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Mark STAPLES

Academic Background:

  • 2013 - present • MIT, ESD: PhD student in Engineering Systems
  • 2013 • MIT, ESD: MS in Technology and Policy
  • 2009 • University of Alberta, Faculty of Engineering: BSc in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

  • September, 2011 - present • Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment, MIT • Cambridge, USA
    • Research, process modeling, and environmental and economic evaluation of renewable fuel production technologies. 
  • June, 2011 - August 2011 • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta • Edmonton, Canada  
    • Researched methods to monetize the value of environmental assets, and their application to development activity in the Alberta oil sands.
  • July 2009 - May 2011 • FACC AG • Vienna, Austria  
    • Conducted static and dynamic structural analysis of aircraft components using finite element and numerical modeling techniques.
  • January 2008 - August 2008 • Peter Kiewit Sons Ltd. • Harrison Lake, Canada
    • Supervised installation and construction of penstock pipe at remote construction sites.
  • July 2007 - August 2007 • Verbundnetz Gas AG • Leipzig, Germany
    • Compared energy efficiency of underground gas storage facilities and recommended process modifications to save costs.
  • May 2006 - December 2006 • Talisman Energy Inc. • Warburg, Canada
    • Reviewed oil and gas wells for reactivation and production optimization.
  • May 2005 - August 2005 • Stantec Consulting Ltd. • Edmonton, Canada
    • Inspected installed structures and distributed inspections to concerned parties.

Research Domain:

Energy and the environment, alternative fuels, aviation

Research Methodology:

Industrial process modeling, lifecycle analysis, discounted cash flow rate of return analysis

Research Description:

Mark's research focuses on environmental and economic assessment of technologies that hold promise reduce the environmental footprint of aviation. 


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