Interests:
Overall goal is to accelerate the use of systems models at state, country, and global scales, aiming to provide the best available information and insights to government and private-sector decision makers. Specific areas include energy, climate change, and sustainable development policy, including emerging technologies and market design alternatives. Draws on concepts and techniques from science and engineering fundamentals (e.g., thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, materials science, and electrical power systems), operations research, economics, finance, and decision theory.

Honors & Awards
Nobel Peace Prize, Significant Contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Award, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007)
Adelman Frankel Award for 2008 for Unique and Enduring Contributions to the Field, U.S. Association for Energy Economics, (2008)
Outstanding Contributions to the Profession Award for 2017,(Maximum One Award per Year), International Association for Energy Economics (2017)
(First) Life Time Achievement Award, Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (2018)