Engineering Systems - Ph.D. / Sc.D.

Individual and organizational Uses of Evidence-Based Practice in healthcare settings ?

Fingerhut, Henry Alan. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)

In the three decades since its introduction, Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) has become standard clinical practice and the subject of targeted interventions at all levels of the health system. Despite its prevalence, EBP is ...
Effects of hardware and soft features on the performance evolution of low-carbon technologies ?

Klemun, Magdalena Maria. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)

This dissertation studies how physical and non-physical features of low-carbon technologies evolve and influence performance evolution. This fundamental question about the role of hardware- and non-hardware ('soft') ...
Market design opportunities for an evolving power system ?

Schneider, Ian Michael. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)

The rapid growth of renewable energy is transforming the electric power sector. Wind and solar energy are non-dispatchable: their energy output is uncertain and variable from hour-to- hour. New challenges arise in electricity ...