SusTec welcomes Sebastian Porras Aparicio as new MSc Student
Sebastian’s thesis, in collaboration with Hitachi Energy, will focus on studying the impact of climate change and extreme weather events on the European electricity system using capacity expansion models.
Sebastian is currently pursuing the MSc in Energy Science and Technology at ETH and holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Download Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. During his bachelor studies, he developed an interest in renewable energy systems and in his master studies he focused on their integration in the power grid. He carried out an internship at Download Hitachi Energy for the last year, where he worked on several projects and tasks in the Power Systems of the Future group, focusing mainly on different energy systems modeling and optimization. He enjoys playing table tennis and watching Formula 1, and in his free time he likes to run, read and cook.
Welcome to SusTec, Sebastian!