Selected Publications
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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
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Ellis, F., Sanchez, A., Johnson, D.W.*, Brown, K.E., Giacomoni, M.H., Kapoor, V., (in press) Performance Evaluation and Maintenance Cost Analysis of a Pleated Filter Cartridge Technology for Urban Stormwater Management. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment Accepted July 2026
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Williams, N., Mendoza, S., Lopez Ochoa, E., Brown, K.E.*, (in press) A Framework for Siting Public EV Charging During Renewable-Aligned Hours. iScience, Accepted July 2026
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Lee, R. J.*, Rueda, S., Brown, K.E., Zhai, W., Lopez Ochoa, E., Coleman, E., (2026) Walkable but Not Walkable? A Mismatch Between Urban Heat and Pedestrian-Oriented Environments in Promoting Equitable Climate Resilience. Sustainable Cities and Society, 148, 107622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2026.107622
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Brown, K. E.*, Zhai, W., & Lopez Ochoa, E. A. (2026). Prioritizing mitigation efforts for intra-urban heat vulnerability using a case study of San Antonio, Texas. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 76(4), 255–270. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2025.2607014
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Ellis, F., Johnson, D. W.*, Brown, K. E., Giacomoni, M. H., & Kapoor, V. (2025). Low impact development sand filter media replacement: Costs and effect on pollutant removal efficiencies. Journal of Environmental Management, 392, 126765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126765
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Ngo, S., Murphy, B. N., Nolte, C. G., & Brown, K. E.* (2025). Bridging existing energy and chemical transport models to enhance air quality policy assessment. Environmental Modelling & Software, 183, 106218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2024.106218
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López Ochoa, E., Brown, K.*, Lee, R. J., & Zhai, W. (2024). Quantifying the spatial aggregation bias of urban heat data. Urban Climate, 55, 101945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101945
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Brown, K. E.*, & Sharma, B. (2024). A SEAT at the energy table. Progress in Energy, 6(4), 043006. https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ad828f
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Brown, K. E.*, Henze, D. K., & Milford, J. B. (2020). Comparing health benefit calculations for alternative energy futures. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 13(7), 773–787. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-020-00840-8
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Brown, K. E., & Loughlin, D. H.* (2019). Market sensitivity of solar–fossil hybrid electricity generation to price, efficiency, policy, and fuel projections. Clean Technology & Environmental Policy, 21, 591–604. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-018-1659-3
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Brown, K. E.*, & Dodder, R. (2019). Energy and emissions implications of automated vehicles in the U.S. energy system. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 77, 132–147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.09.003
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Brown, K. E., Hottle, T. A., Bandyopadhyay, R., Babaee, S., Dodder, R. S., Kaplan, P. O., Lenox, C. S., & Loughlin, D. H.* (2018). Evolution of the United States Energy System and Related Emissions under Varying Social and Technological Development Paradigms: Plausible Scenarios for Use in Robust Decision Making. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(14), 8027–8038. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b00575
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Brown, K. E.*, Henze, D. K., & Milford, J. B. (2017). How accounting for climate and health impacts of emissions could change the US energy system. Energy Policy, 102, 396–405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2016.12.052
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Brown, K. E., Henze, D. K., & Milford, J. B.* (2013). Accounting for Climate and Air Quality Damages in Future U.S. Electricity Generation Scenarios. Environmental Science & Technology, 47(7), 3065–3072. https://doi.org/10.1021/es304281g
Preprints
Electric Vehicle Charging Station Equity
Mendoza, S.A.*, Lopez Ochoa, E., Brown, K.E., Determining Electric Vehicle Charging Station Accessibility in Bexar County, TX. Available at SSRN: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5314231
Decarbonization across Electricity and Vehicles
Zuniga Herrera*, A., Santiago, I., Brown, K.E., Electrifying the Future: Least-Cost Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the Transportation and Power Sectors. Available at SSRN: https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5401051
Peer Reviewed Curriculum
Brown, K., Forbes, M., 2012. Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s to the Mine We Go, TeachEngineering.org
Brown, K., Hippel, B., Perez-Suarez, S.D., Straten, M., Zarske, M.S., Yowell, J., Samson, C., 2012. Oil on the Ocean, TeachEngineering.org










