Dr. Sarah Jordaan

Biography

Sarah Jordaan's research quantifies the environmental and economic trade-offs related to energy decisions. Her research group, Energy Technology and Policy Assessment (ETAPA), focuses on life cycle assessment, techno-economic analysis, and technology innovation. Her research determines solutions for decarbonizing the electric and transportation sectors while supporting other sustainable development goals. Her courses are designed to educate and empower students across disciplines, enabling them to tackle the toughest problems in energy and environment. Her students and scholars have carried on to advanced academic education, government, and industry. Prior to joining McGill University, she held appointments at Johns Hopkins University (2016-2022) at the School for Advanced International Studies and the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. She was an affiliate member of the Hopkins Institute for Data Intensive Science and Engineering. From 2013-2016, Jordaan was an Assistant Professor of Energy Policy and Politics at the University of Calgary, supervising graduate students in political science (M.A.) and sustainable energy (M.Sc.). She advanced her foundations in public policy at Harvard University (2010-2012) and gained insight into climate science at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. She earned her PhD at the University of Calgary in Environmental Design at the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Economy, and Environment, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics with a minor in Computer Science from Memorial University.

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