Lima de Azevedo, Inês M. December 2015 1 Inês M. Lima de Azevedo Department of Engineering and Public Policy Associate Professor Carnegie Mellon University Department of Engineering and Public Policy 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA Phone: +1(412) 268 5754 Email: [email protected]Webpages: http://www.inesazevedo.org http://www.epp.cmu.edu/people/bios/azevedo.html Academic Experience Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Pittsburgh PA, USA: 2014–present Associate Professor 2013–present co-Director & co-PI, Climate and Energy Decision Making center (www.cedmcenter.org) 2013–2014 Assistant Professor 2010–2013 Assistant Research Professor 2010–2013 Executive Director and co-PI, Climate and Energy Decision Making center 2009–2010 Research Engineer 2005–2009 Research Assistant Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA, USA 2015–present Affiliated Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 10/2008–03/2009 Research Assistant, Env. and Energy Technologies Division Resources for the Future, USA 07/2008–09/2008 Research Assistant, Energy and Environmental Program 07/2007–09/2007 Research Assistant, Energy and Environmental Program Education Post-doc CMU, Engineering and Public Policy, USA 2009 Ph.D. CMU, Engineering and Public Policy, USA 2009 M.Sc. IST-UTL, Innovation and Management of Technology, Portugal 2009 5-year B.Sc. IST-UTL, Environmental Engineering, Portugal 2004 Consulting CEEETA-ECO (2010-2012); T. Rowe Price (2012); Climate Works (2015)
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Lima de Azevedo, Inês M. December 2015 1
Inês M. Lima de Azevedo Department of Engineering and Public Policy
Associate Professor Carnegie Mellon University
Department of Engineering and Public Policy 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
Academic Experience Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Pittsburgh PA, USA: 2014–present Associate Professor 2013–present co-Director & co-PI, Climate and Energy Decision Making center (www.cedmcenter.org) 2013–2014 Assistant Professor 2010–2013 Assistant Research Professor 2010–2013 Executive Director and co-PI, Climate and Energy Decision Making center 2009–2010 Research Engineer 2005–2009 Research Assistant
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA, USA
2015–present Affiliated Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
10/2008–03/2009 Research Assistant, Env. and Energy Technologies Division
Resources for the Future, USA 07/2008–09/2008 Research Assistant, Energy and Environmental Program 07/2007–09/2007 Research Assistant, Energy and Environmental Program
Education Post-doc CMU, Engineering and Public Policy, USA 2009 Ph.D. CMU, Engineering and Public Policy, USA 2009 M.Sc. IST-UTL, Innovation and Management of Technology, Portugal 2009 5-year B.Sc. IST-UTL, Environmental Engineering, Portugal 2004
Consulting CEEETA-ECO (2010-2012); T. Rowe Price (2012); Climate Works (2015)
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Publications (*= Corresponding Author)
[1] Haaf, C.G., Morrow, W.R., Azevedo, I.L., Feit, E., Michalek, J.J., (2015). Forecasting light-duty vehicle demand using alternative-specific constants for endogeneity correction versus calibration, accepted in Transportation Research Part B.
[2] Faria, F., Klima, K., D.L., Posen, I.D., Azevedo, I.L., Azevedo, I. (2015). A new approach of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics outreach in climate change, energy and environmental decision making, Sustainability: The Journal of Record, 8(5): 261-271.
[3] Tong, F., Azevedo, I.L., Jaramillo, P., (2015). A Comparison of life cycle greenhouse gases from natural gas pathways for light-duty vehicles, Energy and Fuels, 29 (9), 6008–6018.
[4] Gillingham, K., Jenn, A., Azevedo, I.L., (2015). Heterogeneity in the Response to Gasoline Prices: Evidence from Pennsylvania and Implications for the Rebound Effect, Energy Economics, 52 (1), S41-S52.
[5] Rubin, E., Azevedo, I.L., Yeh, S., Jaramillo, P., (2015). How to improve modelling approaches to represent the future costs of energy technologies? Reviewing the findings from learning curves from energy technologies, Energy Policy, 86, 198–218.
[6] Tong, F., Azevedo, I.L., Jaramillo, P., (2015). A Comparison of life cycle greenhouse gases from natural gas pathways for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, Environmental Science & Technology, 49, 7123−7133.
[7] Tamayao, M., Michalek, J., Hendrickson, C., Azevedo I.L., (2015). Regional variability and uncertainty of electric vehicle life cycle CO2 emissions across the United States, Environmental Science & Technology, 49 (14), 8844–8855.
[8] Jenn, A., Azevedo, I.L.*, Fischbeck, P., (2015). How do we fund our roads? A case of decreasing revenue from electric vehicles, Journal of Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 74, 136–147.
[9] Hittinger, E., Azevedo, I.L., (2015). Bulk Energy Storage Increases US Electricity System Emissions, Environmental Science & Technology, 49 (5), 3203-3210.
[10] Posen, I.D., Griffin, W.M., Matthews, H.S., Azevedo, I.L., (2015). Changing the Renewable Fuel Standard to a Renewable Material Standard: Bio-Ethylene Case Study, Environmental Science & Technology, 49 (1), 93–102.
[11] Prasad, S., Abdulla, A., Morgan, M.G.M., Azevedo, I.L., (2015). Nonproliferation Improvements and Challenges Presented by Small Modular Reactors, Progress in Nuclear Energy, 80, 102-109.
[12] Min, J., Azevedo, I.L.*, Hakkarainen, P., (2015). Net carbon emissions savings and energy reductions from lighting energy efficiency measures when accounting for changes in heating and cooling demands: a regional comparison, Applied Energy, 141 (1), 12–18.
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[13] Gilbraith, N., Azevedo, I.L.*, Jaramillo, P., (2014). Regional energy and GHG savings from building codes across the United States, Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (24), 14121–14130.
[14] Azevedo, I.L.* (2014). Energy efficiency and rebound effects: a review, Annual Reviews of Environment and Resources, 39.
[15] National Research Council (2014) report on “Assessment of Technologies for Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles” (author and committee member).
[16] Pena-Cabra, I., Azevedo, I.L*., (2014). Economics analysis on the profitability of wind in Portugal between 1992 and 2010, Energy Economics, 45, 353–363.
[17] Peña, I., González, E., Azevedo, I.L., Ferreira, F., (2014). Difusión de energía eólica: comparación de políticas de incentivos en Estados Unidos y Europa, Revista Nano Ciencia y Tecnologia.
[18] Thomas, B.A., Hausfather, Z., Azevedo, I. L.*, (2014). Comparing the magnitude of residential rebound effects from electric end-use efficiency across the United States, Environmental Research Letters, 9 (7).
[19] Thomas, B., Azevedo, I.L.*, (2014). Should policy-makers allocate funding to vehicle electrification or end-use energy efficiency as a strategy for climate change mitigation and energy reductions? Rethinking electric utilities efficiency programs. Energy Policy, 67, 28-26.
[20] Lamy, J., Azevedo, I.L., Jaramillo, P., (2014). The role of energy storage in accessing remote wind resources in the Midwest, Energy Policy, 68, 123-131.
[21] Min, J., Azevedo, I.L.*, Michalek, J., Bruine de Bruin, W., (2014). Labeling energy cost on light bulbs lowers implicit discount rates, Ecological Economics, 97, 42–50.
[22] National Research Council (2013) report on “Assessment of solid-state lighting” (author and committee member).
[23] Azevedo, I.L.*, Sonnberger, M., Thomas, B., Morgan, G., Renn, O., (2013). The Rebound Effect: Implications of Consumer Behaviour for Robust Energy Policies. International Risk Governance Council (IRGC).
[24] Horner, N., Azevedo, I.L.*, Hounshell, D., (2013). Effects of government incentives on wind innovation in the United States, Environmental Research Letters, 8 (4), 044032.
[25] Jenn, A., Azevedo, I.L.*, Ferreira, P., (2013). Impact of federal incentives on the adoption of hybrid electric vehicles in the United States, Energy Economics, 40, 936-942.
[26] Siler-Evans, K., Azevedo, I.L.*, Morgan, M.G, Apt, J. (2013). Regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits from wind and solar generation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110 (29), 11768-11773.
[27] Abdulla, A., Azevedo, I.L., Morgan, M. G., (2013). Expert assessments of the cost of small modular nuclear reactors, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110 (24), 9686-9691.
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[28] Azevedo, I.L.*, Morgan, G.M, Palmer, K., and Lave, L. (2013). Reducing U.S. residential energy use and CO2 emissions: how much, how soon, and at what cost? Environmental Science & Technology, 47, 2502−2511.
