Meet the PI
Dr. Sergio Castellanos
Assistant Professor in Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.
After starting my B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering in México, I transferred to the University of Arizona where I indulged in energy-related research by working with Prof. Peiwen "Perry" Li on PEM Fuel Cells and Prof. Rocco Fazzolari on Solar Photovoltaics. I moved to the east coast and obtained both my M.Sc. and Ph.D. at MIT working with Prof. Tonio Buonassisi in the Photovoltaics Research Laboratory, studying defects in solar cells and their impact on electrical conversion efficiency.
During my studies at MIT, I took a summer off and worked in Mexico's Secretaría de Energía. My passion for topics lying at the intersection of technology, policy, and energy, was amplified that summer. I then worked as a postdoctoral scholar and research professional at UC Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group and the California Institute for Energy and the Environment with Prof. Dan Kammen, and Dr. Carl Blumstein, respectively, where I broadened my technical and policy interests and guided them to shape my current research focus.
As a professor at UT Austin, I study and help co-create sustainability solutions for our communities by using tools and strategies at the interface of energy, equity, data science. My lab conducts projects all over the world, with an emphasis on energy transitions in North and Latin America.