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Wei (Ellen) Peng Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs J.F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 (609) 937 8693 Website: sites.google.com/site/weipengprinceton

EDUCATION Princeton University Aug 2011 - Nov 2016 PhD in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (STEP), Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Dissertation title: Integrating air quality, water and climate concerns into China’s energy strategy Peking University B.S. in Environmental Science, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Sep 2007 - July 2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Nov 2016 -

Giorgio Ruffolo Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Sustainability Science Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Sep 2017 -

Fellow, Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Summer 2017 Visiting Fellow, Joint Global Change Research Institute & Jan 2018 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Department of Energy Apr 2014 & Aug 2017

Visiting Research Scholar, Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases program International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Fall 2012

Graduate Consulting: Workshop on China’s Methane Mitigation Strategies Client: Global Methane Initiative, US Environmental Protection Agency

2009 - 2011

Research Assistant, Center for Environment and Health Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University

RESEARCH FIELDS Energy - Environment Nexus Coupled Human - Environmental Systems Integrated Assessment Air Pollution and Health Impacts FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 2016 – 2018 Summer 2017 2014 – 2016 2014 – 2016 2015 2011 – 2013 2010 2008 & 2009



Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sustainability Science, Harvard Kennedy School Alternate Sponsored Fellowship, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Princeton Energy and Climate Scholars, Princeton Environmental Institute Fellowship of Woodrow Wilson Scholars, Woodrow Wilson Foundation Honorable Mention for Link Foundation Energy Fellowship, Link Foundation Graduate Fellowship, Princeton University Klaus Toepfer Environment Scholarship, UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment (10 awardees in China) National Scholarship, Ministry of Education in China

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PUBLICATIONS

Li, XY., F Wagner, W Peng, JN Yang, DL Mauzerall (2017). Reduction of Solar Photovoltaic Resources Due to Air Pollution in China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1711462114 Peng, W., JN Yang, F Wagner, DL Mauzerall (2017). Substantial Air Quality and Climate Co-Benefits Achievable Now with Sectoral Mitigation Strategies in China. Science of the Total Environment. 598:1076-1084. Peng, W., JH Yuan, Y Zhao, MY Lin, Q Zhang, DG Victor, DL Mauzerall (2017). Air Quality and Climate Benefits of Longdistance Electricity Transmission in China. Environmental Research Letters. 12(6):064012. Qin, Y., F Wagner, NC Scovronick, W Peng, JN Yang, T Zhu, KR Smith, DL Mauzerall (2017). Air Quality, Health and Climate Implications of China’s Synthetic Natural Gas Development. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. 114(19): 4887-4892. Liu, J., DL Mauzerall, Q Chen, Q Zhang, Y Song, W Peng, Z Klimont, XH Qiu, SQ Zhang, M Hu, WL Lin, KR Smith, T Zhu (2016). Air Pollutant Emissions from Chinese Households: A Major and Underappreciated Ambient Pollution Source. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. 113(28): 7756-7761. Lu, X., MB McElroy, W Peng, SY Liu, CP Nielsen, HK Wang (2016). Challenges Faced by China Compared with the U.S. in Developing Wind Power. Nature Energy. 1:16061 Lin, WW., T Zhu, T Xue, W Peng, B Brunekreef, U Gehring, W Huang, M Hu, YH Zhang, XY Tang (2015). Association Between Changes in Air Pollution and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Children Before and During the Beijing Olympics. American Journal of Epidemiology. 181(8): 575-583. Under Review Peng, W., JN Yang, X Lu, DL Mauzerall. Effect of Electrification on Regional Air Quality, Health and CO2 Mitigation in 2030 China. Applied Energy (R&R) Peng, W., F Wagner, MV Ramana, HB Zhai, MJ Small, C Dalin, X Zhang, DL Mauzerall. Air Quality and Water Implications of Power Sector Decarbonization: Effects of Strengthening Environmental Policies. Nature Sustainability Lu, X., L Cao, HK Wang, W Peng, J Xing, SX Wang, SY Cai, B Shen, Q Yang, CP Nielsen, MB McElroy. Gasification of Coal and Biomass: A Net Negative-Carbon Power Source for Environmental Friendly Electricity Generation in China. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences Qin, Y., L Hoglund-Isaksson, E Byers, KS Feng, F Wagner, W Peng, DL Mauzerall. The Air, Carbon, Water Synergies and Tradeoffs in China’s Natural Gas Industry. Nature Sustainability Yang, JN., XY Li, W Peng, F Wagner, DL Mauzerall. Climate, Air Quality and Human Health Benefits of Various Solar Photovoltaic Development Scenarios in China in 2030. Environmental Research Letters WORKING PAPERS & WORK IN PROGRESS (manuscripts available upon request) Peng, W. and A Feng. Underreacting to Climate Shocks: Evidence from Global Stock Markets. (working paper cited by IMF’s World Economic Outlook, Oct 2017) Peng, W. and ZM Mao. Coordinating the Strategies to Reduce Renewable Curtailment and Phase out Coal in China: Benefits for Air Quality, Health and Climate. (in preparation) Scovronick, N., M Budolfson, F Dennig, M Fleurbaey, W Peng, RH Socolow, D Spears, F Wagner. The Impact of Health Co-benefits on Optimal CO2 Mitigation Policy. (in preparation) Peng, W., G Iyer, DG Victor, J Marlon. Local Impacts of Decarbonization and Public Opinion: State Variations in the US. (in progress) Feng, A. and W Peng. Weather, Investor Disagreement and Idiosyncratic Volatility of Stock Returns. (in progress)



