{"id":527,"date":"2022-08-02T11:49:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T09:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/?page_id=527"},"modified":"2026-07-14T00:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:17:36","slug":"rega-sota","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/team\/wissenschaftliche-mitarbeiter\/rega-sota\/","title":{"rendered":"Rega Sota"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SurbhiBharadwaj_Rega-Sota-53-of-56-1-scaled-e1659446068315-949x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9267715688734364;width:362px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">M. A.<\/mark><br>Rega Sota<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E-Mail: name.surname@socecon.rwth-aachen.de<br>Raum: B137<br>Kackertstra\u00dfe 7<br>52072 Aachen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Office hours<\/strong><br>By arrangement, registration by e-mail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key research areas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SDG interlinkages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Green and low-carbon hydrogen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching and course supervision<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.controlling.rwth-aachen.de\/go\/id\/ufzwx\">WASCAL &#8211; International Master&#8217;s Program in Energy and Green Hydrogen (IMP-EGH)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participatory Modeling (since Fall 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adoption and Diffusion of Sustainable Innovations (since Spring 2023) \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/results\/SM-MotNOisZMCIr5k36ZzltYg_3D_3D\/\">Midterm teaching evaluations 2026<\/a> (survey participation rate: 6 students out of 11 enrolled)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sota, R., Venghaus, S. (2026) Talking past each other: a review of the quantitative study of interlinkages between the sustainable development goals.&nbsp;<em>Energ Sustain Soc<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>16<\/strong>, 14. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13705-026-00572-0\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13705-026-00572-0\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13705-026-00572-0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference presentations and posters<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Movsessian, M., Kottrup, M., Sota R., Letmathe, P. (2023). <em>People, technology, and the environment: The role of green hydrogen in Senegal\u2019s sustainable development path<\/em>. <strong>Aachen Hydrogen Colloquium 2023<\/strong>, Aachen. <a href=\"https:\/\/h2-cluster.de\/aachen-hydrogen-colloquium-2023\">https:\/\/h2-cluster.de\/aachen-hydrogen-colloquium-2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sota, R. and Venghaus, S. (2023). <em>A review of quantitative methods to study SDG interlinkages<\/em>. <strong>11th International Conference of Industrial Ecology<\/strong>, Leiden, The Netherlands. <a href=\"https:\/\/is4ie.org\/events\/isie-conferences\/94\">https:\/\/is4ie.org\/events\/isie-conferences\/94<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venghaus, S. and Sota, R. (2024). <em>Participatory Modelling for the Sustainable Design of Hydrogen Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/em>. <strong>Applied Energy Symposium MIT A+B<\/strong>, Boston, MA, USA.<a href=\"https:\/\/applied-energy.org\/mitab2024\/upload\/MITAB20250119.pdf\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/applied-energy.org\/mitab2024\/program\">https:\/\/applied-energy.org\/mitab2024\/program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sota, R. and Venghaus, S. (2025). <em>A participatory modelling approach to system dynamics for exploring cultural barriers and opportunities in the international green hydrogen trade partnerships of Germany<\/em>. <strong>EcoMod 2025 Conference on Economic Modeling<\/strong>, Stuttgart. <a href=\"https:\/\/editorialexpress.com\/conference\/ecomod2025\/program\/ecomod2025.html\">https:\/\/editorialexpress.com\/conference\/ecomod2025\/program\/ecomod2025.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sota, R. and Venghaus, S. (2025). <em>Empirical estimates of cost of capital for industrial-scale green hydrogen projects in Germany<\/em>. <strong>American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting<\/strong>. New Orleans, LA, USA. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22541\/essoar.176763137.75228369\/v1\">10.22541\/essoar.176763137.75228369\/v1<\/a> (poster)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sota, R., Torkayesh, A. and Venghaus, S. (2026). <em>Mechanistic mapping of decentralized hydrogen systems to the SDGs via LLM-informed selection of indicators<\/em>. <strong>Aachen Hydrogen Colloquium<\/strong>. Aachen. <a href=\"https:\/\/h2-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_06_Flyer_AHC_2026.pdf\">https:\/\/h2-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_06_Flyer_AHC_2026.