Summary
Anthony Cheng is a Carnegie Mellon University doctoral student specializing in risk and uncertainty across electric vehicle battery supply chains to accelerate the energy transition. He brings a cross-disciplinary background spanning energy studies, materials engineering, computer science, urban sustainability, and entrepreneurship, enabling a systems-level perspective on power, storage, and industrial systems. Under the guidance of Dr. Erica Fuchs, Dr. Valerie Karplus, and Dr. Jeremy Michalek, he explores innovations in EV battery materials and their geopolitical and supply-chain implications. He has earned prestigious fellowships including NSF Graduate Research Fellow (2024–2025), Macro-Energy Systems Fellow (2024–2025), and Resources for the Future Critical Minerals Lab Fellow, reflecting strong ties to policy and research. His professional experience ranges from decarbonization research at MIT to data strategy at Clean Energy Ventures and policy-focused roles at NECEC and other organizations, underscoring a track record of translating theory into practice. Based in Pittsburgh, Anthony aims to fuse his diverse training to shape sustainable energy and industrial systems and their governance.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Degree, Bachelors Degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
International Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient, International Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient at Hillcrest High School
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Carnegie Mellon University