On Tuesday, April 26, the UC San Diego Sustainability Office will host its annual Sustainability Awards ceremony (in the Price Center's The Loft beginning at 3:30pm).
In this year's Individual category, CSE postdoctoral researcher and alumnus Baris Aksanli (M.S., Ph.D. '12, '15) won the top award, beating out the only other nominee, biochemistry major Zack Osborn, who works for Revelle College's community garden. Aksanli works in the System Energy Efficiency Lab of CSE Prof. Tajana Rosing, and his research interests include energy efficiency and peak power management of data centers, smart grids and other large-scale systems. Currently he is working on smart and efficient battery use in a smart grid by focusing on end-users and efficient control and distribution of energy in a smart grid. Aksanli's doctoral dissertation explored the subject of energy and cost-efficient data centers. The computer scientist will be honored for his research on topics including sustainable computing in large-scale systems, energy-aware automation of residential homes, and sustainable energy management and coordination between residential neighborhoods and the smart electrical grid.