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Dr. Jin Jo

Professor
Technology
Office
Turner Hall - TUR 132B
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Biography

Dr. Jin Ho Jo is a Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, teaching in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy program. Dr. Jo also leads the Sustainable Energy Consortium at the university. Dr. Jo is an honors graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a B.S. in Building Construction Management. He earned his M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University, where he investigated critical environmental justice issues in New York City. His 2010 Ph.D. from Arizona State University was the nation’s first in sustainability. His research, which has been widely published, focuses on renewable energy systems and sustainable building strategies to reduce the negative impacts of urbanization.

Current Courses

270.001Managing Technological Systems

262.001Energy Planning and Management: From Buildings to Communities

287.001Independent Study

360.001Renewable Energy Capstone

291.003Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Industrial Technology

Teaching Interests & Areas

Renewable Energy System Applications
Energy Planning and Management

Research Interests & Areas

Assessment of Urban Sustainability Issues through Remote Sensing Analysis; Regional Application and Optimization of Renewable Energy Systems; Urban Complexity and Systems Approach to Climate Change Mitigation; Strategic Energy Plan for Sustainable Future

Ph D Sustainability

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

MS Urban Planning

Columbia University
New York, NY

BS Building Construction Management

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

Service Award

Department of Technology
2020

2019 Researchers to Know

Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC)
2019

Department of Technology Research Award

Illinois State University
2015

Outstanding Cross-Disciplinary Team Research Award for 2016

Illinois State University
2015

Grant Writing Mentorship Program

ISU Research Sponsorship Program
2014

Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2014

Best Technical Paper Award

The International Sustainable Building Asia
2013

Best Technical Paper Award

The International Sustainable Building Asia
2013

Conference Proceeding

Aldeman, M.R., Williams, J., Antink-Meyer, A., Jo, J.H., Zamudio, M.L. (2023). An After-school STEM Program with a Novel Equitable and Inclusive Structure. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 25-28, 2023.
Antink-Meyer, A., Aldeman, M.R., Jo, J.H., Williams, J., Zamudio, M.L. (2023). Stakeholder Views in Building a Sustainable Engineering Learning Ecosystem: Afterschool Green Energy, Robotics, and Automation. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 25-28, 2023.
Jo, J., & Aldeman, M. Developing a Distributed Community Solar Network to Promote the Utilization of Residential Solar Photovoltaic Systems. IEEE Green Technologies Conference (2023)
Aldeman, M., Jo, J.H. (2021). A Model Passive Solar Home Student Design Project. Proceeding of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2021 Annual Conference, July 26-29, 2021.
Krull, B.T., Aldeman, M., Jo, J.H. (2020) Mitigation of Solar Photovoltaic Production Variability with Geographical Aggregation. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2020 Annual Conference, June 22-26, 2020.

Journal Article

Aldeman, M.R., Jo, J.H. (2023) Testing a Novel Hybrid Spiral Microphone Array designed for Performance and Portability. Akustika. Vol. 45. https://doi.org/10.36336/akustika20234547
Aldeman, M.R., Jo, J.H., Loomis, D.G., Krull, B. (2023) Reduction of Solar Photovoltaic System Output Variability with Geographical Aggregation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transitions 3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rset.2023.100052
Chris Thankan, August Winters, Jin Ho Jo, Matt Aldeman. Feasibility of applying Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA) to the Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District[J]. AIMS Energy, 2021, 9(1): 117-137. doi: 10.3934/energy.2021007
Aldeman, M.R., Jo, J.H., Loomis, D.G. (2020). Wind energy production uncertainty associated with wind assessments of various intervals. Wind Engineering 44 (4) 373-389. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309524X19849865

Aldeman, M.R., Jo, J.H. (2019). An Exploration of Compact Microphone Array Applications for Small Musical Groups. Akustika. Vol. 31 (March 2019), 153-163.

Material Regarding New Courses/Curricula

*Hershey, G.G., *Anderson, G.L., *Svedman, S., *Miller, G., *Lakin, S.L., Williams, J., Jo, J.H., Antink-Meyer, A., Aldeman, M.R. (2023). Creating a Foundational STEM + Sustainability Curriculum for High Schools in Chicago (Resource Exchange). American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 25-28, 2023.

Presentations

Developing a Distributed Community Solar Network to Promote the Utilization of Residential Solar Photovoltaic Systems. IEEE Green Technologies Conference. (2023)
*Hershey, G.G. (presenter), *Anderson, G.L., *Svedman, S., *Miller, G., *Lakin, S.L., Williams, J. (co-presenter), Jo, J.H., Antink-Meyer, A., Aldeman, M.R. (co-presenter), (2023). Creating a Foundational STEM + Sustainability Curriculum for High Schools in Chicago (Resource Exchange). American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 25-28, 2023.
Aldeman, M.R. (presenter), Williams, J., Antink-Meyer, A., Jo, J.H., Zamudio, M.L. (2023). An After-school STEM Program with a Novel Equitable and Inclusive Structure (poster presentation). American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 25-28, 2023.
Sustainability of Utility-Scale Solar PV Systems. Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference. EUEC. (2022)
Aldeman, M., Meyer, A.A., Jo, J., Williams, J., Zamudio, M. (2022). SUPERCHARGE: STEM-based University Pathway Encouraging Relationships with Chicago High schools in Automation, Robotics and Green Energy. NSF ITEST Annual PI Meeting, Nov. 1-3, 2022.
Aldeman, M. (presenter), Jo, J.H. (2021). A Model Passive Solar Home Student Design Project. Proceeding of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2021 Annual Conference, July 26-29, 2021.
Aldeman, M.R., Jo, J.H., Loomis, D.G. (2021) Mitigation of Solar Energy Variability with Geographical Aggregation (poster presentation), CLEANPOWER Annual Conference, June 7-10, 2021.
Mitigation of Solar Photovoltaic Production Variability with Geographical Aggregation. American Society for Engineering Education 2020 Annual Conference. (2020)
Promoting Sustainable Energy Infrastructure on an Academic Institution. Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference. EUEC. (2019)
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR COST-OPTIMAL RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION. Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference. EUEC. (2018)

Grants & Contracts

Energy for a Sustainable Future Seminar Series. ISU Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Illinois State University. (2022)
Repowering Schoools. U.S. Department of Energy. Federal. (2022)
SUPERCHARGE: STEM-based University Pathway Encouraging Relationships with Chicago High schools in Automation, Robotics and Green Energy. National Science Foundation (NSF). Federal. (2022)
ISU Horticulture Center Wind Turbine. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2021)
Scott M. Elliott Cross-Disciplinary Pilot Grant. Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences. Illinois State University. (2020)