Graduate Student Researcher

Institute of Transportation Studies

Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways (STEPS) Program

University of California-Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA  95616

E-mail:  "dlmccollum" and then "@ucdavis.edu"

EDUCATION

B.S. Chemical Engineering (2004), University of Tennessee
M.S. Transportation Technology & Policy (2007), UC-Davis
M.S. Agricultural and Resource Economics (2008), UC-Davis
Ph.D. Transportation Technology & Policy (expected 2010-11), UC-Davis

WORK EXPERIENCE

University of California-Davis, Institute of Transportation Studies, Graduate Research Assistant, September 2005-Present

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria, Research Fellow, June 2009 - February 2010

Argonne National Laboratory (U.S. Department of Energy), Washington, DC, September-December 2007

Global Energy Decisions, Sacramento, California, June-September 2006

Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, Sendai, Japan, July 2004-July 2005

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S. Department of Energy), Golden, CO, June-August 2003

U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Washington, D.C., May-August 2001

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Current Research

California Energy Modeling for Policy Analysis (CA-TIMES), ITS-Davis

• Developing an energy-economic-environmental (3E) systems model to understand the evolution of the future energy system in California, using The Integrated Markal-Efom System (TIMES).
  
• The main goal is to provide a tool that helps us to analyze the social, economic and technological impacts of future vehicle penetration within the integrated energy system.

Global Energy Assessment (Knowledge Module 17: Scenarios), Lead Analyst, IIASA

• Analyzing the trade-offs between energy objectives, including security, climate change, air pollution, and affordability, using the MESSAGE global energy model, MAGICC global climate model, and a multi-criteria analysis of alternatives (MCAA) software tool.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aviation and Marine Transport: Mitigation Potential and Policies, ITS-Davis and the Pew Center

• Prepared a paper for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change on two of the transport sector's fastest growing modes.

Achieving Deep Reductions in US Transport Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions, ITS-Davis

• Conducted a long-term scenario analysis exploring the potential for deep (50-80%) GHG reductions from the US transport sector.  This project extends the 80in50 California research to the national level.
  

80in50 Scenarios for Deep Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from California Transportation:  Meeting an 80% Reduction Goal in 2050, ITS-Davis

• Carried out a project focused on identifying the various  technology and policy options for meeting an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector by 2050 and creating "snapshots" of combinations of these options to meet the targets.

Previous Research

Multi-Path Transportation Futures Study, U.S. DOE Argonne National Laboratory

Future Impacts of Coal Distribution Constraints on Coal Cost, UC-Davis/U.S. DOT, April 2006-December 2007

Models for Carbon Dioxide Transport and Underground Storage, UC-Davis, September 2005-October 2006

The Refinery and Merchant Hydrogen Industries in California, UC-Davis/CEC, November-December 2005

Application of Ionic Liquids in the Oxidation of Cyclohexane, UT ChE/U.S. DOE ORNL, January-May 2004

Experimental Analysis of a Fluidized Bed Reactor, UT ChE/U.S. DOE ORNL, August 2003-May 2004

Green Engineering of CO₂ Recovery and Use, UT ChE/Bruichladdich-Scotland, August-November 2003

Investigation of Advanced Diesel Engines with WAVE and ADVISOR, U.S. DOE NREL, June-August 2003

PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS

McCollum, D., C. Yang, 2009, Achieving deep reductions in US transport greenhouse gas emissions: Scenario analysis and policy implications, Energy Policy, Vol. 37, Issue 12, 5580-5596.

McCollum, David, Greg Gould, and David Greene, Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aviation and Marine Transportation: Mitigation Potential and Policies, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Solutions White Paper Series, In Press.

Yang, C., D. McCollum, R. McCarthy, and W. Leighty, 2009, Meeting an 80% Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation by 2050: A Case Study in California, USA, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol. 14, Issue 3, 147-156.

McCollum, D., Ogden, J., 2008, Future Impacts of Coal Distribution Constraints on Coal Cost. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Vol. 45, Issue 3, 460-471.

McCollum, D., “Future Impacts of Coal Distribution Constraints on Coal Cost,” International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September 29-October 2, 2008, Technical Presentation.

McCollum, D., “Hydrogen's Potential Role In Meeting California's Long-Term Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals (80% Reduction by 2050),” National Hydrogen Association Conference, Sacramento, CA, March 30-April 4, 2008, Poster Presentation.

McCollum, David L., Joan M. Ogden, Daniel Sperling, Christopher Yang, “Future Impacts of Coal Distribution Constraints on Coal Cost,” Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-07-26, 2007.

McCollum, David L., Joan M. Ogden, “Techno-Economic Models for Carbon Dioxide Compression, Transport, and Storage & Correlations for Estimating Carbon Dioxide Density and Viscosity,” Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-06-14, 2006.

McCollum, D.L., M.J. Thornton, and J.D. Taylor, “Application of WAVE 1-D Engine Models with Vehicle Simulation Tools to Investigate Efficiency, Performance, and Emission Impacts of Advanced Engine Operation,” 9^th Ricardo Software International Users Conference, Southfield, MI, USA, March 12, 2004.

Zhou, J., D.D. Bruns, C.E.A. Finney, C.S. Daw, S. Pannala, D.L. McCollum, D.S. Boyalakuntla, “Hydrodynamic Correlations with Experimental Results from Cold Mockup Spouted Beds for Advanced Fuel Particle Coating,” 2005 AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, USA, November 1, 2005.