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POLICY REPORTS

Fusion Energy via Magnetic Confinement: An Energy Technology Distillate. Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University. May 2016. China Energy Outlook (English Version). Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission, Beijing, China. Jun 2014. Opportunities for Mitigation of Methane Emissions in China. Policy report submitted to Global Methane Initiative, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Jan 2013. INVITED TALKS 2018 Harvard Kennedy School, Consortium for Energy Policy Research, Apr 2018 (scheduled) UC Santa Barbara, Environmental Studies Program, Feb 2018 (scheduled) University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Jan 2018 (scheduled) New York University, Environmental Studies Program, Jan 2018 (scheduled) Penn State University, School of International Affairs, Jan 2018 (scheduled) 2017 MIT, Energy for Human Development Seminar Series, Oct 2017 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Air Pollution & Greenhouse Gases Program, Aug 2017 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Joint Global Change Research Institute, Aug 2017 Harvard Kennedy School, Consortium for Energy Policy Research, Apr 2017 Johns Hopkins University, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Mar 2017 Peking University, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Jan 2017 Tsinghua University, School of Environment, Jan 2017 2016 Harvard China Project, Nov 2016 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Joint Global Change Research Institute, May 2016 Princeton University, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment Building Opening Symposium, May 2016 2015 Carnegie Mellon University, Engineering and Public Policy/Electricity Industry Center Seminar, Nov 2015 2014 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Air Pollution & Greenhouse Gases Program, Mar 2014 2013 Energy Research Institute, China’s National Development and Reform Commission, Dec 2013 Princeton University, David Bradford Seminar Series on Science Technology and Environmental Policies, Feb 2013 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2017 AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Dec 2017 (poster) C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium, MIT, Nov 2017 (poster) Tsinghua-Harvard Workshop on China’s Decarbonization Strategy, Beijing, Jun 2017 (oral) 2016 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Dec 2016 (oral) 3rd Chinese Environmental Scholars Forum, Princeton University, Jun 2016 (one of four poster winners) C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium, Stanford University, May 2016 (one of five poster winners) 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Dec 2015 (poster) 33rd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, Pittsburgh, Oct 2015 (oral) Princeton-PKU Young Scientist Workshop on Air Pollution and Climate, Princeton University, May 2015 (oral) TEACHING EXPERIENCE Mar 2018 Apr 2017 May 2016 Spring 2016 Dec 2015



Guest Lecturer, Sustainability Science: Quantitative & System Approach (MEES698), U of Maryland (sched.) Guest Lecturer, World Politics: Conflicts & Cooperation (INTL 2546), Boston College Guest Lecturer, Lecture Series on Sustainability, Princeton Day School (a local high school) Assistant in Instruction, Energy Policy and Technologies (WWS568E), Princeton University Guest Lecturer, Risk Analysis (ISUS.806.01), Rochester Institute of Technology

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Nov 2014 Fall 2013 Fall 2010 Summer 2010

Guest Lecturer, Global Environmental Issues (CEE334/WWS452), Princeton University Assistant in Instruction, Global Environmental Issues (CEE334/WWS452), Princeton University Teaching Assistant, Environmental Epidemiology, Peking University, Beijing Teaching Assistant, Global Seminar on Sustainability, Wasada University, Tokyo

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP & PEER-REVIEW SERVICES Session convener. AGU fall meeting. Session A033: Coordinating Air Pollutant and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies: Co-benefits for Air quality, Health and Climate. Dec 2016 Organizer. 3rd Chinese Environmental Scholars Forum. May 2016 Co-president and board member. Princeton University China Energy Group. 2013-2016 Reviewer. United Nations Environment Programme, Climatic Change, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, Applied Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy Procedia, Energies, Sustainability TECHNICAL & LANGUAGE SKILLS Atmospheric chemistry and transport model: WRF-Chem Integrated assessment model: Global Change Assessment Model (GCAM), Greenhouse Gas – Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS), Regional Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy (RICE) Power plant model: Integrated Environmental Control Modeling (IECM) Scripting Language: GrADS, NCO, Bash/C Shell in Linux/Unix Software: MATLAB, STATA, GIS Lab: HPLC, UV spectrometer Language: English (fluent), Mandarin Chinese (native) REFERENCES Denise L. Mauzerall (committee chair) Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs & Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Princeton University [email protected] William C. Clark J.F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University [email protected] Michael Oppenheimer Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs & Department of Geosciences Princeton University [email protected] David G. Victor School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego & The Brookings Institution [email protected]



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