Destenie Nock, PhD

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If you don't succeed, it's not failure but feedback....

Keep trying. Keep going.

There's always a bigger story.... 🤔

Amazing how much people underestimate how my energy our heating and air conditioning systems take. Maybe this is why policy hasn't caught up to recognizing this an an essential service...This paper was published in 2010, but I still find this to be true. www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

Wow! This makes it seem systemic. This year they tried to blame it on inexperienced drivers.....

Hey #EnergySky! This summer we are organizing a 2-day energy data lab for early career researchers from August 11-12 at Georgia Tech. It will be a mix of tutorials, open lab time, and networking. Applications are due April 3 – for more info, see our blog post: bit.ly/catalyst-dat...

Destenie Nock: When the roads freeze, home heat becomes the emergency plan Three days after the latest storm dumped almost a foot of snow on us, my side of the city still hadn’t been plowed. But I had to get to work. So I bundled up, strapped my daughter into her car s...

Last month’s winter storms in Pittsburgh made one thing clear: when roads freeze and 37 / 80 plows fail, home heat becomes the real emergency plan. This is where energy insecurity turns into public risk. PS. If your region is about to get snow keep a shovel in your trunk triblive.com/opinion/dest...

Dr. Destenie Nock and Kester Wade: Combating Rising Electricity Costs in Hot Climates YouTube video by College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

My student Kester Wade and I made a YouTube video walking through our paper on AC rebates and climate adaptation. Using data from 138k homes in Tallahassee, we find rebates reduce bills and help low-income households afford cooling during extreme heat.

YouTube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVVx...

Meeting the Challenge: A Review of Energy Efficiency Program Offerings Many low- and moderate-income customers are unlikely to reap the benefits of energy efficiency without help from utility low-income energy efficiency programs. This report provides an upda...

Only 13% of utility energy efficiency program budgets go towards low-income households.....

www.aceee.org/research-rep...

And I thought it was cold in Pittsburgh. 🥶

Thank you for sharing

Social landlords spent 13% more on repairs last year - but rents went up by only 2.7%.

This is leaving a growing gap in the finances of housing associations and councils - and leaving them unable to invest in new homes.

www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insi...

It took me years and a really good therapist to figure out the why behind my overwork

I ate a few cookies to celebrate 🥂

Yes! The best is yet to come.
Thank you!

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Appreciate that. Career women are the toughest pushers. Hoping your life is filled with much happiness now ❤️

Yes!

💪🏾 well thank you!

Thank you! Yes adoption is happening this year or next. I'm gearing up for it. 😁

Thank you so much!

Not sure I would wish high functioning anxiety on anyone, but I do appreciate you saying it

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Sometimes I need to hear it everyday ha ha. 😅

Thank you 💕

Thank you!

Thank you!

That is so real! Took me forever to learn that self care isn't selfish

Thank you! Tenure is still to come (CMU had a nine year clock) but one step forward.

I appreciate your kind words .

On Becoming an Associate Professor (And Telling the Truth About How I Got Here) February 13, 2026By: Destenie NockWhen people found out I was promoted to Associate Professor, the response was generous and kind. A lot of people said some version of: “Of course. You publish so much...

I was recently promoted to Associate Professor. I’m so grateful and I also wanted to tell the truth behind what people call “effortless” success.
I wrote about infertility, fostering, work as coping, and choosing differently in this next chapter
Full story: destenienock5.wixsite.com/destenienock...