Dr. Jessica Jewell

Biography

Jessica Jewell is a Full Professor in Physical Resource Theory at Chalmers University, focusing on the interplay between technology and society within the Department of Space, Earth and Environment. Her research is primarily on the feasibility of climate action, quantifying the dynamics and mechanisms of energy transitions, and she employs a variety of disciplinary approaches and methods in her work. Jewell is a recipient of the prestigious European Research Council's Starting Grant and serves as the Principal Investigator for a project funded by the Norwegian Research Council. She leads several work packages in collaborative research projects supported by both European and Swedish funding agencies. Additionally, Professor Jewell holds several honorary positions, including as a Professor at the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation at the University of Bergen, a Guest Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and a Senior Fellow at the Breakthrough Institute. Her previous experience includes significant roles at IIASA in Vienna and the International Energy Agency in Paris, where she led research on energy security and the political economy of energy transitions. Jewell also serves on numerous editorial boards for journals such as Energy Research & Social Science and Oxford Open Energy, as well as for the Routledge series on Energy Transitions.

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