Interactive models

Energy storage / Critical minerals

  1. The Inflation Reduction Act and EV Battery Supply Chains - Scenario Explorer
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  • Related paper:
    Cheng, A.L., Fuchs, E.R.H. & Michalek, J.J. US industrial policy may reduce electric vehicle battery supply chain vulnerabilities and influence technology choice. Nat Energy 9, 1561–1570 (2024).
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01649-w
  • Related funding:
    2021 CMU College of Engineering Moonshot Award, ‘Engineering Competitiveness: Critical Technologies, Supply Chains, and Infrastructure’; National Science Foundation award #2241237; National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under grant number DGE2140739. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  1. US Automotive Market Battery Material Supply Disruptions
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  • Related paper:
    O’Connor, J., Bhuwalka, K., Michalek, J. J., Olivetti, E., Randall, A., Roth, R., and Whitefoot, K. S. 2026. Electric Vehicle Battery Materials Supply Disruptions And Mitigations With Chemistry Changes And Recycling." CMU Working Paper.
  • Related funding:
    National Science Foundation award #2241237; The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; CMU Critical Technology Initiative seed grant.

Manufacturing insights / Industrial analytics

  1. Manufacturing Intelligence Platform
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  • Related paper:
    Nikhil Kalathil, Lauren Lanahan, Maryann Feldman, Erica R.H Fuchs. ”Varieties of agglomeration: Disentangling horizontal and vertical agglomeration within the manufacturing sector in the United States”.Research Policy, Volume 54, Issue 7, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105272
  • Related funding:
    The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

AI at scale:

  1. Off-Grid Power for AI Data Centers
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  • Related paper:
    Alex Newkirk, Daniel Gerber, Erica Fuchs, et al. 2025. “Technoeconomic Analysis of Microgrids for AI Data Centers in the Continental United States.” Preprint, Research Square, December 22. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8272920/v1
  • Related funding:
    U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231

Systemic risks:

  1. Delphi EpiPortal: One Stop Shop for Real-Time Infectious Disease Indicators
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