Lab Agenda

The SEAR lab is part of an innovation ecosystem that includes the RFID and Auto Identification and Data Science (RAID) labs where Dr. Jones Jr. serve as director, the Center for Stochastic Modeling, Optimization, and Statistics (COSMOS) where I serve as their Sustainability Lab Director, and the Pulsed Power Energy Lab.

Vision:

The SEAR or Sustainable and Equitable Allocation of Resources Lab believes that by creating systems that properly allocate resources, we can sustainably, equitably, and resiliently meet society’s needs for food, energy, and water while maintaining a high standard of living.

Mission:

The SEAR or Sustainable and Equitable Allocation of Resources lab investigates how communities, companies, and countries can allocate their limited resources in a way that maximizes their desired outcomes in a sustainable, equitable, and resilient but also elegant way.

Methods:

We assess these problems by combining physical experimentation, data analytics, and stochastic systems optimization to provide actionable decisions and/or create scalable prototypes.

Research Interests:

• Sustainability
• Equity
• Resilience
• Energy
• Infrastructure
• Food, Energy, and Water Systems
• Supply Chains
• Optimization
• Data Analytics
• RFID
• Industry 4.0