2003-2004 MAP/Ming Visiting Professor

Dr. Jonathan Koomey is currently on leave from his job as a Staff Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in Berkeley, California. For more than eleven years he led the End-Use Forecasting group at LBNL, which analyzes markets for efficient products and technologies for improving the energy and environmental aspects of those products <http://enduse.lbl.gov>. The group develops recommendations for policymakers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy on ways to promote energy efficiency and prevent pollution.  

Dr. Koomey holds M.S. and PhD degrees from the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California at Berkeley, and a B.A. in History of Science from Harvard University. He is the author or coauthor of seven books and more than one hundred and thirty articles and reports on energy conservation technology, energy economics, energy policy, environmental externalities, and global climate change. Dr. Koomey serves on the Editorial Board of the journal Contemporary Economic Policy, and has appeared on Nova/Frontline, BBC radio, CNBC, All Things Considered, Marketplace, Tech Nation, The California Report, CNET radio, and KQED radio. He has been quoted in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, The Washington Post, Science, Science News, American Scientist, Dow Jones News Wires, USA Today, SF Chronicle, Oakland Tribune, Interactive Week, Business 2.0, Salon.com, and Network Magazine. He is also a Research Affiliate of the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley.

In 1993, his report, titled Cost-Effectiveness of Fuel Economy Improvements in 1992 Honda Civic Hatchbacks won the Fred Burgraff Award for Excellence in Transportation Research from the National Research Council's Transportation Research Board. His latest book, Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving, was published in August 2001 by Analytics Press <http://www.numbersintoknowledge.com/>.

Click here <http://enduse.lbl.gov/bios/jonathan.html> for more information on Dr. Koomey, his publications, and his resume.

Winter Quarter 2004
During the Winter Quarter, Dr. Koomey offered CEE 173R/207R. Quantitative Methods for Forecasting Energy Futures. This course reviews quantitative methods for forecasting and assessing energy futures, including trend-based approaches, econometric projections, end-use methods, computable general equilibrium models, scenario analysis, and combined modeling approaches. 

In spring quarter of 2004, Dr. Koomey taught a class on combined heat and power (cogeneration) technologies. These technologies have the potential to achieve substantial economic and emissions savings compared to more conventional electricity generation technologies. This class will prepare students to analyze the economic, emission, energy, and water implications of these technologies compared more conventional options.