[29] Thomas, B.A. Azevedo, I.L.*, (2013). Estimating direct and indirect rebound effects for US households with input-output analysis. Part 1: Theoretical Framework, Ecological Economics, 86, 199–210.
[30] Thomas, B.A. Azevedo, I.L.*, (2013). Estimating direct and indirect rebound effects for U.S. households with input-output analysis. Part 2: Simulation. Ecological Economics, 86, 188–198.
[31] Global Energy Assessment, (2012). Lead contributing author to “Chapter 16: Trends and transitions in energy systems”. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).
[32] Baptista, P.C., Azevedo, I.L., Farias, T.L, (2012). ICT solutions in transportation systems: estimating the benefits and environmental impacts in Lisbon. Procedia Social & Behavioral Sciences, 54, 716-725.
[33] Siler-Evans. K., Azevedo, I.L., Morgan, M.G., (2012). Marginal emissions factors for the US electricity system. Environmental Science & Technology, 46 (9), 4742–4748.
[34] Hittinger, E., Mullins, K., Azevedo, I.L. (2012). The electricity consumption and energy savings potential of video game consoles in the United States. Energy Efficiency Journal, 5 (4), 531-545.
[35] Thomas, B., Azevedo I.L., Morgan, G. (2012). Edison revisited: Should we use DC circuits for lighting in commercial buildings? Energy Policy, 45, 399–411.
[36] Siler-Evans, K., Morgan, M.G, Azevedo, I.L. (2012). Distributed cogeneration for commercial buildings: Can we make the economics work? Energy Policy, 42, 580–590.
[37] Blackhurst M., Azevedo, I. L., Matthews, H.S., Hendrickson, C.T. (2011). Designing building energy efficiency programs for greenhouse gas reductions. Energy Policy. 39 (9), 5269-5279.
[38] Blackhurst, Matthews, H. S., Sharrard, A.L, Hendrickson, C.T., Azevedo, I.L., (2011). Preparing US community greenhouse gas inventories for climate action plans. Environmental Research Letters, 6 (3), 034003.
[39] Wiesmann, D., Azevedo, I.L., Ferrã̃o, P., Fernandez J., (2011). Residential electricity consumption in Portugal: Findings from top-down and bottom-up models. Energy Policy, 39 (5), 2772-2779.
[40] Azevedo, I.L.*, Morgan, M.G., Lave, L., (2011). Residential and regional electricity consumption in the US and EU: how much will higher prices reduce CO2 emissions? The Electricity Journal, 24 (1), 1040-6190.
[41] Azevedo, I.L.*, Morgan, M.G., Morgan, F., (2009). The transition to solid-state lighting. The Proceedings of the IEEE, 97 (3), 481-510. ISSN: 0018-9219.
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Papers under review [42] Glasgo, B., Azevedo, I.L.*, Hendrickson, C., How much electricity can we save by using direct
current circuits in homes? Understanding the potential for electricity savings and assessing feasibility of a transition towards DC powered buildings, submitted to Applied Energy.
[43] Jenn, A., Azevedo, I.L., Michalek, J., Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Gasoline Consumption from Corporate Average Fuel Economy Alternative Fuel Vehicle Incentives, submitted to Environmental Science & Technology, June 2015.
[44] Peña, I., Azevedo, I.L.*, Ferreira, L. M., Was It Worth It? A Review of Portuguese Wind Policies and Technology Diffusion, submitted to Energy Policy in November 2014.
[45] Abdulla, A., Azevedo, I.L.*, Life-cycle costs of electricity for small modular reactors, submitted to Energy Economics in August 2013.
[46] Siler-Evans, K., Azevedo, I.L.*, Marginal impact factors for the U.S. electric system, submitted to Environmental Science & Technology in January 2014.
Technical Reports [1] Azevedo, I.L., Jaramillo, P., Rubin, E., Yeh, S., (2013). Modeling technology learning for electricity
supply technologies. Phase II report for the Electric Power Research Institute.
[2] Azevedo, I.L., Jaramillo, P., Rubin, E., Yeh, S., (2013). Modeling technology learning for electricity supply technologies. Phase I report for the Electric Power Research Institute.
[3] Stadler, M., Marnay, C., Azevedo, I.L, Komiyama, R., and Lai, J., (2009). The open source stochastic building simulation tool SLBM and its capabilities to capture uncertainty of policymaking in the U.S. building sector. LBNL-1884E. May 2009.
[4] Komiyama, R., Marnay, C., Stadler, M., Lai, J., Borgeson, S., Coffey, B., Azevedo, I. L., 2009. Japan’s long-term energy demand and supply: scenario to 2050. The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan.
[5] Samaras, C., Apt J., Azevedo, I.L., Lave, L.B., Morgan, M.G., Rubin, E.S., (2009). Cap and trade is not enough: Improving U.S. climate policy. Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University.
Book Chapters [1] Paulo Ferrão, Pedro Conceição and Rui Baptista (Eds.) How to prepare Portugal for a New Cycle of
Structural European Funds: Innovations, Entrepreneurship and Development – What can we learn from research for the design of public policy in the fields of science, innovation, economic growth and sustainable development. Lisbon: IST, (2005). (Chapter contribution).
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Teaching, Education, and Student Training 12-unit courses are semester long courses were students are expected to spend 12h hour of effort per week.
6-unit courses are semester long courses were students are expected to spend 6h hour of effort per week.
Courses taught:
Course Title Units
Class Level Offered
19702 Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis 12 Graduate Spring 2016; Spring 2015
19701 Theory and Methods for Policy Analysis, co-taught w/ G. Morgan 12 Graduate Fall 2014
19-653; 24-640 Special Topics: Climate Change Mitigation, co-taught w/ A. Robinson 12 Graduate Spring 2016;
Spring 2014
19-883 Special Topics: Climate & Energy Decision Making Student Seminar 3 Graduate
Spring 2015; Fall 2014; Fall 2013; Spring 2013; Fall 2012; Fall 2011
19-688; 90-821 Special Topics: Innovation for Energy and the Environment, co-taught with E. Fisher, C. Samaras, P. Atkins
12 Graduate Fall 2010
19-621 Special Topics: Sustainable Energy Systems Management and Policy, co-taught with S. McCoy 6 Graduate Spring 2010
19-688 Special Topics: Innovation for Energy and the Environment, co-taught with E. Fisher, C. Samaras, D. Morgan
6 Graduate Fall 2009
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Student Education
A. PhD students supervised that have completed their PhDs:
1. Nathaniel Gilbraith (2011-2015), PhD in Engineering and Publicy Policy. “Distributed energy systems.” Lead advisor (co-advised w/ P. Jaramillo & P. Carvalho).
2. Sam Markolf (2011-2015), PhD in Engineering and Public Policy. “Understanding city level emissions in the United States.” Co-advisor (co-advised with S. Matthews & C. Hendrickson).
3. Russell Meyer (2011-2014), PhD in Engineering and Public Policy. “Analysis of selected regulatory interventions to improve energy efficiency.” Lead advisor.
4. Jihoon Min (2010-2014), PhD in Engineering and Public Policy. “Energy efficient lighting: consumer preferences, choices, and system wide effects.” Lead advisor.
5. Ivonne Pena-Cabra (2010-2014), PhD in Engineering and Public Policy (CMU-Portugal dual program). “A retrospective and prospective analysis of wind in Portugal.” Lead advisor. (co-advisor: M. Ferreira).
6. Alan Jenn (2010-2014), PhD in Engineering and Public Policy. “Advanced and alternative fuel vehicle policies: regulations and incentives in the United States.” Lead advisor.
7. Ahmed Abdulla (2010-2014), PhD in Engineering and Public Policy. “Estimating the benefits, costs and risks of small nuclear reactors.” Jointly co-advised with G. Morgan.
8. Huimin Tan (2009-2013), PhD in Engineering and Public Policy. “A transition to energy-efficient lighting systems in the U.S. residential sector: an assessment of consumer preferences and perceptions.” Lead advisor.
9. Catherine Izard (2009-2013), PhD in the dual program in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy. “An infrastructure flow model for the electric sector in the United Stated under climate policy constraints.” Co-advisor (co-advisors: S. Matthews & C. Hendrickson).
10. Daniel Weissman (2008-2012), PhD program in Sustainable Energy Systems MIT-Portugal program. “Application of statistical methods to special urban metabolism models.” Co-advisor (co-advisors: P. Ferrão, IST-Portugal and J. Fernandez, MIT).
11. Brinda Thomas (2008-2012), PhD in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. “Energy efficiency and rebound effects in the U.S.: implications for renewables investment and emissions abatement.” Lead advisor.
