"The Writing Irish",
"Poet of the Low-Carbon Transition"
Known for
Energy Policy, National Security, Climate Change Diplomacy, International Affairs
Scientific career
Institutions
Colorado School of Mines, World Bank, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United Nations, Irish National Government
Morgan D. Bazilian is an American-Irish academic, who has spent the majority of his career as a diplomat and in public service. He is the Director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, and a professor of public policy at the Colorado School of Mines.[1][2] His research focuses on energy and climate change policy, national security, and international affairs. In 2019, he was asked to testify in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources as an expert witness.[3]
Bazilian has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan (1991), a master's in Building Energy Analysis from the University of Colorado (1999), a master's in Applied Physics from Murdoch University (2001), and a Ph.D. in Energy Systems and Thermodynamics from University of New South Wales (2002).[1][4][5][6]
Prior to his career in energy and environmental policy, Bazilian was a professional mountain guide on Mount Rainier and Denali for both Rainier Mountaineering and International Mountain Guides.[1] He is a published poet and short story writer who was named "Poet of the low-carbon transition" by Michael Liebreich.[22]
(co-editor with Fabien A Roques) Analytical Methods for Energy Diversity and Security: Portfolio Optimization in the Energy Sector: A Tribute to the work of Dr. Shimon Awerbuch (Elsevier Global Energy Policy and Economics Series). (Elsevier Science, 2008). ISBN 9780080915319
Nussbaumer, P., Bazilian, M. & Modi, V. Measuring energy poverty: Focusing on what matters. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. (2012).
Bazilian, M., Nussbaumer, P. & Rogner, H. H. Energy access scenarios to 2030 for the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Utilities Policy (2012).
Bazilian, M., Rogner, H., Howells, M., Hermann, S. & Arent, D. Considering the energy, water and food nexus: Towards an integrated modelling approach. Energy Policy (2011).
Bazilian, M., Onyeji, I., Liebreich, M., MacGill, I. & Chase, J. Re-considering the economics of photovoltaic power. Renewable Energy (2013).
Bazilian, M., Nakhooda, S. & Van de Graaf, T. Energy governance and poverty. Energy Research & Social (2014).
Heath, G. A., O’Donoughue, P., Arent, D. J. & Bazilian, M. Harmonization of initial estimates of shale gas life cycle greenhouse gas emissions for electric power generation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 111, E3167–76 (2014).
Bazilian, M., Bradshaw, M., Goldthau, A. & Westphal, K. Model and manage the changing geopolitics of energy. Nature 569, 29–31 (2019).
Sovacool, B. K., Ali, S., Bazilian, et al. Sustainable minerals and metals for a low-carbon future. Science 367, 30–33 (2020).
