk674494" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true" title="http://www.weipengenergy.com/
Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link"><span style="font-size:11pt">http://www.weipengenergy.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt">)
at the Penn State University is seeking 1-2 motivated PhD students to conduct interdisciplinary research on energy-environment nexus beginning fall 2019.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The focus of the research group is
</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-size: 11pt;">to evaluate the environmental implications of energy policies, quantify the synergies and tradeoffs between multiple environmental objectives, and inform
energy policy in both emerging markets (e.g. China and India) and advanced economies (e.g. USA) to align decarbonization efforts with local environmental and socioeconomic priorities.</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt">We are especially looking for students interested in the following topics:
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<li><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt">State- and locally-driven climate action to simultaneously address local priorities (e.g. clean air and water, public health, jobs)</span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt">Air quality and health impacts of energy activities</span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt">Energy infrastructure development and the resulting synergies/tradeoffs between air quality, water and climate objectives
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt">Successful applicants will work primarily with Dr. Peng, with opportunities to collaborate with other faculty and researchers
within and outside Penn State, e.g. Penn State School of International Affairs, Johns Hopkins University, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Peking University, etc.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt"></span><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial; font-size:11pt">Qualifications</span></b><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial; font-size:11pt">:</span></b><span style="background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial; color:rgb(33,33,33); font-size:11pt">
Students with strong </span><span style="background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial; color:rgb(33,33,33); font-size:11pt">quantitative
backgrounds and an interest in policy applications </span><span style="background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial; color:rgb(33,33,33); font-size:11pt">are
particularly encouraged to apply. </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt">Prior knowledge on atmospheric chemistry and transport modeling, health impact assessment, integrated assessment modeling or
energy systems modeling would be valuable but not required.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt"></span><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt">Application
process:</span></b><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt">
</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt; color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in">Please apply through the PhD program in Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (</span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="font-size:12pt"><a href="https://www.cee.psu.edu/academics/graduate/degrees-and-requirements.aspx#PhD" id="LPlnk722498" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:black; font-size:11pt">https://www.cee.psu.edu/academics/graduate/degrees-and-requirements.aspx#PhD</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt; color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in">).
</span><span style="background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">The
deadline for full financial consideration for admission in fall 2019 is </span><b><span style="font-size:11pt">December 31, 2018</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt">.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); background:white; font-size:11pt">Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact
</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); background:white; font-size:11pt">Dr. Peng before applying</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); background:white; font-size:11pt"> to discuss mutual interests
</span><span style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt">(</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black; text-decoration:none; font-size:11pt">wei_peng@hks.harvard.edu).</span></span></span><span style="color:black; background:white; font-size:11pt">
Please include</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); background:white; font-size:11pt"> the following information in the email: a) CV,
</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; font-size:11pt">b) specific topics you hope to work on and why, c) how would you contribute to our group, d) a brief summary of your research experience and skills.</span><span style="color:black; background:white"></span></p>
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<div><font face="Helvetica">Wei Peng</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">Postdoctoral Research Fellow</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">Environment and Natural Resources Program</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">Harvard Kennedy School</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica"><a href="https://www.weipengenergy.com/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPNoLP">Personal Website</a><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/weipengprinceton/" id="LPNoLP"></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">wei_peng@hks.harvard.edu</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">(+1) 609-937-8693</font></div>
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