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sota, R. and Venghaus, S. (2026). Empirical estimates of cost of capital for industrial-scale green hydrogen projects. <strong>EcoMod 2026 Conference on Economic Modeling<\/strong>. Luxembourg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference Sessions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conference session: <em>Sustainability governance through the SDGs: How has it fared?<\/em> Session co-organized with Sandra Venghaus and Sascha Stark. <strong>Speakers<\/strong>: Kavita Surana (WU Wien); Thomas Bolognesi (Grenoble Ecole de Management) and Magdalena M. Klemun (Johns Hopkins University). <strong>Future Earth Pathways Conference 2026<\/strong>. Lausanne, Switzerland. <a href=\"https:\/\/pathways.futureearth.org\/sustainability-science-conference\/\">https:\/\/pathways.futureearth.org\/sustainability-science-conference\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Theses supervised<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>M. Esken<\/strong> (January &#8211; June 2024) &#8211; <em>A socio-economic perspective on a local hydrogen economy for medium-sized industries in the Rheinische Revier \u2013 A system dynamics approach<\/em>. Thesis jointly supervised with the Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (INW-4) at Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A. Viver Altamirano<\/strong> (January &#8211; April 2026) &#8211; <em>Bridging Technology Innovation and Sustainability: An Energy Efficiency Modeling. Evaluating Thermophotovoltaic Technology (TPV) as a Potential Solution for Waste-Heat-to-Power<\/em>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M. A.Rega Sota E-Mail: name.surname@socecon.rwth-aachen.deRaum: B137Kackertstra\u00dfe 752072 Aachen SprechstundeNach Vereinbarung, Anmeldung per E-Mail. Forschungsschwerpunkt Teaching and course supervision Publications Sota, R., Venghaus, S. (2026) Talking past each other: a review of the quantitative study of interlinkages between the sustainable development goals.&nbsp;Energ Sustain Soc&nbsp;16, 14. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13705-026-00572-0 Conference presentations and posters Movsessian, M., Kottrup, M., Sota R., Letmathe, P. (2023). People, technology, and the environment: The role of green hydrogen in Senegal\u2019s sustainable development path. Aachen Hydrogen Colloquium 2023, Aachen. https:\/\/h2-cluster.de\/aachen-hydrogen-colloquium-2023 Sota, R. and Venghaus, S. (2023). A review of quantitative methods to study SDG interlinkages. 11th International Conference of Industrial Ecology, Leiden, The Netherlands. https:\/\/is4ie.org\/events\/isie-conferences\/94 Venghaus, S. and Sota, R. (2024). Participatory Modelling for the Sustainable Design of Hydrogen Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. Applied Energy Symposium MIT A+B, Boston, MA, USA. https:\/\/applied-energy.org\/mitab2024\/program Sota, R. and Venghaus, S. (2025). A participatory modelling approach to system dynamics for exploring cultural barriers and opportunities in the international green hydrogen trade partnerships of Germany. EcoMod 2025 Conference on Economic Modeling, Stuttgart. https:\/\/editorialexpress.com\/conference\/ecomod2025\/program\/ecomod2025.html Sota, R. and Venghaus, S. (2025). Empirical estimates of cost of capital for industrial-scale green hydrogen projects in Germany. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, USA. DOI: 10.22541\/essoar.176763137.75228369\/v1 (poster) Sota, R., Torkayesh, A. and Venghaus, S. (2026). Mechanistic mapping of decentralized hydrogen systems to the SDGs via LLM-informed selection of indicators. Aachen Hydrogen Colloquium. Aachen. https:\/\/h2-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_06_Flyer_AHC_2026.pdf Sota, R. and Venghaus, S. (2026). Empirical estimates of cost of capital for industrial-scale green hydrogen projects. EcoMod 2026 Conference on Economic Modeling. Luxembourg. Conference Sessions Conference session: Sustainability governance through the SDGs: How has it fared? Session co-organized with Sandra Venghaus and Sascha Stark. Speakers: Kavita Surana (WU Wien); Thomas Bolognesi (Grenoble Ecole de Management) and Magdalena M. Klemun (Johns Hopkins University). Future Earth Pathways Conference 2026. Lausanne, Switzerland. https:\/\/pathways.futureearth.org\/sustainability-science-conference\/ Theses supervised M&#8230;. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/team\/wissenschaftliche-mitarbeiter\/rega-sota\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":315,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-527","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1140,"href":"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/527\/revisions\/1140"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socecon.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}