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October 28, 2022
Baek’s principal research fields include international trade and policy, economics of environment and trade, energy economics and econometric modeling.
October 28, 2022
Description, mapping, and analysis of circumpolar arctic vegetation spatial patterns and temporal change along climate, soil, and disturbance gradients.
October 28, 2022
Electrical engineering, renewable energy, distributed controls and energy management, and microgrid modeling and stability. Engineering challenges of renewable energy integration in remote islanded microgrids including standalone asynchronous renewable generation, energy distribution and storage optimization with high renewable energy penetration, stability of inverter-dominated grids, and assessment of renewable energy impacts on food, energy, and water system security in remote Alaska communities.