Brian Sousa

Research Assistant at Harvard Healthy Buildings Program
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, US
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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • May 2022 - Present
    • United States
    • Technology, Information and Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Risk and Transaction Analyst
      • Jan 2021 - Apr 2022

      REsurety is the leading analytics company empowering the clean energy economy. Operating at the intersection of weather, power markets, and financial modeling, we enable the industry’s decision makers to thrive through best-in-class value and risk intelligence, and the tools to act on it. With the world’s leading clean energy investors, advisors, buyers, and developers as clients and 7,000 MW of transactions closed, REsurety empowers clients to thrive in the dynamic, complex, clean energy-fueled future. Show less

    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Intern
      • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

      • Designed a program in python to plot and test the reported emission rates by the EPA of SO2, CO2, and NOX from multiple types of power plants in the Northeast. • Ran simulations using GridPIQ and AVERT programs in order to test the difference in emissions of different charging scenarios for electric vehicles in regions throughout the US. • Compared the emissions for multiple electric vehicle charging scenarios with the corresponding reduction in emissions from the removal of fossil fuel powered vehicles to estimate the total bounce back in emissions. Show less

    • United States
    • Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Solar Design Engineer - Co-op
      • Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

      •Designed site plans for potential solar projects in AutoCad, Helios, and Helioscope, taking into account local and national standards for offsets and design limitations. •Performed energy model simulations on PVsyst in order to analyze the capacity factor of projects and the losses due to shading and stringing. •Designed site plans for potential solar projects in AutoCad, Helios, and Helioscope, taking into account local and national standards for offsets and design limitations. •Performed energy model simulations on PVsyst in order to analyze the capacity factor of projects and the losses due to shading and stringing.

    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Volcanology Research Assistant - Co-op
      • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

      • Subsampled and extracted ash from sediment cores collected along a mid-ocean ridge. • Performed acid digestion on samples to determine concentration of ash in sediment cores. • Imaged volcanic ash using a scanning electron microscope to assess ash morphology. • Plotted concentration results using Python to analyze spatial distribution in order to compare to the current models of ash dispersal. • Subsampled and extracted ash from sediment cores collected along a mid-ocean ridge. • Performed acid digestion on samples to determine concentration of ash in sediment cores. • Imaged volcanic ash using a scanning electron microscope to assess ash morphology. • Plotted concentration results using Python to analyze spatial distribution in order to compare to the current models of ash dispersal.

    • France
    • Marketing Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Device Analyst - Co-op
      • Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

      • Analyzed energy data using Amazon Web Services to identify issues with device detection and model issues. • Worked with data scientist to find valuable data in order to create new device models. Identified device regions in wattage plots to use for device detectors. • Assisted Engineering team with calibrating the monitor’s current sensors. Measured wattage readings from current sensors at different currents and phase shifts and compared readings to known values to determine their error. • Communicated with users over email on Zendesk to diagnose and troubleshoot product issues. Show less

    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Supply Chain Intern
      • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

      • Tracked current and future part availability for utilization in various projects • Examined company projects in search of obsolete parts replacements • Communicated with distributors to find substitute parts for engineering projects • Presented part obsolescence alerts to project engineers for future replacement needs • Interacted with department managers to coordinate needs of their groups • Created an alert system for obsolete items utilizing Microsoft Excel • Tracked current and future part availability for utilization in various projects • Examined company projects in search of obsolete parts replacements • Communicated with distributors to find substitute parts for engineering projects • Presented part obsolescence alerts to project engineers for future replacement needs • Interacted with department managers to coordinate needs of their groups • Created an alert system for obsolete items utilizing Microsoft Excel

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Undergraduate Research Assistant
      • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

      • Developed and tested prototype solar cells using titanium nanotubes under the guidance of an advisor • Documented test results for utilization in development of future projects • Developed and tested prototype solar cells using titanium nanotubes under the guidance of an advisor • Documented test results for utilization in development of future projects

Education

  • Northeastern University
    Bachelor's degree, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
    2015 - 2020

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