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<p>Apleising: </p> <hr /> <div>http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/adamgrey/me.jpg<br /> <br /> I just finished my first year of an interdisciplinary PhD program in environment and resources at Stanford University. Specifically, I study energy systems. I have a background in chemistry and policy. I am primarily interested in complexity theory out of fun and fascination, but it is also relevant to my research. I am interested in distributed energy systems and the complexity issues that may arise as these systems become more distributed. I am particulary curious as to whether there exist positive feedback loops of influence within distributed energy systems that may be leveraged in order to manage consumption.<br /> <br /> FIVE QUESTIONS<br /> <br /> 1. What topics do you have some expertise in and would you be willing<br /> to help others learn them?<br /> <br /> --I am more than willing to help others in any way, but I dont think I have much expertise to contribute, unfortunately; of course, I study energy systems and can speak a little on the topic of distributed energy systems in contrast to the traditional centralized energy system. I think I will be the student much more than the teacher.<br /> <br /> 2. What do you want to learn at the CSSS?<br /> <br /> --I would like to learn how to translate concepts of complexity theory into applications that can be modeled, observed, and analyzed. I think a lot of what I know of complexity theory is conceptual and nebulous; I would like to cut through this and gain a better understanding. Practically speaking, I would like to learn whether complexity theory is sufficiently relevant to energy systems to warrrant a dissertation. <br /> <br /> 3. Do you have any projects or research interests that would benefit<br /> from an interdisciplinary approach?<br /> <br /> --I am enrolled in an interdisciplinary doctoral program, in which I am looking at energy consumption and engineered systems.<br /> <br /> 4. Do you have any ideas for what sort of project you would like to<br /> do this summer?<br /> <br /> --On one hand I am interested in working on a project on electricity or energy with regards to distributed generation, which is what I study in school, but I am also interested in working on a project outside this area and more for fun, such as modeling the behavior of a futbol team in which the players play in a zone as opposed to a man-to-man defense.</div>

Apleising https://wiki.santafe.edu/index.php?title=User:Apleising&diff=3902 2006-06-27T23:54:51Z

<p>Apleising: </p> <hr /> <div>http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/adamgrey/me.jpg<br /> <br /> I just finished my first year of an interdisciplinary PhD program in environment and resources at Stanford University. Specifically, I study energy systems. I have a background in chemistry and policy. I am primarily interested in complexity theory out of fun and fascination, but it is also relevant to my research. I am interested in distributed energy systems and the complexity issues that may arise as these systems become more distributed. I am particulary curious as to whether there exist positive feedback loops of influence within distributed energy systems that may be leveraged in order to manage consumption.<br /> <br /> FIVE QUESTIONS<br /> <br /> 1. What topics do you have some expertise in and would you be willing<br /> to help others learn them?<br /> <br /> --I am more than willing to help others in any way, but I dont think I have much expertise to contribute, unfortunately; of course, I study energy systems and can speak a little on the topic of distributed energy systems in contrast to the traditional centralized energy system. I think I will be the student much more than the teacher.<br /> <br /> 2. What do you want to learn at the CSSS?<br /> <br /> --I would like to learn how to translate concepts of complexity theory into applications that can be modeled, observed, and analyzed. I think a lot of what I know of complexity theory is conceptual and nebulous; I would like to cut through this and gain a better understanding. Practically speaking, I would like to learn whether complexity theory is sufficiently relevant to energy systems to warrrant a dissertation. <br /> <br /> TBC<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 3. Do you have any projects or research interests that would benefit<br /> from an interdisciplinary approach?<br /> 4. Do you have any ideas for what sort of project you would like to<br /> do this summer?<br /> 5. Suppose you could travel one-hundred years in the future and ask<br /> researchers any three questions. What would those questions be?</div>

Apleising https://wiki.santafe.edu/index.php?title=User:Apleising&diff=3901 2006-06-27T23:32:41Z

<p>Apleising: </p> <hr /> <div>http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/adamgrey/me.jpg<br /> <br /> I just finished my first year of an interdisciplinary PhD program in environment and resources at Stanford University. Specifically, I study energy systems. I have a background in chemistry and policy. I am primarily interested in complexity theory out of fun and fascination, but it is also relevant to my research. I am interested in distributed energy systems and the complexity issues that may arise as these systems become more distributed. I am particulary curious as to whether there exist positive feedback loops of influence within distributed energy systems that may be leveraged in order to manage consumption.</div>

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