12. Kyle Siler-Evans (2008-2012), PhD in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. “Evaluating interventions in the US electricity system: assessments of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and small-scale co-generation.” Lead advisor.
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13. Michael Blackhurst (2008-2011), dual PhD program in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University. Co-advisor (co-advisors: S. Matthews & C. Hendrickson)
B. Current PhD students:
1. Julian Lamy*, Remote wind integration (w/ P. Jaramillo).
2. Nathaniel Horner*, Understanding innovation in wind electricity generation in the U.S.
3. Long Lam, Energy innovation in China and in the United States (w/ L. Branstetter).
4. Fan Tong, Natural gas pathways for the U.S. energy system. (w/ P. Jaramillo).
5. Brock Glasgo*, Assessing the feasibility of residential DC buildings (w/ C. Hendrickson).
6. Rebecca Ciez, Storage Technologies (w/ Jay Whitacre).
7. Evan Sherwin*, How to improve projections of energy quantities and prices (w/ M. Henrion).
8. Brian Sergi*, Decisions for low carbon-emission electricity generation (w/ A. Davis).
9. Cristobal de la Maza*, Environmental Choices (w/Paul Fischbeck and Clotilde Gonzalez)
10. Vedran Lescic*, Perceptions of energy consumption (at Leeds U., w/ W. Bruine de Bruin).
11. Daniel Sun, (w/ Meagan Mauter).
C. PhD committee member role:
1. Lynn Kaack (current student), Uncertainty in energy forecasts. Lead advisors: G. Morgan and J. Apt.
2. Stephanie Seki (current student), Impacts of alternative fuel use in transportation. Lead Advisors: C. Hendrickson and M. Griffin.
3. Felipe Faria (current student), Climate consequences of Hydropower in Brasil. Lead Advisor: Paulina Jaramillo.
4. Paul Welle (current student), CMU. Modeling the impact of climate change on coral reefs.
5. Grace Haaf, PhD in Mehcanical Engineering, CMU, 2014. “Vehicle Demand Forecasting with Discrete Choice Models: 2 Logit 2 Quit”. Lead advisor: Jeremy Michalek. Modeling vehicle choices.
6. Patrícia Fortes, PhD in Environmental Science, Nova University, Portugal, 2014. “Clearing the cloudy crystal balls: Hybrid modelling for energy and climate change mitigation scenarios”. Lead advisor: Júlia Seixas.
7. Jared Moore, PhD in Engineering and Public Policy, CMU 2014. “Cost Effectiveness of CO2 Mitigation Technologies and Policies in the Electricity Sector”. Lead advisor: Jay Apt.
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8. Mili-Ann Tamayao, dual program between PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering and Engineering & Public Policy, CMU, 2014. “Urbanization and Vehicle Electrification in the U.S.: CO2 Emissions Estimation and Climate Policy Implications”. Lead advisors: Chris Hendrickson and Jeremy Michalek.
9. Ana Gonçaves, PhD program in Sustainable Energy Systems form the MIT-Portugal program at IST-Portugal, 2014. “Urban growth and electricity consumption: the power of power laws”. Lead Advisor: Tiago Domingos.
10. Joana Abreu, PhD program in Sustainable Energy Systems form the MIT-Portugal program at IST-Portugal, 2012. “Smart-meter applications in Portugal”. Lead Advisor: Paulo Ferrão.
11. Amanda Rehr, PhD in Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 2011.”Environmental decision support integrating scientific input, models, economic valuation, and stakeholder participation”. Lead advisor: Mitch Small.
D. Undergraduate student training:
1. Arushi Arushi Chawla, “Understanding the costs of FACTS devices” (w/ Prof. Hug.), 2014-2015.
2. Karen Niu, "Evaluation of AB32 in CA", 2011.
3. Rebecca Yasner, "Developing a tool to display US and EU energy consumption", 2011.
4. Ya Qi Yu, "Evaluation of AB32 in CA", 2011.
E. Master student training: 1. Ricardo André de Almeida Gomes (2012-2013), MSc in Mechanical Engineering, 1ST-Portugal.
"Analysing the impact of energy efficiency measures in the evolution of energy demand in Portugal over the next two decades''. Co-advised with Tânia Sousa and Carlos Santos Silva.
F. Post-doctoral fellows advised:
Jihoon Min (2015)
Ahmed Abdulla (2014-2015)
Alan Jenn (2014-2015)
Brinda Thomas (2013)
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Grants and Contracts 1. Gift funding from Toyota (2015-2016). Role: PI. “Understanding the effects of transportation policy
designs”. Awarded amount: $65,000.
2. Funding from the National Science Foundation. Project title: Center for Climate and Energy Decisions Making (CEDM). (2015-2020). Role: Co-PI (jointly with co-PI Granger Morgan). Awarded amount: $4,500,000.
3. Gift funding form Toyota (2014-2015). Role: PI. “Understanding the effects of transportation policy designs” $25,000.
4. Funding from the Scott Energy Institute and from the Department of Engineering and Public Policy (2014-2015) to seed the Behavior Energy and Climate Change Research Network. Role: PI. Awarded amount. $50,000.
5. Funding from the MacArthur Foundation. Project title: Implications of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for Nuclear Security (2013-2016). Role: Co-PI (Principal investigator for this project: Granger Morgan; Co-PIs: Jay Apt). Awarded amount: $554,863.
6. Funding from the National Science Foundation. Project title: Center for Climate and Energy Decisions Making (CEDM). (2010-2015). Role: Co-PI (Principal investigator for this project: Granger Morgan). Awarded amount: $5,997,094.
7. Funding from the Fuels Institute. Project title: Comparative Analysis of the Economic and Environmental Impacts of CNG and LNG for the Transportation Sector (2014). Role: Co-PI (with Co-PI: Paulina Jaramillo, Jeremy Michalek, Chris Hendrickson, Mike Griffin). $152,455.
8. Funding from Toyota (2013-2014). Role: PI. “Understanding the effects of policy designs for the future of the US light-duty vehicle fleet” $57,686.
9. Funding from the Scott Energy Institute (2013-2014). Role: PI (with co-PI Lee Branstetter). Understanding the Causes and Consequences of China's Wind Power Manufacturing Surge. Awarded amount: $72,000.
10. Funding from the Russell Sage Foundation's Small Grants in Behavioral Economics program. Project title: “Understanding Consumer Preferences for Energy Efficient Lighting Products” (2011-2014). Grant to support research experiments from PhD student Jihoon Min. Role: PI. Awarded amount: $4,610.
11. CIT Lab Equipment/Educational Technology Awards (2013). Funding from CIT at CMU to establish a CEDM computer cluster lab. Role: PI. Awarded amount: $20,000.
12. Supplementary funding from the National Science Foundation Engineering Directorate for the Climate and Energy Decision Making Center (2012-2013). Role: PI (Co-PI Granger Morgan). Awarded amount: $201,883.
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13. Funding from the Grable Foundation to support the outreach program SUCCEED for 9th graders (2012-2013). Role: PI. Awarded amount: $5,500.
14. Funding form the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Project title: “Modeling Technology Learning for Electricity Supply Technologies: A Comprehensive Review and Recommendations for the EPRI REGEN Model.” (June 2012 to March 2013). Awarded amount: $249,052. Role: Co-PI (Principal investigator for this project: Ed Rubin; Co-PIs: Paulina Jaramillo and Sonia Yeh).
15. Supplementary funding from the National Science Foundation Engineering Directorate for the Climate and Energy Decision Making Center (2011-2012). Role: PI (Co-PI: Granger Morgan and Jay Apt). Awarded amount: $250,038.
16. Funding from the International Risk Governance Council to do research and promote international research collaboration in “Energy Efficiency and the Rebound Effect” (2011). Role: PI. Awarded amount: $23,900.
Government Committees, Civic Appointments, Board Memberships National Academy of Sciences:
• National Research Council Committee on Assessment of Technologies for Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Phase 2, 2013-2016.
• National Research Council Committee on Assessment of Solid State Lighting, 2011 - 2013.
Board Membership and Leadership:
• Pecan Street Research Data Board member, 2013. Pecan Street Research is a research and development organization focused on developing and testing advanced technology, business model and customer behavior surrounding advanced energy management systems. http://www.pecanstreet.org/
Reviewer for International Proposals:
• Reviewer for the Dutch Social Sciences and Physical Sciences Technology Foundation STW, proposals on “Uncertainty Reduction in Smart Energy Systems” (URSES), 2013.
