{"id":424,"date":"2023-08-08T09:23:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T09:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/?page_id=424"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:12:54","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Ph.D. Students:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-573\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/mehrnoush_gasahnfariharandi-e1733680313416-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/mehrnoush_gasahnfariharandi-e1733680313416-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/mehrnoush_gasahnfariharandi-e1733680313416-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/mehrnoush_gasahnfariharandi-e1733680313416-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/mehrnoush_gasahnfariharandi-e1733680313416-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/mehrnoush_gasahnfariharandi-e1733680313416.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Mehrnoush Ghazanfariharandi (Fall 2023 &#8211; present).<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mehrnoush researches methods to facilitate data sharing and usage for power system operations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-575\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/gejia_zhang-e1733680681231-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/gejia_zhang-e1733680681231-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/gejia_zhang-e1733680681231-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/gejia_zhang-e1733680681231.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Gejia Zhang (Spring 2024 &#8211; present).<br \/>\n<\/strong>Gejia researches advanced optimization methods for reliable power systems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-579\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/daniel_moore-1-e1733802752241-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/daniel_moore-1-e1733802752241-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/daniel_moore-1-e1733802752241-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/daniel_moore-1-e1733802752241-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/daniel_moore-1-e1733802752241-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2024\/12\/daniel_moore-1-e1733802752241.jpg 1506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Daniel Moore (Fall 2024 &#8211; present).<br \/>\n<\/strong>Daniel researches models and market-integration for grid-edge energy resources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-617\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/Tarun-Reddy-Arasu-300x300.png\" alt=\"Tarun Headshot\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/Tarun-Reddy-Arasu-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/Tarun-Reddy-Arasu-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/Tarun-Reddy-Arasu.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Tarun Reddy Arasu (Spring 2026 &#8211; present)<br \/>\nCo-Advised with Clinton Andrews<br \/>\n<\/strong>Tarun&#8217;s research focuses on modern electricity tariff design, building electrification, and energy policy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Master Students:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-619\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/4872-e1780364161623-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jinyuan Ouyang\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/4872-e1780364161623-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/4872-e1780364161623-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/4872-e1780364161623-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/4872-e1780364161623.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>\nJinyuan Ouyang (Summer 2026)<br \/>\nVisitor from Cornell University<br \/>\n<\/strong>Risk analysis methods for power system operations with large loads<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Undergraduate Students:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-621\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/2024_08_21-Chapman-Trail-24_Original-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Terence Ahn\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/2024_08_21-Chapman-Trail-24_Original-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/2024_08_21-Chapman-Trail-24_Original-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/2024_08_21-Chapman-Trail-24_Original-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/2024_08_21-Chapman-Trail-24_Original-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/2024_08_21-Chapman-Trail-24_Original-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/2024_08_21-Chapman-Trail-24_Original-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>\nTerence Ahn <\/strong>(ECE)<br \/>\nBulk power system modeling from open-source data<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-620\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/headshot_ss-e1780364422267-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sonakshi Sharma\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/headshot_ss-e1780364422267-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/headshot_ss-e1780364422267-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/headshot_ss-e1780364422267-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/headshot_ss-e1780364422267.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>\nSonakshi Sharma<\/strong> (CS)<br \/>\nData models for energy time series<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-630\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/IMG_6331-e1780495931963-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/IMG_6331-e1780495931963-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ropes-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1053\/2026\/06\/IMG_6331-e1780495931963-1024x1024.png 1024w, 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