PhD Candidate
            in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Joan Ogden, Yueyue Fan, Dan Sperling

zlin@ucdavis.edu 
1-530-752-2570 (office)
1-530-220-0487 (cell)

Summary

David Lin is currently PhD candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Institute of Transportation Studies of UC Davis.  David currently focuses on modeling and optimization techniques with application to hydrogen infrastructure issues.  His previous work includes diesel system control, fuel cell powertrain control, and the rural vehicle industry in China.  David obtained MS in Transportation Technology & Policy from UC Davis and MS and BE in Automotive Engineering from Tsinghua University.

David expects to graduate in 2007. After graduation, he would like to seek a research position where he can apply his mathematical programming skills in transportation and energy issues.

Hydrogen Pathway Research Interests

• Spatial optimization of hydrogen infrastructure layout
• Sequential optimization of hydrogen infrastructure buildup
• Regional alternative fuel transition
• Effect of carbon policy on alternative fuel transition
• Cost estimation of hydrogen infrastructure components for different regions
• Evaluation of refueling convenience
  

Education 

• PhD Candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Davis, Sep 2004
• MS in Transportation Technology & Policy, UC Davis Aug 2004
• MS in Power Machinery & Engineering, Tsinghua University, Jul 2002
• BE in Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, Jul 2000

Enperience

• Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 06~09/2006
• Graduate Student Researcher, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, 03/2003~present
• Adjunct Professor, University of the Pacific, 05~07/2005
• Research Assistant, Dept. of Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, 09/1999~07/2002
• Intern, China Dong Feng Motor Corporation, 06~08/1999
• Intern, China National Petroleum Corporation, 06~08/1998

Presentation

“The Hydrogen Infrastructure Transition (HIT) Model --- Case Study for Urban Beijing”, the National Hydrogen Association conference, Long Beach, Mar 2006

“Hydrogen Infrastructure Transition Model and Its Application in Optimizing 50-Year H2 Infrastructure for Urban Beijing” poster presented at Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., Jan 2006

“Optimal Dynamic Strategy of Building a Hydrogen Infrastructure in Beijing” the Fourth Asia Pacific Conference on Transportation and the Environment, Xi'an, China, Nov 2005

Publication

Lin, David Z., Joan Ogden, Yueyue Fan and Dan Sperling (2006). The Hydrogen Infrastructure Transition (HIT) Model---Case Study in Beijing. proceedings of the National Hydrogen Association conference, Long Beach, California

Lin, David; Ogden, Joan; Fan, Yueyue; Sperling, Dan. The Hydrogen Infrastructure Transition (HIT) Model and Its Application in Optimizing a 50-year Hydrogen Infrastructure for Urban Beijing. ITS-Davis. February 2006. UCD-ITS-RR-06-05.

Lin, David, Joan Ogden, Yueyue Fan and Dan Sperling (2005). Optimal Dynamic Strategy of Building a Hydrogen Infrastructure in Beijing. Proceedings of the Fourth Asia Pacific Conference on Transportation and the Environment, Xi'an, China, UCD-ITS-RP-05-38

Sperling, Dan and David Lin (2005). Energy and Environmental Impacts of Rural Vehicles in China. Proc., Air Pollution in China: The Challenges Ahead, National Academies Press

Sperling, Daniel, David Lin and Peter Hamilton (2005). "Rural Vehicles in China: Appropriate Policy for Appropriate Technology." Transport Policy.

Sperling, Dan, David Lin and Peter Hamilton (2004). Chinese Rural Vehicles: An Explanatory Analysis of Technology, Economics, Industrial Organization, Energy Use, Emissions, and Policy. Davis, Institute of Transportation Studies.

Lin, David, Ming Zhou and Minggao Ouyang (2002). "Improvement of Solenoid Controlled Valve for Electronic Diesel Injection System." Automotive Engineering(3).

He, Bin, David Lin and Minggao Ouyang (2002). "Simulation on Direct Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engine Performance." Automotive Engineering(6).