Friday, February 17, 2012

Fed Event: MSPP Presents Neil Strachan | "The Analytical Underpinning of UK Energy and Climate Policy" | MONDAY, February 20

MONDAY, FEB 20 -- MSPP will host a faculty candidate for the Energy, Security, and Environmental Policy search. Please join us from 12:15pm-1:20pm in 1203 VMH. Food and refreshments served!

Dean Kettl and the search committee would like your feedback on the candidates, so the MSPP community is strongly encouraged to attend.

An additional session for students will be held on MONDAY in the Community Lounge from 11:00am - 11:30am. That session will be hosted by James Trent student liaison to the ESE search committee.

About the Speaker
Dr. Neil Strachan is an interdisciplinary energy economist. He is a Reader in Energy Economics and Modelling at the University College London (UCL) Energy Institute where he also serves as Director of Teaching. He received his PhD in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University in 2000. At the UCL Energy Institute, Neil's research interests revolve around energy-environment-economic modelling, the quantification of scenarios and transitions pathways, and interdisciplinary issues in energy policy. Over the last 5 years he has been principal or co-investigator on research projects worth over £2.5 million. He is a lead author of the Energy Systems chapter of the IPCC’s 5th Assessment Report. He is the author of over 30 peer reviewed journal papers and book chapters.

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