Jordan Kern
Forestry and Environmental Resources
- Phone: 919.515.3617
- Email: jkern@ncsu.edu
- Office: 4359 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 |
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Publications
- Dual Impacts of Space Heating Electrification and Climate Change Increase Uncertainties in Peak Load Behavior and Grid Capacity Requirements in Texas
- Ssembatya, H., Kern, J. D., Oikonomou, K., Voisin, N., Burleyson, C. D., & Akdemir, K. Z. (2024), Earth's Future, 12(6). https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004443
- Exploring the benefits of integrated energy-water management in reducing economic and environmental tradeoffs
- Singh, S., Quinn, J., Kern, J., Cuppari, R., & Characklis, G. (2024), Environmental Research: Energy, 1(3), 035010. https://doi.org/10.1088/2753-3751/ad713d
- Green hydrogen exports in New Zealand and Chile can improve electricity supply security if configured as local energy insurance
- Alvear, C., Haas, J., Palma-Behnke, R., Peer, R., Medina, J. P., & Kern, J. D. (2024), Energy, 304, 131930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.131930
- High-resolution, open-source modeling of inland flooding impacts on the North Carolina bulk electric power grid
- Prieto-Miranda, L., & Kern, J. D. (2024), Environmental Research: Energy, 1(1), 015005. https://doi.org/10.1088/2753-3751/ad3558
- Utilities Are Planning for the Wrong Kind of Hurricane
- Kern, J. (2024, October), Heatmap News.
- An open-source framework for balancing computational speed and fidelity in production cost models
- Akdemir, K. Z., Oikonomou, K., Kern, J. D., Voisin, N., Ssembatya, H., & Qian, J. (2024), Environmental Research: Energy, 1(1), 015003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2753-3751/ad1751
- Blackouts experienced during low temps last month are bound to happen again
- Kern, J. (2023, January), The Post and Courier.
- Droughts and heat waves could worsen air pollution for vulnerable communities
- Kern, J. (2023, March), L.A.Times.
- 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
- Rolling blackouts can protect power grid from serious damage
- Kern, J. (2023, January), CBS 17 WNCN.
