Jordan Kern
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 919.513.3954
- Email: jkern@ncsu.edu
- Office: 4173 Fitts-Woolard Hall
- Website: http://kern.wordpress.ncsu.edu
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
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences and Engineering | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2014 |
| MSESE | Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Engineering | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2010 |
| BSES | Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2007 |
Publications
- 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
- Characterizing weather-related biophysical and financial risks in algal biofuel production
- Kleiman, R. M., Characklis, G. W., Kern, J. D., & Gerlach, R. (2021), APPLIED ENERGY, 294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116960