• Reviewer for the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e para a Tecnologia), 2012.
Awards, Prizes, Honors 1. 2015: Re-invited by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the “40 Young Scientists Under
40,” to attend the Annual Meeting of the Champions organized by the WEF in Dalian, China.
2. 2015: Best Paper Award was awarded to my PhD student Brock Glasgo, for our paper “Understanding the potential for electricity savings and assessing feasibility of a transition towards DC-powered buildings” presented at the USAEE Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.
3. 2014: Selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the “40 Young Scientists Under 40,” and attended the Annual Meeting of the Champions organized by the WEF in Tianjin, China.
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4. 2014. 2nd position for the Pike Powers Energy Research Fellowship competition was awarded to my PhD student Brock Glasgo, based on our work on “Understanding the potential for electricity savings and assessing feasibility of a transition towards DC-powered buildings,” co-authored by Brock Glasgo, Inês Azevedo, and Chris Hendrickson. A cash award of $2500 was provided to Brock.
5. 2014. 3nd position for the Pike Powers Energy Research Fellowship competition was awarded to my student Vedran Lescic, based on our work on “Understanding customers’ (mis)perceptions of home energy use,” co-authored by Vedran Lescic, Inês Azevedo, and Tamar Krishnamurti.
6. 2014. 2nd Best paper award at the IEEE ISSST, 2014. “Assessing the magnitude of heat replacement effects from efficient lighting strategies,” with co-authors Jihoon Min and Pekka Hakkarainen.
7. 2014. PhD student Daniel Posen (co-advised with Mike Griffin and Scott Matthews) was a co-winner (with PhD student Paul Weller) of the Herb Toor award, which recognizes outstanding research papers submitted to the Part A portion of the EPP qualifiers.
8. 2014. PhD student Paul Welle (co-advised with Mitch Small) was a co-winner (with PhD student Daniel Posen) of the Herb Toor award, which recognizes outstanding research papers submitted to the Part A portion of the EPP qualifiers.
9. 2013. CMU’s CIT Dean’s Early Career Fellowship, “Awarded to deserving untenured faculty members who have received extremely strong support during their review for promotion to the Associate Professor level.”
10. 2013. PhD student Russ Meyer won the Robert W. Dunlap Award, which recognizes outstanding solutions submitted for the Part B portion of the EPP Qualifying Exam.
11. 2012. Best paper award at the IEEE ISSST, 2012. “Impact of federal incentives on adoption of hybrid electric vehicles in the United States,” with co-authors Alan Jenn and Pedro Ferreira. IEEE ISSST.
12. 2011. My PhD student Huimin Tan won the he Robert W. Dunlap Award, which recognizes outstanding solutions submitted for the Part B portion of the EPP Qualifying Exam.
13. 2005-2009. Climate Decision Making Center Scholarship, Carnegie Mellon University.
14. 2005-2008. Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology Scholarship.
15. 2008. Winning team of TEAMS contest on “An open letter to the presidential candidates on issues of climate change and sustainability,” organized by Johnson Controls, Lda. Prize: $10,000 for a scholarship fund towards CMU and a $2,500 grant for the winning team. Team members were invited to the 2008 Energy Efficiency Forum in Washington, DC. The full letter was published in USA Today.
16. 2005. Carnegie Institute of Technology Dean’s Fellowship in Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University.
17. 2001. Research Scholarship from Instituto Superior Técnico, IST Portugal.
18. 1999. Merit Diploma in Environmental Engineering at IST, given to students with best academic record.
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Invited Seminars and Talks 1. Azevedo, I.L., November 11th, 2015. “What can we learn about energy efficiency rebound effects?”,
Leeds University, Leeds, UK.
2. Azevedo, I.L., October 8th, 2015. “Understanding the health, environmental and climate change damages from interventions in the U.S. electricity grid”, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
3. Azevedo, I.L., July 23rd, 2015. “Energy efficiency and the rebound effect”, EMF Climate Change Impacts and Integrated Assessment, Snowmass, CO.
4. Azevedo, I.L., July 23rd, 2015. “De-carbonizing the electricity sector in the United States: what big data analytics can tells us about sustainable transitions”, EMF Climate Change Impacts and Integrated Assessment, Snowmass, CO.
5. Azevedo, I.L., July 10th, 2015. “Energy Innovation for Climate Change: systems approaches and societal responses”, Our Common Future Under Climate Change International Scientific Conference, Paris, France.
6. Azevedo, I.L., July 9th, 2015. “Decarbonizing Electricity/Electricity Transition”, Our Common Future Under Climate Change International Scientific Conference, Paris, France.
7. Azevedo, I.L., May 28th, 2015. “Consumer choices of lighting products and the feasibility of DC circuits for lighting”, SPARC International Lighting Event, Sydney, Australia.
8. Azevedo, I.L., April 9th, 2015. “The Benefits and Costs of Pushing Renewables”, 2015 Austin Electricity Conference, Austin, TX.
9. Azevedo, I.L., October 21st, 2014. “Behavior First: Powering Up Innovation by Putting People at the Center of Program Design and Strategy” (panel with Gene Rodrigues, June Flora and Anne Dougherty), Emerging Technologies Summit, San Francisco, CA.
10. Azevedo, I.L, October, 2014. “Keep it simple to keep it cool: improving projections in energy demand”, invited talk at IRGC workshop on “Improving Demand Projections”, Karlsruhe, Germany.
11. Azevedo, I.L., September 13th, 2014. “China Energy Innovation”, invited seminar at Tianjin University as part of the World Economic Forum, Tianjin, China.
12. Azevedo, I.L., April 17th, 2014. “Assessing the regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation across the United States.” Invited Lecture at UT Austin’s Energy Institute, TX.
13. Azevedo, I.L., February 28th, 2014. “Interdisciplinary Research In Energy Efficiency and Climate Change.” Invited Power Lunch Seminar at Duke University, Raleigh, NC.
14. Azevedo, I.L., February 28th, 2014. “Assessing the regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation across the United States.” Invited Seminar at Duke University, Raleigh, NC.
15. Azevedo, I.L., February 12th, 2014. “Assessing the regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation across the United States.” Invited Seminar IEEE Women in Engineering seminar series, Pittsburgh, PA
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16. Azevedo, I.L., November 21, 2013. Invited talk on “The need to account for uncertainty.” CRAG-IRGC Symposium, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
17. Azevedo, I.L., June 12th, 2013, invited seminar on “Assessing the regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation across the United States / Learning curves for energy technologies.” Invited Seminar at NETL, Pittsburgh, PA.
18. Azevedo, I.L., May 28th, 2013, invited seminar on “Assessing the regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation across the United States.” Invited Seminar at Iniciativa Ambiente, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal.
19. Azevedo, I.L., May 27th, 2013, invited seminar on “Assessing the regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation across the United States.” Coimbra University, Portugal.
20. Azevedo, I.L., May 1st, 2013, invited seminar on “Research on energy efficient lighting: understanding the engineer-economics aspects, consumer perceptions of light and color and consumer decision-making models” at the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology.
21. Azevedo, I.L., March 26th to March 29th, 2013, invited Keynote Speaker on “Assessing the regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation across the United States” at the conference on Mathematics of Energy and Climate Change, Lisbon, Portugal.
22. Azevedo, I.L., March 26th to March 29th, 2013, invited Advanced School Lecturer on “Energy efficiency supply curves” at the Advanced School on Mathematics of Energy and Climate Change, Lisbon, Portugal.
23. Azevedo, I.L., February 9th, 2013, invited seminar on “Assessing the regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation across the United States.” Rutgers Energy Institute (REI), Rutgers University.
24. Azevedo, I.L., October 31st, 2012, invited seminar on “Reducing CO2 Emissions: technology, uncertainty, decision making and consumer behavior.” Energy and Resources Group at University of California Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
25. Azevedo, I.L., 26th April, 2012, invited talk on “Research on energy efficient lighting: understanding the engineer-economics aspects, consumer perceptions of light and color and consumer decision-making models.” at the Center for Research in Environmental Decisions, Columbia University.
26. Azevedo, I. L., October 17th 2011, invited key session on “The Importance of Climate Data for Energy Efficiency Investments.” Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Climate Symposium 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii.
27. Azevedo, I.L. (speaker), Pena-Cabra, I., Jenn, A., May 19th and May 20th, 2011, invited talk on “Learning curves and wind diffusion for wind technology in the European Union.” Innovation in Energy and Environmental Technologies: What can we learn from patent data? Organized by ICCG and ICARUS project, Venice, Italy.
