Presidential Young Investigator Award

研究工作将集中在能源和水资源规划之间的界面所产生的问题，以及水系统的可靠性。对于第一个关注的领域，将开发数学程序来分析传统和新能源使用的供水，并进行修改以模拟不完善的水市场，其中将审查环境，制度和政治方面的考虑。还将研究处置石油和天然气卤水对地下水的污染，并对替代处置方法进行风险效益分析。将审查城市供水的可靠性，考虑到设备故障的可能性、污染事件、需求的意外变化等。电力行业使用的基于负荷预期损失和频率-持续时间方法的技术将适用于供水情况。

Research efforts will concentrate on that arise at the interface between energy and water resources planning, and on water system reliability. For the first area of concern, mathematical programs will be developed to analyze water supply for traditional and new energy uses, with modifications to simulate imperfect water markets in which environmental, institutional, and political considerations will be examined. The contamination of groundwater by the disposal of oil and gas brines will also be studied together with risk-benefit analysis of alternative disposal methods. The reliability of urban water supply will be examined, taking into account the probability of equipment failure, incidents of contamination, unexpected changes in demand, etc. The techniques based on loss-of-load expectation and frequency-duration methods used by the electric utility industry will be adapted to the water supply case.