Dr. Laura M. Arpan is the Theodore Clevenger Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the School of Communication at Florida State University. Dr. Arpan’s research examines risk perceptions, human motivation and responses to pro-environmental messages, interventions, and related technologies. Her projects focus on the effectiveness of promotional messages and outreach efforts designed to encourage sustainable behaviors such as energy conservation and efficiency. Recent work has examined Americans’ attitudes toward energy conservation and sustainability, factors enhancing the effectiveness of information campaign messages promoting energy-use-reduction and sustainability
Dr. Laura M. Arpan is the Theodore Clevenger Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the School of Communication at Florida State University. Dr. Arpan’s research examines risk perceptions, human motivation and responses to pro-environmental messages, interventions, and related technologies. Her projects focus on the effectiveness of promotional messages and outreach efforts designed to encourage sustainable behaviors such as energy conservation and efficiency. Recent work has examined Americans’ attitudes toward energy conservation and sustainability, factors enhancing the effectiveness of information campaign messages promoting energy-use-reduction and sustainability
Jianzhong Wu, Ph.D.
Jianzhong Wu is a Professor of Multi-Vector Energy Systems and Head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Cardiff University in June 2008 (Lecturer 2008; Senior Lecturer 2013; Reader 2014; Professor 2015). From 2006 to 2008, he was a Research Fellow in the University of Manchester.
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Dr. Wu researches on Smart Grid and energy infrastructure (modelling, analysis and optimisation of integrated smart energy supply networks). He has contributed to more than 40 EU, EPSRC and industry funded projects as a Principal Investigator or a Co-Investigator. Particularly he was the deputy leader of the Multi-Energy Theme of EPSRC HubNet, Principal Investigator of projects on dynamic demand funded by National Grid, Toshiba and OPEN ENERGI, and the Cardiff Principal Investigator of an EU Horizon 2020 projects on “Peer to Peer Smart Energy Distribution Networks” and “MAGNITUDE”.
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He is a co-Principal Investigator of £24m WEFO funded FLEXIS project investing future energy systems and co-I of a £5m EPSRC project on Multi-Scale Infrastructure Systems Analytics. He was also involved in 3 EPSRC/NFSC Smart Grid projects and 1 UK-India Smart Grid project. He is a co-author of books “Smart Grid: Technology and Applications” (2012, Wiley) and “Smart Electricity Distribution Networks” (2017, CRC). He is a member of the Scottish Power Energy Networks Strategic Stakeholder Panel for England and Wales, and the Academic Promotions Committee of Cardiff University.
Selected Publications
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Abeysinghe Herath Mudiyanselage, S.et al. 2018. Topological properties of medium voltage electricity distribution networks. Applied Energy 210, pp. 1101-1112. (10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.06.113)
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Zhang, C.et al. 2018. Peer-to-peer energy trading in a microgrid. Applied Energy
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Zhou, Y., Wu, J. and Long, C. 2018. Evaluation of peer-to-peer energy sharing mechanisms based on a multiagent simulation framework. Applied Energy
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Qi, Q., Wu, J. and Long, C. 2017. Multi-objective operation optimization of an electrical distribution network with soft open point. Applied Energy 208, pp. 734-744. (10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.09.075)
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Jin, X.et al. 2017. Hierarchical microgrid energy management in an office building. Applied Energy 208, pp. 480-494.
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Thomas, L.et al. 2017. Automation of the supplier role in the GB power system using blockchain based smart contracts. CIRED - Open Access Proceedings Journal 2017(1), pp. 2619-2623. (10.1049/oap-cired.2017.0987)
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