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Statistics for cross-sectional surveys : estimating total time In current state using only elapsed time to date
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
As the number of openings for tenured academic positions has been stagnating over the last decades, postdoctoral appointments in the United States have become increasingly long and competitive. Knowledge of the total postdoc ...
Minigrids for electrification : policies to promote industry growth
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The International Energy Agency estimates $331 billion dollars will be invested over the next 12 years to provide energy access to the 1.1 billion people who currently lack access to reliable electricity service. Of the ...
Essays on the attitudes, behavior, and decision-making of income-constrained electricity consumers : implications for integrative grid and off-grid business model planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Electrification rates in a number of low income and developing countries have faced steady improvements in the last few decades, with impressive technological advancements in both the grid and off-grid sectors. There are ...
Assessing and mitigating vulnerability chains in model-centric acquisition programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Acquisition programs increasingly use model-centric approaches, generating and using digital assets throughout the lifecycle. Model-centric practices have matured, yet in spite of sound practices there are uncertainties ...
Crushed rock thermal energy storage & nuclear technology : option space & economic impacts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Increasing amounts of intermittent renewables have led to zero and negative priced electricity at times of peak wind and solar production. The volatility added to the grid by renewables and low prices at peak production ...
Why women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in the United States
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The issue of women's underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in the United States has recently gained significant interest and accordingly, a great increase in the body of ...
Potential housing bubble with Chinese characteristics : analysis and policy design through an operational model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
This thesis analyzes the potential housing bubble in the Chinese urban housing market. Using an operational model built on system dynamics (SD), it explores the unique housing market structures, information flows, key ...
Drivers of photovoltaics cost evolution
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Photovoltaics (PV) have experienced notable development over the last forty years. PV module costs have declined 20% on average with every doubling of cumulative capacity, while global PV installations have increased at ...
Emergence of second-generation low earth orbit satellite constellations : a prospective technical, economic, and policy analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Modern proposals for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations underscore the tremendous potential and versatility of distributed spacecraft missions (DSMs), but they have also begun to stress the limits of the existing ...
Adapting a hazards-risk model to water scarcity in rural India : Aurangabad case study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The objective of this project is to improve the responsiveness of District Planning to rural water scarcity in India. Through engagements with the Groundwater Survey Development Agency, and Maharashtra State Government ...