Jerome Apt

PHONE

412-268-3003

OFFICE

POS - Posner Hall - Room 254B

AREA OF EXPERTISE

General Management

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Ph D (Experimental Atomic Physics) - 1976
Harvard College - BA (Physics) - 1971

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Mathematical, regulatory, and market characteristics of renewable and other low-carbon electric power. Low-carbon economics and technologies, including solar radiation management. Physical risk analysis and management.

USEFUL LINKS

Vita RenewElec Project Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center

BIOGRAPHY

Jay Apt is a Professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business and in the CMU Department of Engineering and Public Policy. He is the Co-Director (with Granger Morgan) of the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center and Director of the RenewElec (renewable electricity) project. He has authored over 80 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has published op-ed pieces in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the Washington Post. Professor Apt received an A.B. in physics from Harvard College in 1971 and a Ph.D. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1997 and the Metcalf Lifetime Achievement Award for significant contributions to engineering in 2002.

PUBLICATIONS

• Is It Always Windy Somewhere? Occurrence of Low-Wind-Power Events over Large Areas

(author(s): Mark Handschy, Stephen Rose, Jerome Apt) Renewable Energy 101, 2017; 1124-1130

• Emissions and Economics of Behind-the-Meter Electricity Storage

(author(s): Michael Fisher, Jerome Apt) Environmental Science & Technology

• Are high penetrations of commercial cogeneration good for society?

(author(s): Jeremy Keen, Jerome Apt) Environmental Research Letters 11, 2016; 124014

• Variability of the wind turbine power curve

(author(s): Mahesh Bandi, Jerome Apt) Applied Sciences 6, 2016; 262

• The Climate and Health Effects of a USA Switch from Coal to Gas Electricity Generation

(author(s): Roger Lueken, Kelly Klima, W. Griffin, Jerome Apt) Energy 109, 2016; 371-388

• Quantifying Sources of Uncertainty in Reanalysis Derived Wind Speed

(author(s): Stephen Rose, Jerome Apt) Renewable Energy 94, 2016; 157-165

• Robust Resource Adequacy Planning in the Face of Coal Retirements

(author(s): Roger Lueken, Jerome Apt, Fallaw Sowell) Energy Policy 88, 2016; 371-388

• What Can Reanalysis Data Tell Us About Wind Power?
  

(author(s): Stephen Rose, Jerome Apt) Renewable Energy 83, 2015; 963-969

• Geographic smoothing of solar PV: Results from Gujarat

(author(s): Kelly Klima, Jerome Apt) Environmental Research Letters 10, 2015; 104001

• Recent results on the integration of renewable electric power into the US grid

Materials Research Society Energy & Sustainability - A Review Journal 2, 2015; E6

• A Review of Large-Scale Wind Integration Studies

(author(s): Paul Hines, Jonathan Dowds, Todd Ryan, W. Buchanan, Elisabeth Kirby, Jerome Apt, Paulina Jaramillo) Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 49, 2015; 768-794

• Optimal Investment Timing and Capacity Choice for Pumped Hydropower Storage

(author(s): E. Fertig, A. Heggedal, G. Doorman, Jerome Apt) Energy Systems 5(2), 2014; 285-306

• The Effects of Bulk Electricity Storage on the PJM Market

(author(s): Roger Lueken, Jerome Apt) Energy Systems 5(4), 2014; 677-704

• The Effect of Variability-Mitigating Market Rules on the Operation of Wind Farms

(author(s): Eric Hittinger, Jerome Apt, Jay Whitacre) Energy Systems 5(4), 2014; 737-766

• Consumer Cost Effectiveness of CO2 Mitigation Policies in Restructured Electricity Markets

(author(s): Jerome Apt, J. Moore) Environmental Research Letters 9, 2014; 104019

• Variable Renewable Energy and the Electricity Grid

(author(s): Jerome Apt, Paulina Jaramillo, J. Dowds, M. Dworkin, E. Fertig, M. Handschy, P. Hines, E. Hittinger, W. Katzenstein, E. Kirby, C. Lueken, R. Lueken, B. Mauch, J. Moore, M. Morgan, R. Nordhaus, D. Oates, S. Peterson, S. Rose, D. Stine, A. Weiss, D. Yaffe) RFF Press / Taylor & Francis, 2014; 328

• Microgrids for Rural Electrification: A critical review of best practices based on seven case studies

(author(s): Daniel Schnitzer, Deepa Lounsbury, Juan Carvallo, Ranjit Deshumkh, Jerome Apt, Daniel Kammen) United Nations Foundation, 2014

• An Effective Method for Modeling Wind Power Forecast Uncertainty

(author(s): B. Mauch, Jerome Apt, P.M. Carvalho, M. Small) Energy Systems 4(4), 2013; 393-417

• Can Hybrid Solar-Fossil Power Plants mitigate CO2 at Lower Cost than PV or CSP?
  

(author(s): J. Moore, Jerome Apt) Environmental Science & Technology 47(6), 2013; 2487-2493

• Incorporating Seismic Concerns in Site Selection for Enhanced Geothermal Power Generation

(author(s): E. Hoşgör, Jerome Apt, B. Fischhoff) The Journal of Risk Research 16(8), 2013; 1021-1036

• Preface to the Special Issue on Energy Modeling

(author(s): Jerome Apt, Nicola Secomandi) Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 47(2), 2013; 75

• Quantifying the Hurricane Catastrophic Risk to Offshore Wind Power

(author(s): S. Rose, P. Jaramillo, M. Small, Jerome Apt) Risk Analysis 33(12), 2013; 2126-2141

• What Day-Ahead Reserves are Needed in Electric Grids with High Levels of Wind Power?