28. Azevedo, I. L., May 5th 2010, invited talk on “A transition to solid state lighting.” Faculdade de Engenharia do Porto (FEUP), Porto University, Portugal.
29. Azevedo, I. L., 2008, February 15th, invited seminar on “An engineering-economic analysis of white light-emitting diodes for general illumination for the U.S. residential and commercial sectors.”
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Environmental Energy Technologies Division Seminars, E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
30. Azevedo, I. L., 2008, February 5th. Seminar on: “Realistic Energy Efficiency Supply Curves for the U.S. Residential Sector.” Climate Decision Making Center Seminar Series, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Other Published Materials and Presentations Papers in Symposium or Conference Proceedings Fully Reviewed Prior to Publication:
1. Glasgo, B., Azevedo, I.L., Hendrickson, C., (2015). How much electricity can we save by using direct current circuits in homes? Understanding the potential for electricity savings and assessing feasibility of a transition towards DC powered buildings using real load data, ECEEE 2015 Summer Study on energy efficiency, Hyères, France, June 1-6.
2. Glasgo, B., Azevedo, I.L., Hendrickson, C., (2015). How much electricity can we save by using direct current circuits in homes? Understanding the potential for electricity savings and assessing feasibility of a transition towards DC powered buildings using real load data, 8th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting, Lucerne, Switzerland, August 26-28, 2015.
3. A. Jenn, Azevedo, I. L., and J. Michalek, [presented by A. Weis] (2014). Alternative fuel vehicle incentives in Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) policy increases greenhouse gas emissions. International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Oakland, CA, May 18-21, 2014
4. Tong, F. (speaker), Jaramillo, P., Azevedo, I.L., (2014). A Comparison of Air Emissions from Natural Gas Pathways for Road Transportation. International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Oakland, CA, May 18-21, 2014.
5. Posen D. (speaker), Griffin, W.M., Matthews, H.S., Azevedo, I.L., (2014). Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Benefits of Expanding U.S. Biofuel Incentives to Promote Biomass Use in Chemical Feedstocks. International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Oakland, CA, May 18-21, 2014
6. Long L., Azevedo, I.L. Branstetter, L., I.L., (2014). The Unsustainable Rise of the Chinese Wind Turbine Manufacturing Industry, February 14-15, Boston, MA. NBER conference on The Economics of Environmental Protection in China, NBER conference paper, available at: http://conference.nber.org/confer/2014/EPCs14/summary.html.
7. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L, (2013). How do we fund our roads? A case of decreasing revenue from electric vehicles, Western Energy Policy Research Conference, Portland, OR, September 4-5, 2013.
8. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L, (2013). An empirical study of vehicular rebound effects in Pennsylvania on a per car basis, Western Energy Policy Research Conference, Portland, OR, September 4-5, 2013.
9. Jenn, A. (speaker), Blanco, C., Chernicoff, W., Michalek, J., Azevedo, I.L., (2013). Automotive transition to sustainable technology mix, a response to CAFE standards, International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Cincinnati, OH, May 15-17, 2013.
10. Thomas, B., Azevedo, I.L. (speaker) (2012). Cost-effectiveness and supply chain C02, emissions reductions from plug-in hybrid vehicles vs. residential efficiency in demand-side management
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programs? International Workshop for Energy Efficiency for a More Sustainable World, Azores, Portugal, September 14-15, 2012.
11. Min, J., Azevedo, I. L. (speaker), Michalek, J., Bruine De Bruin, W. (2012). Energy labels increase demand for compact fluorescent bulbs: analyzing consumer preferences for lighting technologies using discrete choice analysis," International Workshop on Energy Efficiency for a More Sustainable World, Azores, Portugal, September 14-16, 2012.
12. Baptista (speaker), P.C., Azevedo, I.L., Farias, I.L., (2012). ICT solutions in transportation systems: estimating the costs, benefits, and environmental impacts in the Lisbon region, 15th Edition of the European Working Group on Transportation, Paris, France, September 10-12, 2012.
13. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Ferreira, P., (2012) Impact of federal incentives on adoption of hybrid electric vehicles in the United States, International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, IEEE, Boston, MA, May 16-18, 2012. *Paper won best paper award*
14. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., and Ferreira, P. (2012). Impact of federal incentives in promoting sustainability through the adoption of hybrid electric vehicles. International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Boston, MA, May 16-18, 2012.
15. Abreu, J. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., Pereira, F. (2011). A contribution for a better understanding of the residential sector electricity demand, Proceedings of the European Energy Efficiency Council (ECEEE) Summer Study, France, June 6-11, 2011.
16. Azevedo, I. L. (speaker), Venâncio, A. (2010). Does renewable energy policy create and sustain entrepreneurs? Evidence from Portugal, GIRA Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, September 9, 2010.
17. Azevedo, I., L. (speaker), (2007). Energy efficiency and conservation: a bright idea with solid-state lighting? Proceedings of the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study. June 4-9, 2007.
18. Azevedo I. L. (speaker), Domingos, T., Simoes, A., Sousa, T., (2004). Financing public goods in an endowment economy with status effects. Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Scientific Conference, International Society for Ecological Economics, Montreal, Canada.
Conference presentations with peer-reviewed abstracts:
1. Tong, F. (speaker), Jaramillo, P., Azevedo, I.L., (2016). “Spatial Analysis of Air Quality Impacts from Using Natural Gas for Road Transportation.” American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting 2016. Washington DC, USA, Feb 11-15, 2016. (Poster presentation; accepted)
2. Tong, F. (speaker), Jaramillo, P., Azevedo, I.L., (2015). “Spatial Analysis of Air Quality Impacts from Using Natural Gas for Road Transportation.” The 33rd United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE)/International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) North American Conference. Pittsburgh, PA, USA, October 25-28, 2015. (Oral presentation).
3. Glasgo, B. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Hendrickson, C., (2015). Understanding the potential for electricity savings and assessing feasibility of a transition towards DC powered buildings, 33rd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, October 25-28, 2015. (Poster Presentation – won best poster award).
4. Kaack, L.H. (speaker), Apt, J., Morgan, M.G., Sherwin, E.D., Azevedo, I.L., (2015). Introducing Probability into Energy Forecasting, 33rd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, October 25-28. (Poster presentation).
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5. Lamy, J. (speaker), Azevedo, I., Jaramillo, P., Wiser, R., (2015). Optimal wind farm siting decisions in the Midwest, North American Conference for the U.S. Association of Energy Economics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 25-28, 2015.
6. Sergi, B. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Davis, A., (2015). The impact of climate change and air pollution information on support for CO2 emissions regulations. 33rd United States Association for Energy Economics / IAEE North American Conference; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. October 25-28, 2015. (Poster presentation)
7. Sherwin, E.D. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Henrion, M., (2015). US energy surprises have become more frequent: retrospective analysis of U.S. energy forecasts, 33rd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, October 25-28, 2015. (Poster presentation)
8. Lamy, J. (speaker), Azevedo, I., Bruine de Bruin, W. Morgan, G., (2015). Valuing NIMBY concerns about wind farms in Massachusetts, Behavior Energy & Climate Change Conference, Sacramento, California, October 18-24, 2015.
9. Seki, S.M. (speaker), Griffin, W.M., Michalek, J.J., Azevedo, I.L., Hendrickson, C. (2015). An evaluation of potential Natural Gas to Liquid Fuel (NGLF) production processes with an estimate of cost in Pennsylvania, International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), Dearborn, Michigan, US, May 18-20, 2015 (Poster presentation).
10. Azevedo I. L. (speaker), (2014). “Keep it simple to keep it cool: Understanding the Performance of Energy and Climate Forecasts”. INFORMS, San Francisco, November 9-12, 2014. (Oral Presentation)
11. Tong, F., Jaramillo, P. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L. (2015). “The benefits of using natural gas for road transportation - a county-level analysis of reduced criteria air pollutants from natural gas use for light duty and heavy duty vehicles”. 8th Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, Guildford, UK, July 7-10, 2015. (Poster presentation)
12. Tong, F. (speaker), Jaramillo, P., Azevedo, I.L. (2015). “The benefits of using natural gas for road transportation - a county-level analysis of reduced criteria air pollutants from natural gas use for light duty and heavy duty vehicles”. The International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST 2015), Dearborn, MI, USA, May 18-20, 2015. (Oral presentation)
13. Glasgo, B. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Hendrickson, C., (2015). Understanding the potential for electricity savings and assessing the feasibility of a transition towards DC powered buildings using real load data, Engineering Sustainability 2015 Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 19-21, 2015.
