Jordan Kern

Assistant Professor

Research Interests

Jordan Kern’s research focuses on stochastic modeling of coupled natural-human systems to 1) improve understanding of emergent risks to people and the environment across sectors and scales and 2) develop novel approaches for mitigating these vulnerabilities.

Education

DegreeProgramSchoolYear
Ph.D.Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences and EngineeringUNC-Chapel Hill2014
MSESEMaster of Science in Environmental Sciences and EngineeringUNC-Chapel Hill2010
BSESBachelor of Science in Environmental SciencesUNC-Chapel Hill2007
 

Publications

Opportunities for wave energy in bulk power system operations
Akdemir, K. Z., Robertson, B., Oikonomou, K., Kern, J., Voisin, N., Hanif, S., & Bhattacharya, S. (2023), APPLIED ENERGY, 352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121845
US West Coast droughts and heat waves exacerbate pollution inequality and can evade emission control policies
Zeighami, A., Kern, J., Yates, A. J., Weber, P., & Bruno, A. A. (2023), NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37080-0
Assessing risks for New England's wholesale electricity market from wind power losses during extreme winter storms
Akdemir, K. Z., Kern, J. D., & Lamontagne, J. (2022), ENERGY, 251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123886
Assessing the Bonneville Power Administration's Financial Vulnerability to Hydrologic Variability
Denaro, S., Cuppari, R. I., Kern, J. D., Su, Y., & Characklis, G. W. (2022), JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 148(10). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001590
Core process representation in power system operational models: Gaps, challenges, and opportunities for multisector dynamics research
Oikonomou, K., Tarroja, B., Kern, J., & Voisin, N. (2022), ENERGY, 238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.122049
Hard-coupling water and power system models increases the complementarity of renewable energy sources
Koh, R., Kern, J., & Galelli, S. (2022), APPLIED ENERGY, 321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119386
Managing weather- and market price-related financial risks in algal biofuel production
Kleiman, R. M., Characklis, G. W., & Kern, J. D. (2022), RENEWABLE ENERGY, 200, 111–124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.09.104
Retail Load Defection Impacts on a Major Electric Utility's Exposure to Weather Risk
Su, Y., Kern, J., & Characklis, G. W. (2022), JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 148(3). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001531
Technology Pathways Could Help Drive the US West Coast Grid's Exposure to Hydrometeorological Uncertainty
Wessel, J., Kern, J. D., Voisin, N., Oikonomou, K., & Haas, J. (2022), EARTHS FUTURE, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EF002187
Analysis of fixed volume swaps for hedging financial risk at large-scale wind projects
Lucy, Z., & Kern, J. (2021), ENERGY ECONOMICS, 103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105603

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Jordan Kern