Narasimha Rao
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Narasimha Rao

Professor of Energy Systems

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Dr. Narasimha D. Rao's research examines the relationship between energy systems, human development and climate change. His current focus is on investigating the household-level wellbeing impacts of technology adoption and other energy transitions policies in the US and around the world.  His research interests also include investigating heat stress and adaptive cooling, demand-side mitigation strategies and their relationship with poverty and income inequality. His work has been supported by the European Research Council (Starting Grant, DecentLivingEnergy), National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency and other organizations.  He is a lead author in the IPCC's Seventh Assessment WG3, and has been a lead author for previous UN Emissions Gap reports. 

Dr. Rao serves as co-Editor in Chief of the journal Global Environmental Change.  He is also a Senior Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. 

He received his PhD from Stanford University in Environment and Resources, Masters from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering and Technology Policy, and A.B from Dartmouth College.

I am accepting new PhD students for Fall 2027

Energy Systems Analysis, Fall
Energy and Development, Spring

Climate Ethics: Principles and Model Applications, Spring

Education

Ph.D, Stanford University, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER);
M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technology Policy Program;
M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science;
B.A., Dartmouth College, Computer Engineering

 

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