14. Tong, F. (speaker), Jaramillo, P., Azevedo, I.L. (2014). “A Comparison of Air Emissions from Natural Gas Pathways for Road Transportation”. The 4th Annual Energy Policy Research Conference. San Francisco, CA, USA, September 4-5, 2014. (Oral presentation)
15. Tong, F. (speaker), Jaramillo, P., Azevedo, I.L. (2014). “A Comparison of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Natural Gas Pathways for Road Transportation”. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Shale Energy Engineering Conference 2014. Pittsburgh, PA, USA, July 20-23, 2014. (Poster presentation)
16. Posen, I. D. (speaker), Griffin, W. M., Matthews, H. S., Azevedo, I. L. (2014). Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Benefits of Expanding U.S. Biofuel Incentives to Promote Biomass Use in Chemical Feedstocks. Technology, Management and Public Policy Graduate Consortium, Lisbon, Portugal, June 23-25, 2014. (Oral presentation)
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17. Tong, F. (speaker), Jaramillo, P., Azevedo, I.L. (2014). “A Comparison of Air Emissions from Natural Gas Pathways for Road Transportation”. The 37th International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) International Conference. New York City, NY, USA, June 15-18, 2014. (Oral presentation)
18. A. Jenn, Azevedo I. L. (speaker), and K. Gillingham, (2014). An empirical study of driving behavior and vehicle rebound effects in Pennsylvania. Industry Studies Association, Portland, OR, 2014, May 27-30, 2014. (Oral presentation)
19. Tong, F., Jaramillo, P. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L. (2014). “A Comparison of Air Emissions from Natural Gas Pathways for Road Transportation”. The International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST 2014), Oakland, CA, USA, May 18-21, 2014. (Oral presentation)
20. Posen, I. D. (speaker), Griffin, W. M., Matthews, H. S., Azevedo, I. L. (2014). Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Benefits of Expanding U.S. Biofuel Incentives to Promote Biomass Use in Chemical Feedstocks. International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Oakland, CA, May 18-21, 2014. (Oral presentation)
21. Meyer, R. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L. Smart Rebates: Targeting High-Vale Energy Efficiency Improvements with Smart-Meter Data. Behavior Energy and Climate Change Conference, Sacramento, California, November 20, 2013. (Oral presentation)
22. Horner N.C. (speaker), Azevedo I.L. (2013). Energy Efficiency in Data Centers: PUE Doesn’t Measure What We Care About (Poster). Behavior, Energy, and Climate Conference, Sacramento, CA, November 18-20, 2013. (Oral presentation)
23. Jenn, A. (speaker) and Azevedo, I. L. (2013). Do higher fuel efficient vehicles encourage worse driving habits? Western Energy Policy Research Conference, Portland, OR, Sep 4-5, 2013. (Oral presentation)
24. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., and Fischbeck, P. (2013). How do we fund our roads? A case of decreasing revenue from electric vehicles. Western Energy Policy Research Conference, Portland, OR, Sep 4-5, 2013. (Oral presentation)
25. Min, J. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., Hakkarainen, P., (2013). Analysis of Heat Replacement Effect (HRE) in residential buildings across the United States", 13th European/International Association for Energy Economics Conference, Dusseldorf, Germany, August 18-21, 2013. (Oral presentation)
26. Peña, I. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Ferreira, M., (2013). Economic analysis on the profitability of wind in Portugal between 1992-2010. 13th European/International Association for Energy Economics Conference, Dusseldorf, Germany, August 18-21, 2013. (Oral presentation)
27. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., and Fischbeck, P. (2013). How do we fund our roads? A case of decreasing revenue from electric vehicles. United States Association of Energy Economics, Anchorage, AK, July 28-31, 2013. (Oral presentation)
28. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo I.L., Fischbeck, P. (2013). How will the adoption of electric vehicles affect transportation funding deficits in the United States? 32nd United States Association for Energy Economics Conference, USAEE, Anchorage, AK, July 28-31, 2013. (Oral presentation)
29. Lamy, J. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Jaramillo, P. (2013). Integrating wind resources: siting decisions in the Midwest”, 32nd United States Association for Energy Economics Conference, USAEE, Anchorage, AK, July 28-31, 2013. (Oral presentation)
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30. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., and Gillingham, K. (2013). An empirical study of driving behavior and vehicle rebound effects in Pennsylvania in Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change, Sacramento, CA, 2013. (Oral presentation)
31. Jenn, A. (speaker), Blanco, C., Michalek, J., Azevedo, I.L., (2013). Trends in future vehicle fleet mix in response to CAFE standards using a nested optimization construct, Industry Studies Association, Kansas City, MO, May 28-31, 2013. (Oral presentation)
32. Jenn, A. (speaker), Blanco, C., Chernicoff, W., Michalek, J., and Azevedo, I. L. (2013). Effects of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle fleet mix. Industry Studies Association, Kansas City, MO, May 28-31, 2013. (Oral presentation)
33. Peña, I. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Ferreira, M., (2013) Economic analysis on the profitability of wind in Portugal between 1992-2010. International Energy Workshop, IEA. Paris, France, June 19 -21, 2013. (Oral presentation)
34. Jenn, A. (speaker), Blanco, C., Michalek, J., Azevedo, I.L., (2013). Trends in future vehicle fleet mix in response to CAFE standards using a nested optimization construct. Poster presentation. AAAS Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, February 14-17, 2013. (Oral presentation)
35. Jenn, A. (speaker), C. Blanco, W. Chernicoff, J. Michalek, and Azevedo, I. L. (2013). Trends in future vehicle fleet mix in response to Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards (CAFE) using an optimization construct. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, MA, Februabary 16, 2013. (Oral presentation)
36. Lamy, J., (speaker), Morgan, G., Azevedo, I.L., (2012). Integrating remote wind resources: the role of energy storage, 31st United States Association for Energy Economics Conference, USAEE, Austin, TX, November 4-7, 2012. (Oral presentation)
37. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Ferreira, P., (2012), Impact of federal incentives on adoption of hybrid electric vehicles in the United States. 31st United States Association for Energy Economics Conference, USAEE, Austin, TX, November 4-7, 2012. (Oral presentation)
38. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., and Ferreira, I. L. (2012). Impact of federal incentives in promoting sustainability through the adoption of hybrid electric vehicles. United States Association of Energy Economics, Austin, TX, Nov 4-7, 2012. (Oral presentation)
39. Izard. C.F. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Samaras, C., Matthews, H.S., and Hendrickson, C.T. (2012). Winners and losers: estimating the regional variation in power plant turnover resulting from the timing of climate change policy. 31st United States Association for Energy Economics Conference, USAEE, Austin, TX, November 4-7, 2012. (Oral presentation)
40. Thomas, B. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., (2012). Direct and indirect rebound effects with Input-Output analysis. 31st United States Association for Energy Economics Conference, USAEE, Austin, TX, November 4-7, 2012. (Oral presentation)
41. Min, J. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., Michalek, J., Bruine De Bruin, W., (2012). Energy labels increase demand for compact fluorescent bulbs: analyzing consumer preferences for lighting technologies using discrete choice analysis. 31st United States Association for Energy Economics Conference, USAEE, Austin, TX, November 4-7, 2012. (Oral presentation)
42. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Ferreira, P., (2012) Impact of federal incentives on adoption of hybrid electric vehicles in the United States”, European/International Association for Energy Economics Conference, IAEE, Venice, Italy, September 9-12, 2012. (Oral presentation)
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43. Jenn, A. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., and P. Ferreira (2012). Impact of federal incentives in promoting sustainability through the adoption of hybrid electric vehicles. International Association of Energy Economics, Venice, Italy, September 9-12, 2012. (Oral presentation)
44. Thomas, B., (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., (2012). Direct and indirect rebound effects with Input-Output analysis. Empirical Methods in Energy Economics Workshop, Berlin, Germany, June 7-8, 2012. (Oral presentation)
45. Thomas, B., (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., (2012). Direct and indirect rebound effects with Input-Output analysis. Industry Studies Association Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, May 29-June 1, 2012. (Oral presentation)
46. Peña, I. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., (2012). The Impact of Feed-in Tariff Policies in Wind Diffusion in Portugal. Industry Studies Association Conference. Pittsburgh, PA, May 29-June 1, 2012. (Oral presentation)
47. Min, J. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., Michalek, J., Bruine De Bruin, W., (2012). Analyzing consumer preferences for lighting technologies using discrete choice analysis. Industry Studies Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, May 29-June 1, 2012. (Oral presentation)
