Our Team

Catherine (Lindsay) Anderson is Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological & Environmental Engineering at Cornell. Her research focuses on energy system decarbonization, at the interface of environmental and systems engineering, electric power systems, applied optimization and decision science. She is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and Senior Fellow of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainabilty. Lindsay previously serves as the interim Director of the Cornell Energy Systems Institute, and the Kathy Dwyer Marble and Curt Marble Faculty Director for Energy with the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability. Dr. Anderson received a B.Sc.(Engineering) and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from University of Guelph (Canada) and Ph.D in Applied Mathematics from the University of Western Ontario (Canada)

Alonso is a Ph.D. student in Biological and Environmental Engineering and a Fulbright scholar. Before arriving to Cornell, he worked on rural electrification projects in Latin America. His research focuses on finding ways to improve access to electricity policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. He holds a M.Sc. in Sustainable Energy Development from the University of Calgary and Bachelor’s degree in Electro-mechanical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica. In his free time, he enjoys to play tennis, be in nature, and karaoke.

Tayler is a Ph.D. student at the Center for Applied Mathematics. Prior to joining Cornell, she received her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Northeastern University and a post-baccalaureate certificate in Mathematics from Smith College. Her research interest broadly lies at the intersection of graph theory and optimization in complex networks with applications to power systems and other infrastructure networks. Outside of research, Tayler enjoys singing, running, and powerlifting.

Gerald is a Ph.D. student in the department of Systems Engineering. He hold’s a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. His research interest is in the area of distributed control and optimization of power systems with significant share of renewable generation. Outside research, Gerald enjoys playing soccer and cycling.