Joseph DeCarolis
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
- Phone: 919-515-0480
- Email: jfdecaro@ncsu.edu
- Office: Fitts-Woolard Hall 3181
Dr. DeCarolis is a Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. His research program is focused on addressing energy and environmental challenges at the intersection of engineering, economics, and public policy. His primary focus is the development and application of energy system models to analyze how energy technology and public policy can shape a sustainable future. With regard to energy modeling, he is particularly interested in the development and utilization of open source software to maximize model transparency as well as the use of high performance computing to conduct rigorous uncertainty analysis. Dr. DeCarolis is currently working on other research topics, including the economics of marine energy technologies, the integration of building energy simulation into the architectural design process, and solid waste management in a carbon constrained world. He teaches Introduction to Sustainable Infrastructure (CE250), Energy and Climate (CE478/578), Energy Modeling (CE796), and Life Cycle Assessment (CE796).
Research Description
DeCarolis is interested in the interdisciplinary assessment of energy technology and policy aimed at affecting deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. His primary focus is on the development and application of energy system models to derive policy-relevant insight that is robust to future uncertainty.
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering | Carnegie Mellon University | 2004 |
| Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy | Carnegie Mellon University | 2004 |
| B.S.Phy. | Bachelor's of Science in Physics | Clark University | 2000 |
| B.S.ES&P | Bachelor's of Science in Environmental Science and Policy | Clark University | 2000 |
Honors and Awards
- NSF CAREER Award, 2010
- ASEE Southeastern Section, Outstanding New Teacher Award, 2011
- ALCOA Research Achievement Award, 2016
- University Faculty Scholar, 2018
Publications
- Scenario generation and risk-averse stochastic portfolio optimization applied to offshore renewable energy technologies
- Faria, V. A. D., Queiroz, A. R., & DeCarolis, J. F. (2023), ENERGY, 270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.126946
- Co-Optimization of Reservoir and Power Systems (COREGS) for seasonal planning and operation
- Ford, L., Queiroz, A., DeCarolis, J., & Sankarasubramanian, A. (2022), ENERGY REPORTS, 8, 8061–8078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.06.017
- Organic solar powered greenhouse performance optimization and global economic opportunity
- Ravishankar, E., Booth, R. E., Hollingsworth, J. A., Ade, H., Sederoff, H., DeCarolis, J. F., & Brendan T. O'Connor. (2022, March 10), ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, Vol. 15. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ee03474j
- Using robust optimization to inform US deep decarbonization planning
- Patankar, N., Eshraghi, H., Queiroz, A. R., & DeCarolis, J. F. (2022), ENERGY STRATEGY REVIEWS, 42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2022.100892
- Energy-Storage Modeling: State-of-the-Art and Future Research Directions
- Sioshansi, R., Denholm, P., Arteaga, J., Awara, S., Bhattacharjee, S., Botterud, A., … Zhang, Z. (2022), IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS, 37(2), 860–875. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2021.3104768
- Extending energy system modelling to include extreme weather risks and application to hurricane events in Puerto Rico
- Bennett, J. A., Trevisan, C. N., DeCarolis, J. F., Ortiz-Garcia, C., Perez-Lugo, M., Etienne, B. T., & Clarens, A. F. (2021), NATURE ENERGY, 6(3), 240–249. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-00758-6
- Promoting reproducibility and increased collaboration in electric sector capacity expansion models with community benchmarking and intercomparison efforts
- Henry, C. L., Eshraghi, H., Lugovoy, O., Waite, M. B., DeCarolis, J. F., Farnham, D. J., … Caldeira, K. (2021), APPLIED ENERGY, 304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117745
- Public acceptance of renewable electricity generation and transmission network developments: Insights from Ireland
- Koecklin, M. T., Longoria, G., Fitiwi, D. Z., DeCarolis, J. F., & Curtis, J. (2021), ENERGY POLICY, 151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112185
- Quantification of climate-induced interannual variability in residential U.S. electricity demand
- Esraghi, H., Queiroz, A., Sankarasubramanian, A., & DeCarolis, J. (2021), Energy, 236, 121273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121273
- The Role of Temperature Variability on Seasonal Electricity Demand in the Southern US
- Cawthorne, D., Rodrigo de Queiroz, A., Eshraghi, H., Sankarasubramanian, A., & DeCarolis, J. F. (2021), Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2021.644789
