Environmental Scientist, Water Resources and Energy Resilience
Environmental Scientist, Water Resources and Energy Resilience

Biography

Shoko Imamura is a research engineer with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. She joined PNNL in September 2018. Prior to 2018, she worked as an energy engineer with ESCOs (Energy Services Companies) developing performance contracting projects. Some of her focus projects include hourly building energy model development, preliminary assessment tool development, and automated meter reading technology implementation. Shoko will be making contributions in comprehensive energy and water audits (CEWEs) and building controls optimization study. In her spare time, she enjoys the great outdoors and international cuisine.

Research Interest

  • Energy and Efficiency Analysis
  • Feasibility Analysis
  • HVAC Control Optimization
  • Operations and Maintenance, Retro-commissioning, and Re-tuning Building Systems
  • Renewable Energy

Education

  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, the University of Utah, 2008

Publications

2024

  • Johnson S.R., J.K. Goddard, and S.I. Chapple. 2024. "Gaining Real-Time Water Leak Detection." The Military Engineer 116, no. 752:53-55. PNNL-SA-200557.