June Lukuyu
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June Lukuyu is an assistant professor with the University of Washington Electrical and Computer Engineering department.[1] She founded the Interdisciplinary Energy Analytics for Society (IDEAS) research group, which works to progress energy systems to serve underresourced communities.[2] As a fellow for the Energy for Growth Hub, her research models the development and planning of energy systems.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Lukuyu was raised near Nairobi, Kenya.[2] Following a high school presentation, she switched her interests from architecture to engineering.[4] She attended Smith College where she received a Bachelor's of Science in Engineering Science.[1][2] Following this, she received a Master's of Science in Renewable Energy Systems Technologies from Loughborough University.[1][2] Her disseration analyzed different renewable energies and their viability for milk-cooling systems in East Africa.[5] She attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.[1][2] Her doctoral dissertation analyzes increased energy use to promote growth and development and strategies for electrification.[6]
Career and research
[edit]Lukuyu worked in power systems post-graduation before pursuing her master's in 2013.[2] She became an assistant professor at the University of Washington in 2023, where she works in Power and Energy Systems.[1][2]
Her research is focused on electrification for social development in Kenya.[4] Her work emphasizes the need for community-based solutions.[4] In 2012, she published a paper analyzing wind-diesel microgrid systems to support an increase in energy demand through reviewing a case study in northern Kenya.[7] In 2014, she published a paper evaluating the effects of increased electric vehicle use on the grid, finding that private EV ownership will cause significant strain on the grid compared to public and commercial electric vehicles.[8] Her contributions to an EV project for the Energy for Growth Hub resulted in the first visualized and interactive map evaluating Africa's readiness and impact index for electric vehicles.[9] Other research she had done include proposing solutions to reduce impact, and assessing the supply and demand of power generated by solar mini-grids.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "June Lukuyu | UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering". people.ece.uw.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g Gillam, Wayne (July 11, 2024). "June Lukuyu — pushing engineering boundaries to improve energy systems in underserved communities". UW ECE News.
- ^ "June Lukuyu". Energy for Growth Hub. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ^ a b c White, Julia (2025-02-11). "Bridging the Gap Between Community and Science: An Interview with Prof. June Lukuyu". Global Renewables Infrastructure Development (GRID). Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ Lukuyu, June M.; Blanchard, Richard E.; Rowley, Paul N. (2019-01-01). "A risk-adjusted techno-economic analysis for renewable-based milk cooling in remote dairy farming communities in East Africa". Renewable Energy. 130: 700–713. Bibcode:2019REne..130..700L. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2018.06.101. ISSN 0960-1481.
- ^ Lukuyu, June M. (February 2023). Stimulating Electricity Demand to Enhance Sustainable Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Electrical & Computer Engineering Dissertations Collection (Thesis). doi:10.7275/32632505.
- ^ Lukuyu, June (2012-09-11). "Wind-diesel microgrid system for remote villages in Kenya". 2012 North American Power Symposium (NAPS). pp. 1–6. doi:10.1109/NAPS.2012.6336319. ISBN 978-1-4673-2308-6.
- ^ Chacko, Susan (2024-10-21). "How unmanaged vehicle charging can affect power grids, disrupt Nairobi's EV transition". Down To Earth. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ Mutiso, Rose M. (2024-07-25). "Mapping Africa's EV revolution". Science. 385 (6707): eadr1055. Bibcode:2024Sci...385r1055M. doi:10.1126/science.adr1055. PMID 39052803.
- ^ Lukuyu, June; Fetter, Rob; Krishnapriya, P. P.; Williams, Nathan; Taneja, Jay (2021-01-01). "Building the supply of demand: Experiments in mini-grid demand stimulation". Development Engineering. 6: 100058. doi:10.1016/j.deveng.2020.100058. ISSN 2352-7285.
- ^ Lukuyu, June; Shirley, Rebekah; Taneja, Jay (2024-10-17). "Managing grid impacts from increased electric vehicle adoption in African cities". Scientific Reports. 14 (1): 24320. Bibcode:2024NatSR..1424320L. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-75039-3. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 11484782. PMID 39414919.