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Jacob Mays is an Assistant Professor at Cornell University in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research interests include applications of stochastic optimization and statistical learning in energy systems. He focuses on the design and analysis of electricity markets. Jacob holds an AB in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard University, a Master of Engineering in Energy Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University. He has worked as a management consultant, primarily in the aviation and rail industries, and at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Currently, he has funded postdoctoral positions available and encourages mathematically inclined students interested in energy systems to apply to PhD programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Operations Research, and Systems Engineering.
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