Kathryn Hinkelman

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Dr. Kathryn Hinkelman (Katy) is a new Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Vermont, joining the UVM faculty in Fall 2024 following a position as a Postdoctoral Scholar at Pennsylvania State University (PSU).

Dr. Hinkelman received her Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering from PSU, advised by Dr. Wangda Zuo. She has M.S. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Denver, respectively. For three years, she worked in the building industry designing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems for multifamily residential and commercial buildings across the nation.

She is a Phi Beta Kappa member, P.E.O. Scholar, and U.S. DOE IBUILD Research Fellow, and has been a major contributor to large multi-institutional projects funded by the NSF and DOE.

Research Projects

Biomimetic Integrated Community Energy and Power Systems (BICEPS)

Big Data Analytics for Optimized Planning of Smart, Sustainable, and Connected Communities

Support for District Energy Simulation with Modelica

Papers

Exergy-based ecological network analysis for building and community energy systems

Ecosystem-level biomimicry for the built environment: adopting systems ecology principles for the control of heterogeneous energy systems

Modelica modeling and ecosystem biomimicry of district energy systems

Design methodologies and engineering applications for ecosystem biomimicry: An interdisciplinary review spanning cyber, physical, and cyber-physical systems

A fast and accurate modeling approach for water and steam thermodynamics with practical applications in district heating system simulation

Modelica-based modeling and simulation of district cooling systems: A case study

Evaluating the energy impact potential of energy efficiency measures for retrofit applications: A case study with U.S. medium office buildings

A methodology to create prototypical building energy models for existing buildings: A case study on U.S. religious worship buildings

An open source modeling framework for interdependent energy-transportation-communication infrastructure in smart and connected communities

Leveraging life cycle assessment to evaluate environmental impacts of green cleaning products

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