Showing 27 results for Researcher: Shih-Chieh Kao
May 4, 2026
4 MIN READ
An ORNL AI model can accurately predict river temperatures across the U.S., even in waterways without sensors. The system achieves about a 1.1°C median error and can estimate temperatures for all river reaches nationwide. Researchers say it could improve power plant cooling, energy reliability and environmental management.
August 19, 2024
5 MIN READ
Researcher Yilu Liu and her colleagues developed an invention called the InertiaMeter, which won two awards at this year's R&D 100.
June 12, 2024
2 MIN READ
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed free data sets to estimate how much energy any building in the contiguous U.S. will use in 2100. These data sets provide planners a way to anticipate future energy needs as the climate changes.
May 8, 2024
5 MIN READ
Scientists at ORNL completed a study of how well vegetation survived extreme heat events in both urban and rural communities across the country in recent years. The analysis informs pathways for climate mitigation, including ways to reduce the effect of urban heat islands.
April 30, 2024
7 MIN READ
ORNL and other institutions joined industry stakeholders in exploring solutions for power grid climate resilience at the Climate READi Southeast workshop co-hosted by EPRI and ORNL’s Water Power Program on April 10-11.
April 5, 2024
5 MIN READ
The Water Power Program at ORNL contributed to nine of the 40 projects lauded in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO)'s 2022-2023 Accomplishments Report, which was released in mid-March.
March 20, 2024
3 MIN READ
ORNL took home the top honors in three categories at the second annual DOE Geospatial Science Poster competition, held on National GIS Day. For the second year in a row, DOE awarded ORNL top prize as Best Geospatial Program. Additionally, ORNL geospatial researchers took home first place prizes for their posters in the Best Departmental Element Alignment and Best Cartography categories.
February 5, 2024
4 MIN READ
Scientists at ORNL and the University of Tennessee have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid stability using signals from pumped storage hydropower projects. The method provides critical situational awareness as the grid increasingly shifts to intermittent renewable power.
October 27, 2023
4 MIN READ
ORNL researchers tested a new modeling framework that simulates a flood event from precipitation to inundation.
September 6, 2023
5 MIN READ
Students hailing from Utah to Florida joined environmental scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) this summer to further their studies and glean insights into the impacts such research has on society’s evolving relationship with the environment.
May 23, 2023
3 MIN READ
Shih-Chieh Kao, manager of the Water Power program at ORNL, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Environmental & Water Resources Institute, or EWRI.