Dr. Ann Perry Witmer | Clean Transportation and E-Mobility | Research Excellence Award
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | United States
Dr. Ann Perry Witmer is a researcher at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, United States, with an interdisciplinary background spanning energy systems, engineering, and community-centered decision-making. She received advanced academic training in engineering and applied sciences, equipping her with strong expertise in energy equity, sustainable energy systems, and stakeholder engagement in resource-constrained and Indigenous communities. Her research focuses on practical energy decision-making, energy justice, community-based technical interventions, and policy-relevant analysis, with demonstrated societal impact. Dr. Witmer has authored over 23 peer-reviewed publications indexed in Scopus, accumulating more than 85 citations and an h-index of 6, with notable articles published in leading journals such as The Electricity Journal. Her work is highly collaborative, involving more than across multidisciplinary and international teams, and includes funded research projects addressing real-world energy challenges.
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Featured Publications
Contextual Engineering Assessment Using an Influence-Identification Tool
The Influence of Development Objectives and Local Context upon International Service Engineering Infrastructure Design
Can Renewable Energy Work for Rural Societies? Exploring Productive Use, Institutions, and Trust for Solar Electricity in the Navajo Nation
An Ethnographic Justification for the Establishment of a Contextual Engineering Discipline
The Need for Teaching Place-Based Contextualization for Sustainable Power System Infrastructure Design