48. Izard, C.F. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., Samaras, C., Matthews, H.S., and Hendrickson, C.T., (2012). The sensitivity of power plants retirements to the timing of climate change policy. Gordon Research Conference in Industrial Ecology, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, June 17-22, 2012. (Oral presentation)
49. Thomas. B., (speaker), Hausfather, Z., Azevedo, I.L., (2011). A regional model of rebound effects from residential energy efficiency investments. Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference (BECC), Washington, DC, November 18-December 2, 2011. (Oral presentation)
50. Izard (speaker), C.F., Azevedo, I.L., Samaras, C., Matthews, H.S., and Hendrickson, C.T. (2011). The weight of waiting: identifying the consequences of climate policy for power plant capital turnover. US Association of Energy Economics, 2011 Washington, D.C, October 9-12, 2011. (Oral presentation)
51. Azevedo, I. L. (speaker), Morgan. G., Palmer, K., Lave, L., (2011), How much will reducing greenhouse gases in the US residential sector cost? International Society for Industrial Ecology Biannual Meeting, Berkeley, CA, June 7-11, 2011. (Oral presentation)
52. Blackhurst, M. (speaker), Matthews, H.S., Sharrard, A., Hendrickson, C. and Azevedo, I.L., (2011). Community-level energy and greenhouse gas benchmarking practices and implications for local sustainability programming. International Society for Industrial Ecology Biannual Meeting, Berkeley, CA, June 7-11.2011. (Oral presentation)
53. Izard (speaker), C.F., Azevedo, I.L., Samaras, C., Matthews, H.S., and Hendrickson, C.T. (2011). U.S. electricity infrastructure flow analysis: how fast must we build? International Society for Industrial Ecology Biannual Meeting, Berkeley, CA, June 7-11.2011. (Oral presentation)
54. Wiesmann, D. (speaker), Rosado, L., Niza, S., Azevedo, I.L., Ferrao P., and Fernandez J., (2011). Spatially resolved urban material consumption in the residential sector”. International Society for Industrial Ecology Biannual Meeting, 2011, June 7-11.2011. (Oral presentation)
55. Siler-Evans, K. (speaker), Morgan, G., Azevedo, I.L., (2011). Distributed cogeneration: can we make the economics work? Industry Studies Association Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, May 31-June 2, 2011. (Oral presentation)
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56. Azevedo, I. L. (speaker), Morgan. G., Palmer, K., Lave, L., (2011). The cost of reducing U.S. residential energy use and CO2 emissions. Industry Studies Association Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, May 31-June 2, 2011. (Oral presentation)
57. Azevedo, I. L. (speaker), Venâncio, A., (2011). The impact of feed-in tariffs for renewable energy sources in the creation of green entrepreneurs: evidence from Portugal. Industry Studies Association Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, May 31-June 2, 2011. (Oral presentation)
58. Thomas, B. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L., (2010). Non-fungibility of consumer expenditures and the rebound effect. Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference, Sacramento, CA, November 14-17, 2010. (Oral presentation)
59. Abreu, J. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., (2010). Key aspects for the design of real time feedback programs – a perspective from experimental research. Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference (BECC), Sacramento, CA, November 14-17, 2010. (Oral presentation)
60. Azevedo, I. L., (2009). Reducing uncertainty in energy efficiency investments. INFORMS 2009, San Diego, CA, October 11-14, 2009. (Oral presentation)
61. Azevedo, I. L. (speaker), Samaras, C., (2009). “Cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency options for utilities”. European Society for Ecological Economics Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 29-July 2, 2009. (Oral presentation)
62. Azevedo, I. L. (speaker), (2009). Uncertainty in energy efficiency projections: Implications for energy and climate policies. United States Society for Ecological Economics Conference, American University, Washington, D.C., June 1-3, 2009. (Oral presentation)
63. Azevedo, I. L. (speaker), Samaras, C., (2009). How much carbon can I save? How much carbon have I saved? Evaluating the cost effectiveness of U.S. household carbon mitigation strategies under carbon factor uncertainty. United States Society for Ecological Economics Conference, American University, Washington, D.C., June 1-3, 2009. (Oral presentation)
64. Samaras C. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., (2009). Integrating climate economic policy and climate infrastructure policy. United States Society for Ecological Economics Conference, American University, Washington, D.C., June 1-3, 2009. (Oral presentation)
65. Azevedo, I. L. (speaker), Samaras, C., (2009). Carbon saving and cost-effectiveness from efficiency measures: improving decision making under uncertainty. 5th International Conference for Industrial Ecology, International Society for Industrial Ecology, Lisbon, Portugal, June 21-24, 2009. (Oral presentation)
66. Samaras, C. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., (2009). Climate infrastructure analysis for sustainable resource management: how fast should we build? How fast can we build? 5th International Conference for Industrial Ecology, International Society for Industrial Ecology, Lisbon, Portugal, June 21-24, 2009. (Oral presentation)
67. Stadler, M. (speaker), Marnay, C., Azevedo, I. L., Komiyama. R., (2009). The open source stochastic building simulation tool SLBM and its capabilities to capture uncertainty of policymaking in the US building sector. 32nd International Association for Energy Economics Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 21-24, 2009. (Oral presentation)
68. Tan, H. (speaker), Azevedo, I.L. (2009). Assessing the Effects of EISA Mandates and EPA Regulations on Mercury Emissions from Residential Lighting. 32nd International Association for Energy Economics Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 21-24, 2009. (Oral presentation)
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69. Azevedo, I. L., Matthews, H. S. (speaker), Fischbeck, P., Newcomer, A., (2008). A framework for academic institutions decision-making on climate change and sustainability issues. Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Biannual Conference, Raleigh, NC, November 9-11, 2008. (Oral presentation)
70. Azevedo, I. L., Matthews H. S. (speaker), Fischbeck, P., Cone, J., Ende, J., Park, J., Tan, A., Robl, D., Matsuura, T., Menchin, K., Mikkilineni, S., Cushman, M., Kim, Y., (2008). Poster presentation: “Development of Carbon Mitigation Tools and Benchmarks for Universities in the U.S.,” Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Biannual Conference, Raleigh, NC, November 9-11, 2008. (Oral presentation)
71. Stadler M. (speaker), Marnay, C., Azevedo, I.L., Aki, H., Komiyama, R., and Lai, J., (2008). Poster presentation: “Radical Rethinking in Building Energy Forecasting – The Open Source Stochastic Building Simulation Tool SLBM,” 2008 Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference, Sacramento, CA, November 16-19, 2008. (Oral presentation)
72. Stadler, M., Marnay, C. (speaker), Azevedo, I. L., Aki, H., Komiyama, R., and Lai, J., (2008). The Stochastic Building Simulation Tool SLBM and its New Energy Forecasting Approach. Fifth Annual California Climate Change Research Conference, Sacramento, CA, September 8-10, 2008. (Oral presentation)
73. Azevedo, I. L., (2006). Electricity prices and residential electricity consumption: a US/EU comparison. 26th USAEE/IAEE North American Conference. Energy in a World of Changing Costs and Technologies. Ann Arbor, MI, September 24-27, 006. (Oral presentation)
74. Azevedo, I. L., (2006), Poster presentation: Cost effectiveness of end use technologies for carbon mitigation and energy conservation: a comparison between the EU and the US”. Technology and Management of Policy Consortium, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, June 25-27, 2006. (Oral presentation)
Discussion of my work by others 1. Candidate’s work on “Regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits from
wind and solar generation” (PNAS) was reviewed in PNAS by Ottmar Edenhofer et al., “Reaping the benefits of renewables in a non-optimal world”, PNAS, 2013.
2. Candidate’s work on “The transition to solid state lighting” (Proceedings of the IEEE) was reviewed by Esch, J., “Prolog to the Transition to Solid-State Lighting”, Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 97, 3, pp. 478-480, 2009.
Other Professional Activities Editorial Roles:
2015-present: Editorial board member for Environmental Research Letters.
2015: Guest editor for the 2016 issue of Annual Reviews of Environment and Resources.
2014: Invited editorial role for the Special Issue on “Climate and Energy Decision Making under Uncertainty” for the journal Environment, Systems, and Decisions.
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Reviewer:
Reviewer for Environmental Science and Technology; Environmental Research Letters; Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences; Energy Economics; Energy Policy; Transportation Research; Ecological Economics.
Membership and Activities in Honorary Fraternities and Professional Societies:
American Geophysical Union (AGU); Industries Studies Association (ISA); INFORMS; International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE); Society for Risk Analysis (SRA); United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE); Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS); American Economic Association (AEA); International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE); American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Association of Environmental Resource Economists (AERE).
