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So Young Yang
So Young (Amy) Yang joined the Ph.D. program at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) in Fall 2025. Her research focuses on energy system transitions, particularly the interactions between consumers, markets, and policy. She holds a Master’s degree in Energy and Environmental Policy from Korea University, where she specialized in energy policy design and demand modeling. Before beginning her doctoral studies, she worked at the Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI), a governmental research institute, and collaborated with international organizations including the World Bank and the Export-Import Bank of Korea on research projects related to renewable energy systems and sustainable energy policy.
Education
M.S. degree in Energy and Environmental Policy
B.A. degree in International Studies, and International Law
Advisor
Advisor Specialization(s)
Sustainable Systems
Research
Yang, S. Y., Woo, J., & Lee, W. (2024). Assessing optimized time-of-use pricing for electric vehicle charging in deep vehicle-grid integration system. Energy Economics(SSCI, IF 13.6) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107852
Yang, Y., Yang, S., Moon, H., & Woo, J. (2024). Analyzing heterogeneous electric vehicle charging preferences for strategic time-of-use tariff design and infrastructure development: A latent class approach. Applied Energy(SSCI, IF 10.1) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124074
Choi, S., Kwak, K., Yang, S., Lim, S., & Woo, J. (2022). Effects of policy instruments on electric scooter adoption in Jakarta, Indonesia: A discrete choice experiment approach. Economic Analysis and Policy(SSCI, IF 6.5) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2022.08.015
Specialization
Sustainable Systems