Amanda D. Smith

About

Energy modeler, data analyst, researcher and educator. Focused on energy use and sustainability in the built environment, working toward reducing emissions and improving quality of life for humans in buildings through computational work.

Employment

• Project Drawdown Senior Scientist, Built Environment
  2022 - Present
• SOCOTEC Group Senior Analyst
  2022 - 2022
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Energy Systems Research Engineer
  2019 - 2022
• University of Utah Associate Professor
  2019 - 2019
• University of Utah Assistant Professor
  2013 - 2019
• Mississippi State University Micro-CHP and Biofuels Center Postdoctoral Associate
  2013 - 2013

Education

• Mississippi State University PhD
  ? - 2012
• University of Memphis B.S.
  ? - 2009

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (60)

• Empirical analysis of the prevalence of HVAC faults in commercial buildings
  Science and Technology for the Built Environment 2023 DOI: 10.1080/23744731.2023.2263324
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• Comparing classical and metaheuristic methods to optimize multi-objective operation planning of district energy systems considering uncertainties
  Applied Energy 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119400
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• On-policy learning-based deep reinforcement learning assessment for building control efficiency and stability
  Science and Technology for the Built Environment 2022 DOI: 10.1080/23744731.2022.2094729
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• Comparing Classical and Metaheuristic Methods to Optimize Multi-Objective Operation Planning of District Energy Systems Considering Uncertainties
  2022 DOI: 10.31224/2241
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• Methodology and analytical approach to investigate the impact of building temperature setpoint schedules
  Journal of Building Performance Simulation 2022 DOI: 10.1080/19401493.2021.2009031
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• diyepw: A Python package for Do-It-Yourself EnergyPlus weather file generation
  Journal of Open Source Software 2021 DOI: 10.21105/joss.03313
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• Sizing Optimization of District Energy Systems Considering Meteorological, Demand, and Electricity Emission Factor Uncertainties
  2021 DOI: 10.31224/osf.io/hcnd6
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• Energy modeling with meteorological data and multiobjective optimization of a confectionery stove
  Journal of Food Engineering 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2020.110344
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• Erratum: Leveraging Open-Source Tools for Collaborative Macro-energy System Modeling Efforts (Joule (2020) 4(12) (2523–2526), (S2542435120305109), (10.1016/j.joule.2020.11.002))
  Joule 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2021.01.004
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• Multiscale effects masked the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity demand in the United States
  Applied Energy 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117711
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