Leadership in Workshops and Research Meetings:
• 2015, Program Committee for the Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference (BECC).
• 2014, May 15th, lead organizer for a strategic workshop sponsored by the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation on “Low Carbon Pathways.”
• 2014, October 9th to 10th, co-organizer with Ortwin Renn of the workshop on Demand Anticipation – Using Scenarios to Improve Planning for Energy Transitions, with the International Risk Governance Council (IRGC), Karlsruhe, Germany.
• 2014, Program Committee for the Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference (BECC). • 2014, co-lead organizer, with Lee Branstetter (Heinz School of Public Policy, CMU) of the workshop
“China Energy Innovation” at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. • 2013, co-organizer of the workshop on “A Workshop on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
Implications of SMRs on low carbon energy and nuclear security”, sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University, the Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, and The International Risk Governance Council
• 2013, November 13th and 14th, Technical Program Committee member for BuildSys 2013, Rome, Italy, http://www.buildsys.org/2013/
• 2013, June 19th, Co-organizer of a NSF-sponsored workshop on “Informing Energy Technology Policy Decisions: Understanding Technological Change,” Hall of the States, Washington D.C. Co-organizers: Eric Williams (Rochester Institute of Technology) and Marilyn Brown (Georgia Institute of Technology).
• 2012, September 14th to 16th, Scientific Committee member for the International Workshop on Energy Efficiency for a More Sustainable World, Azores, Portugal. http://www.energyefficiency.uac.pt/?page_id=18
• 2012, November 6th, Program Committee member for BuildSys 2012, Toronto, Canada, http://www.buildsys.org/2012/
• 2011, October 13th and 14th, Co-organizer of the second Energy Efficiency and Rebound Effects” workshop, Stuttgart, Germany. Co-organizer: Ortwin Renn at U. Stuttgart. Funding from IRGC and CEDM. http://cedmcenter.org/energy-efficiency-and-the-rebound-effect/
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• 2011, June 27th and 28th: Organizer for the “Energy Efficiency and Rebound Effects” workshop, Washington DC, with funding support from IRGC, University of British Columbia, and CEDM. http://cedmcenter.org/energy-efficiency-and-the-rebound-effect/
• 2010, October 11th: Co-organizer for the 3rd workshop on “Smart Energy Brainstorms: R&D in Electric Mobility.” A series of meetings jointly organized by the CMU-Portugal and the MIT-Portugal Programs, together with the INOVGRID and the MOBI.E and Projects”. Lisbon, Portugal (http://smartgrid.cmuportugal.org/?page_id=297).
• 2010, June 15th: Main organizer and program chair of the 1st workshop on “Smart Energy Brainstorms: R&D for the Future of Smart Energy Grids: fostering pilot experiences in Portugal. A series of meetings jointly organized by the CMU-Portugal and the MIT-Portugal Programs, together with the INOVGRID and the MOBI.e and Projects.” Lisbon, Portugal (32 participants, http://smartgrid.cmuportugal.org/?page_id=2). Inês Lima Azevedo as Program Chair.
• 2008, May 21st and 22nd: Co-organizer of the first Climate Decision Making Center two-day graduate student workshop, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
• 2000, December 12th: Coordinator of the organizing committee of the Conference “Environment and Territory Requalification,” realized in the Great Auditorium of Congresses of the Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal.
Service at Carnegie Mellon University:
• 2015: Serving on EPP’s PhD Outcomes Committee.
• 2013-2015: Served on EPP’s Graduate Curriculum Committee.
• 2013-2015: Served on the search committee for an Assistant Professor in Social Sciences for the Department of Engineering and Public Policy.
• 2014-2015: Served on the search committee for an Assistant Professor in Innovation for the Department of Engineering and Public Policy.
• Several talks for the Electricity Industry Center Advisory Committee Meetings (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).
• Several talks for the Climate and Energy Decision Making Center (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).
Examples of Work Coverage by Media 2015:
1. Interview and comments feature in a piece on low carbon pathways from Carnegie Mellon TODAY: http://cmtoday.cmu.edu/energy_publicpolicy/fossil-fuels-final-century/
2. The work with F. Tong and P. Jaramillo on LCA for natural gas for transpotation was discussed in Green Car Congress: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/08/20150821-cmu.html
3. The work with colleagues A. Jenn and P. Fishbeck was featured in WIRED magazine: http://www.wired.com/2015/04/electric-cars-intensifying-highway-funding-fiasco/
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4. The paper with colleague E. Hittinger published in ES&T was discussed in:
a. Scientific American Blog: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/study-indicates-bulk-energy-storage-would-increase-total-u-s-electricity-system-emissions/
b. RIT’s news http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=51342 and CMU’s news.
5. I was selected by the major Portuguese newspaper Jornal I has one of he 50 Portuguese emigrants they would like see returning to the country to promote change.
2014:
1. Read the commentary and discussion rebound effects covered in the New York Times blog: DotEarth
2. See interview with Kirsi Jansa, which was featured in the documentary/movie: Sustainability Pioneers.
3. See discussion on the findings from Julian Lamy, Inês L. Azevedo, and Paulina Jaramillo, “The role of energy storage in accessing remote wind resources in the Midwest,” Energy Policy 68 (May 2014): 123-131 at the Chicago Policy Review, Paperblog.com, Meelieu.com.
4. Read the interview for the Pittsburgh Tribune.
5. Read my interview for the Portuguese paper Notícias Magazine (Diário de Notícias) [in Portuguese].
6. See the discussion of the findings from Min, J., Azevedo, I. L., Michalek, J., Bruine de Bruin, W., (2014). Analyzing consumer preferences for lighting technologies using discrete choice analysis, Ecological Economics, 97, 42–50 featured in The Chicago Policy Review, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Carnegie Mellon’s website news section.
7. Findings from Horner, Nathaniel, Inês M.L. Azevedo, and David Hounshell. "Effects of government incentives on wind innovation in the United States." Environmental Research Letters 8.4 (2013): 044032 where highlighted at:
a. environmentalresearchweb: http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/55919 b. CMU’s CIT website:
http://www.cit.cmu.edu/media/press/2014/05_05_wind_tech_patents.html c. CMU’s website:
1. Interview for the Portuguese newspaper JornalI: http://www.ionline.pt/artigos/portugal/ines-azevedo-incentivos-renovaveis-estao-nitidamente-acima-necessario
2. The main findings from Siler-Evans, K., Azevedo, I. L., Morgan, M.G, Apt, J. (2013). Regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits from wind and solar generation, PNAS, 110 (29), 11768-11773 were covered in:
• PhysOrg: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-solar-benefits-vary.html • Conservation Magazine: http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2013/06/location-scouting/ • Wind Energy and Electric Vehicle Review: http://www.evwind.es/2013/06/24/location-may-
3. June 26, 2013: Interview with TribLIVE on Federal policies for U.S. power plants and climate change: • TribLive: http://triblive.com/business/headlines/4257332-74/obama-coal-power#axzz2slFyiIV9
4. The main findings from Abdulla, A., Azevedo, I. L., Morgan, M. G., (2013). Expert elicitation of the cost of small modular nuclear reactors, PNAS, 110 (24), 9686-9691 were covered in: • ArsTechnica: http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/05/does-a-new-approach-to-nuclear-make-
economic-sense/ 5. The main findings from Thomas, B.A. Azevedo, I.L., (2013). Estimating direct and indirect rebound
effects for U.S. households with input-output analysis. Part 1: Theoretical Framework, Ecological Economics, 86, pp 199–210 were reported in: • Nature:
2012: 1. The findings from “Thomas, B., Azevedo I.L., Morgan, G. (2012). Edison revisited: Should we use
DC circuits for lighting in commercial buildings? Energy Policy, 45 399–411” were covered by: • Wall Street Journal online: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20120425-909206.html • Climate Wire http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2012/03/22
2. The results from “Hittinger, E., Mullins, K., Azevedo, I.L. (2012). The electricity consumption and energy savings potential of video game consoles in the United States. March 2012, Energy Efficiency Journal” where covered by: • The blog of the Wall Street Journal: http://blogs.wsj.com/ideas- market/2012/04/11/video-
2010: December 11, 2010: Interview for Expresso, a major Portuguese newspaper.
2008: Winning team of TEAMS contest on “An open letter to the presidential candidates on issues of climate change and sustainability”, organized by Johnson Controls, Lda. Prize: $10,000 for a scholarship fund towards CMU and a $2,500 grant for the winning team. Team members were invited to the 2008 Energy Efficiency Forum in DC. DC.Washington, DC. The full letter was published in USA Today (2008).
