JUST-R metrics for considering energy justice in early-stage energy research

Nikita S. Dutta is a director’s postdoctoral fellow in the Materials Science Center of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). She received her PhD in materials science from Princeton University and BS in physics from Yale University. Her research focuses on developing and applying novel electron microscopy methods to study structural evolution and degradation of materials in energy technologies. Elizabeth (Liz) Gill is a policy and markets research analyst in NREL’s National Wind Technology Center. She received her BA in political science from Willamette University and MS in environmental policy and governance from the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on wind energy social acceptance and policy, energy equity, and community energy planning. Bettina K. Arkhurst is a PhD candidate in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech and an energy equity intern in NREL’s Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support Center. She holds a BS and MS in mechanical engineering from MIT and Georgia Tech, respectively. Her research seeks to understand how concepts of justice can be applied to energy technology design to enable better consideration of marginalized and vulnerable populations. Mary Hallisey has worked in clean energy research for over 25 years as an independent consultant, research faculty member at Georgia Tech, and program manager at NREL. Her research and engagement experience includes investigating energy policy applications and stakeholder interactions as they apply to technology development and deployment. Her body of work includes feasibility studies for renewable energy development, incorporation of spatial planning applications, and community engagement in both urban and rural settings. Katherine Fu is the Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She earned her PhD and MS in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and her BS in mechanical engineering from Brown University. Her work focuses on studying the engineering design process through cognitive studies and extending those findings to methods/tools to facilitate more effective and inspired design. Kate Anderson is chief of staff for energy systems integration at NREL. She supports operations and strategic planning focused on power systems, energy security and resilience, systems analysis, and decision science and coordinates energy justice activities across NREL. She holds a BS in aerospace engineering from MIT and a PhD in advanced energy systems from Colorado School of Mines. Nikita S. Dutta is a director’s postdoctoral fellow in the Materials Science Center of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). She received her PhD in materials science from Princeton University and BS in physics from Yale University. Her research focuses on developing and applying novel electron microscopy methods to study structural evolution and degradation of materials in energy technologies. Elizabeth (Liz) Gill is a policy and markets research analyst in NREL’s National Wind Technology Center. She received her BA in political science from Willamette University and MS in environmental policy and governance from the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on wind energy social acceptance and policy, energy equity, and community energy planning. Bettina K. Arkhurst is a PhD candidate in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech and an energy equity intern in NREL’s Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support Center. She holds a BS and MS in mechanical engineering from MIT and Georgia Tech, respectively. Her research seeks to understand how concepts of justice can be applied to energy technology design to enable better consideration of marginalized and vulnerable populations. Mary Hallisey has worked in clean energy research for over 25 years as an independent consultant, research faculty member at Georgia Tech, and program manager at NREL. Her research and engagement experience includes investigating energy policy applications and stakeholder interactions as they apply to technology development and deployment. Her body of work includes feasibility studies for renewable energy development, incorporation of spatial planning applications, and community engagement in both urban and rural settings. Katherine Fu is the Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She earned her PhD and MS in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and her BS in mechanical engineering from Brown University. Her work focuses on studying the engineering design process through cognitive studies and extending those findings to methods/tools to facilitate more effective and inspired design. Kate Anderson is chief of staff for energy systems integration at NREL. She supports operations and strategic planning focused on power systems, energy security and resilience, systems analysis, and decision science and coordinates energy justice activities across NREL. She holds a BS in aerospace engineering from MIT and a PhD in advanced energy systems from Colorado School of Mines.