Who We Are

The WE3 Lab is a community of driven, curious scientists from all different academic and personal backgrounds, united by a shared passion for solving the world's most pressing water and energy challenges.

Principal Investigator

Meagan S. Mauter

Education

  • PhD, Yale University, Chemical and Environmental Engineering (2011)
  • MS and M.Phil., Yale University, Chemical and Environmental Engineering (2007)
  • MEE, Rice University, Environmental Engineering (2006)
  • BS, Rice University, Civil & Environmental Engineering (2006)
  • BA, Rice University, History (2006)

Meagan S. Mauter

Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Photon Science; Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment & Precourt Institute for Energy; Associate Professor (by courtesy), Chemical Engineering

Professor Meagan Mauter directs the Water & Energy Efficiency for the Environment Lab (WE3Lab) with the mission of supporting affordability, resiliency, and sustainability in water-energy infrastructure systems. We develop and implement computational tools that guide robust infrastructure planning, prioritize technology innovation and investment, and unlock system flexibility.

Professor Mauter also serves as the research director for the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI), a $235-million DOE Energy-Water Desalination Hub addressing water security challenges in the United States. The Hub targets research and development of energy-efficient and cost-competitive solutions for integrating non-traditional source waters into the water supply portfolio.

Prior to joining the faculty at Stanford, she served as an Energy Technology Innovation Policy Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Mossavar Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School, and as an Associate Professor of Engineering & Public Policy, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.

Research Staff

Dr. Alexander Dudchenko

Dr. Alexander Dudchenko

Research Staff
Dr. Erin Musabandesu

Dr. Erin Musabandesu

Research Staff

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Anthony Cheng

Dr. Anthony Cheng

Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Charan Samineni

Dr. Charan Samineni

Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Nitish Sarker

Dr. Nitish Sarker

Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Haochi Wu

Dr. Haochi Wu

Postdoctoral Researcher

PhD Students

Caroline Adkins

Caroline Adkins

PhD Student
Fletcher Chapin

Fletcher Chapin

PhD Student
Sinan Abi Farraj

Sinan Abi Farraj

PhD Student
Ariana Hofelmann

Ariana Hofelmann

PhD Student
Gina Kittleson

Gina Kittleson

PhD Student
Akshay Rao

Akshay Rao

PhD Student
Carson Tucker

Carson Tucker

PhD Student
Daly Wettermark

Daly Wettermark

PhD Student

Undergraduate & Master's Students

Abdullah Alhussain

Abdullah Alhussain

MS Student
Clara Drysdale

Clara Drysdale

Undergraduate Student
MH

Madeline Hodge

Undergraduate Student

Administrative Staff

Tim Tsung

Tim Tsung

Administrative Staff

Alumni

Constance Rouffet

Constance Rouffet

MS 2026
Dr. Corisa Wong

Dr. Corisa Wong

PhD 2026

Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate, California Institute of Technology

Emily Winn

Emily Winn

Co-Term 2026

Transmission & Interconnection Analyst, Fervo Energy

Tong Ling

Tong Ling

MS 2026
Dr. Jose Bolorinos

Dr. Jose Bolorinos

Postdoc 2025

Co-Founder, Flows Energy

Dr. Inhyeong Jeon

Dr. Inhyeong Jeon

Postdoc 2025

Assistant Professor, Korea University

Dr. Lingchen Kong

Dr. Lingchen Kong

Postdoc 2025

Co-Founder, Ellexco

Yin-Li Liu

Yin-Li Liu

MS 2025

Solutions Architect Senior Associate, Equinix

Dr. Marta Zaniolo

Dr. Marta Zaniolo

Postdoc 2024

Assistant Professor, Duke University

Anne Jaminet

Anne Jaminet

Visiting MS 2024

Financial Services Associate, BSR

Adhithyan Sakthivelu

Adhithyan Sakthivelu

MS 2023

PhD student, UT Austin

Dr. Alison Fritz

Dr. Alison Fritz

PhD 2023

Research Engineer, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Dr. Conor Doherty

Dr. Conor Doherty

PhD 2023

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NASA Ames Research Center

Dr. Yang Liu

Dr. Yang Liu

PhD 2022

Associate, McKinsey & Company

Dr. Tanya Liu

Dr. Tanya Liu

Postdoc 2022

Thermal Engineer, Google

Dr. Yuanzhe Liang

Dr. Yuanzhe Liang

Postdoc 2022

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dr. Amanda Quay

Dr. Amanda Quay

PhD 2022

Environmental Engineer, US Environmental Protection Agency

Dr. Timothy Bartholomew

Dr. Timothy Bartholomew

PhD 2020

Senior Engineer, KeyLogic Systems

Dr. Shiqiang Zou

Dr. Shiqiang Zou

Postdoc 2020

Assistant Professor, Auburn University

Dr. Anjali Mulchandani

Dr. Anjali Mulchandani

Postdoc 2020

Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico

Dr. Daniel Gingerich

Dr. Daniel Gingerich

PhD & Postdoc 2019

Assisstant Professor, The Ohio State University

Dr. Xitong Liu

Dr. Xitong Liu

Postdoc 2019

Assistant Professor, The George Washington University

Dr. Sneha Shanbhag

Dr. Sneha Shanbhag

PhD 2019

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, McMaster University

Dr. Paul Welle

Dr. Paul Welle

PhD 2017

Chief Data Scientist, Allegheny County Department of Human Services