Dr. Alejandro Nunez Jimenez

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Biography

Alejandro Nunez-Jimenez is a senior researcher in Prof. Volker Hoffmann’s Group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich), where his research focuses on the influence of technological change on energy policies to facilitate the transition to sustainable energy systems. Additionally, he is an associate at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, investigating the role of hydrogen in decarbonizing energy systems. In 2024, he was awarded the Ambizione fellowship by the Swiss National Science Foundation to develop Zero-AMPS, a new modeling framework that integrates agent-based energy system modeling. Starting in 2025, he will lead his own team for a four-year project aimed at providing insights into how businesses respond to policies. Alejandro completed his PhD focusing on designing energy policies that harness technological change at ETH Zurich in 2020 and holds an MSc in Energy Management and Sustainability from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and a BSc in Energy Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid. He has also gained experience as a PV System Engineer in the solar photovoltaic industry and worked as a Business Development Analyst. In academia, he served as a Research Assistant and co-founded several initiatives promoting comprehensive approaches to global energy challenges.

Research Interests

Requirements for ETH Zurich

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.4
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:159
Verbal Percentile
Required:80
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:81
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Writing Percentile
Required:85
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a related field (Engineering, Natural Sciences, or Mathematics) Minimum 180 ECTS credits Subject-specific knowledge equivalent to ETH Bachelor's programs
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree diploma or transcript
  • Official academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Letter of Motivation (1 page)
  • Two academic recommendation letters
  • English language proficiency certificate
  • GRE General Test (for non-EU/EFTA applicants)
Specialization Notes

The GRE is mandatory for students who did not obtain their Bachelor's degree in an EU/EFTA state. Some departments (e.g., Computer Science) have specific ECTS credit requirements in core subjects.