Mel George is an electrical engineer by training whose diverse research interests are at the intersection of technology and energy-climate policies, and their implications for sustainable development and broader human well-being. He is especially interested in incorporating political and social science dimensions into modeling. He also works on international compliance and voluntary carbon markets and energy policy in India.
George has worked and collaborated with many multinational teams, including at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria under the prestigious Young Scientist’s Program, CIRED (Paris), CMCC-EIEE (Italy) and is the recipient of multiple awards and fellowships, including from the US National Science Foundation. He has won multiple Outstanding Reviewer recognitions for journals in the energy and social sciences.
Before completing his Ph.D. in Policy Studies at the University of Maryland, George spent almost a decade with different public sector organizations under the government of India and gained wide-ranging experience in multiple domains from research and development, engineering and construction, administration to strategy and energy policy in the oil and gas sector. He graduated the equivalent of summa cum laude with a Master of Technology in Energy Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India.
George has a keen interest in mentoring and serves on the judging panels for the Montgomery County Science Fair and the Regeneron International Science Fair.
- Integrated assessment modeling; energy & development economics; sustainable development; equity, innovation and trade; carbon market design; political economy modeling
Successfully addressing the climate crisis while achieving sustainable development goals will require carefully constructed strategies to enact rapid economic transitions to a cleaner economy—tailored to national circumstances and priorities. The Center for Global Sustainability has deep expertise in country-specific analytical and policy approaches across key sectors and in support of a 1.5°C-pathway.
Learn More about National Climate StrategiesSchool Authors: Tiruwork Berhanu Tibebu, Penlope Yaguma, Christoph Bertram, Mel George, Kowan O’Keefe, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui
School Authors: Jenna Behrendt, Maria Borrero, Mel George, Christoph Bertram, Nathan Hultman, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui
Other Authors: Hyuntae Choi, Jiheun Ha, Sangin Park, Haewon McJeon
School Authors: Nathan Hultman, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jenna Behrendt, Maria Borrero, Christoph Bertram, Xavier Nelson-Rowntree, Jiehong Lou, Alicia Zhao, Andy Miller, Claire Squire, Audrey Rader, Kiara Ordonez Olazabal , Kowan O’Keefe, Mel George, Tiruwork Berhanu Tibebu, Xinyue Li
Other Authors: Alexandra Kreis, Dmitry Churlyaev, Mohammed Syed, Molly Schreier
School Authors: Jenna Behrendt, Maria Borrero, Mel George, Christoph Bertram, Audrey Rader, Jiehong Lou, Nathan Hultman, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui
Other Authors: Dmitry Churlyaev, Alexandra Kreis
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Maria Borrero, Christoph Bertram, Jenna Behrendt, Audrey Rader, Mel George, Jiehong Lou, Andy Miller, Tiruwork Berhanu Tibebu, Kowan O’Keefe, Xinyue Li, Claire Squire, Nathan Hultman, Xiangwen Fu, Alicia Zhao
Other Authors: Mengye Zhu, Dmitry Churlyaev, Jordan Snarski, Bhavika Buddi, Alexandra Kreis
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jenna Behrendt, Andy Miller, Christoph Bertram, Mel George, Maria Borrero, Alicia Zhao, Gokul Iyer, Kathleen Kennedy, Jiehong Lou, Haewon McJeon, Kowan O’Keefe, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Mengye Zhu, Matthew Zwerling, Michael Westphal , Alexandra Kreis, Dillon Walton, Aldana Joel Canton, Shiqi Chen, Yingtong Li, Shannon Kennedy
School Authors: Haewon McJeon, Mel George
Other Authors: Mel George, Haewon McJeon
