Dr. Jacqueline A. Dowling (Jackie) models energy systems to guide the global transition to clean energy. She is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Iowa, where her research program analyzes natural resource constraints, guides technology innovation, and targets decarbonization solutions. Jackie integrates weather data into macro-energy system models to inform reliable infrastructure planning and technology development. Recent focus areas include long-duration energy storage and clean heat. Her dissertation combined techno-economic analysis with materials chemistry to assess the value of diverse energy storage and conversion technologies in wind- and solar-based electricity systems. Jackie earned a PhD in chemistry with a minor in environmental science and engineering from Caltech and was a Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellow. Her research on long-duration energy storage has been cited by major utilities and in decarbonization plans at the international, national, and state levels.

Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships: 

• American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
• United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE)

Special Fields of Knowledge:

• Macro-energy system modeling
• Techno-economic analysis
• Capacity expansion planning

Research Areas:

• Analyze natural resource constraints such as wind and solar droughts and subsurface storage.
• Guide technology innovation for cost-effective energy storage, electricity generation, and clean heat.
• Target decarbonization solutions including energy infrastructure flexibility, retrofits, and resilience.

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