(author(s): Brandon Mauch, Jerome Apt, P.M.S. Carvalho, Paulina Jaramillo) Environmental Research Letters 8, 2013; 034013

• Regional Variations in the Health, Environmental, and Climate Benefits of Wind and Solar Generation

(author(s): K. Siler-Evans, I. Azevedo, M. Morgan, Jerome Apt) Proceeings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110(29), 2013; 11768-11773

• The Cost of Curtailing Wind Turbines for Secondary Frequency Regulation Capacity

(author(s): Steven Rose, Jerome Apt) Energy Systems 5(3), 2013; 407-422

• The Truth about Geoengineering

(author(s): David Victor, M. Morgan, Jerome Apt, John Steinbruner, Kate Ricke) Foreign Affairs, 2013

• Can a Wind Farm with CAES Survive in the Day-ahead Market?

(author(s): B. Mauch, P.M. Carvalho, Jerome Apt) Energy Policy 48, 2012; 584-593

• Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Removing the Legal and Regulatory Barriers

(author(s): M. Morgan, S. McCoy, Jerome Apt, M. Dworkin, P. Fischbeck, D. Gerard, K. Gregg, R. Gresham, C. Hagan, D. Kreis, R. Nordhaus, E. Pitlick, M. Pollak, J. Reiss, E. Rubin, K. Twaite, E. Wilson) RFF Press, 2012; 274

• Comparative Analysis of Conventional Oil and Gas and Wind Project Decommissioning Regulations on Federal, State, and County Lands

(author(s): D. Changala, M. Dworkin, Jerome Apt, P. Jaramillo) The Electricity Journal 25(1), 2012; 29-45

• Cost Analysis of Stratospheric Albedo Modification Delivery Systems

(author(s): J. McClellan, D. Keith, Jerome Apt) Environmental Research Letters 7(3), 2012; 034019

• Distribution Grid Reconfiguration Reduces Power Losses and Helps Integrate Renewables

(author(s): C. Lueken, P.M. Carvalho, Jerome Apt) Energy Policy 48, 2012; 260-273

• Generating Wind Time Series as a Hybrid of Measured and Simulated Data

(author(s): S. Rose, Jerome Apt) Wind Energy 15(5), 2012; 699-715

• Quantifying the Hurricane Catastrophic Risk to Offshore Wind Power

(author(s): S. Rose, P. Jaramillo, M. Small, I. Grossman, Jerome Apt) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109(9), 2012; 3247-3252

• Reply to Powell and Cocke: On the Probability of Catastrophic Damage to Offshore Wind Farms from Hurricanes in the US Gulf Coast

(author(s): S. Rose, P. Jaramillo, M. Small, I.` Grossman, Jerome Apt) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109(33), 2012; E2193-E2194

• The Cost of Wind Power Variability

(author(s): W. Katzenstein, Jerome Apt) Energy Policy 51, 2012; 233-243

• The Costs of Solar and Wind Power Variability for Reducing CO2 Emissions

(author(s): C. Lueken, G. Cohen, Jerome Apt) Environmental Science & Technology 46(17), 2012; 9761-9767

• The Effect of Long-Distance Interconnection on Wind Power Variability

(author(s): E. Fertig, W. Katzenstein, Jerome Apt, P. Jaramillo) Environmental Research Letters 7(3:034017), 2012

• What Properties of Grid Energy Storage are Most Valuable?

(author(s): E. Hittinger, J. Whitacre, Jerome Apt) Journal of Power Sources 206, 2012; 436–449

• Battery Vehicles Reduce CO2 Emissions

(author(s): Jerome Apt, Scott B. Peterson, J. F. Whitacre) Science 333(6044), 2011; 823-823

• Lester Lave, Visionary Economist

(author(s): Jerome Apt, Chris T. Hendrickson, M. Granger Morgan) Environmental Science & Technology 45(13), 2011; 5457-5458

• Economics of Compressed Air Energy Storage To Integrate Wind Power: A Case Study In Ercot

(author(s): Emily Fertig, Jerome Apt) Energy Policy 39(5), 2011; 2330-2342

• Net Air Emissions From Electric Vehicles: The Effect Of Carbon Price And Charging Strategies

(author(s): Scott B. Peterson, J. F. Whitacre, Jerome Apt) Environmental Science & Technology 45(5), 2011; 1792-1797

• Compensating for Wind Variability Using Co-Located Natural Gas Generation and Energy Storage

(author(s): Jerome Apt) Energy Systems 1(4), 2010; 417-439

• Human Spaceflight Risk Management
  Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering

John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2010

• The Variability of Interconnected Wind Plants

(author(s): Warren Katzenstein, Emily Fertig, Jerome Apt) Energy Policy 38(8), 2010; 4400-4410

• Implications of Compensating Property Owners For Geologic Sequestration Of Co(2)

(author(s): R. Lee Gresham, Sean T. McCoy, Jerome Apt, M. Granger Morgan) Environmental Science & Technology 44(8), 2010; 2897-2903

• Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Degradation Resulting From Realistic Vehicle And Vehicle-To-Grid Utilization

(author(s): Scott B. Peterson, Jerome Apt, J. F. Whitacre) Journal of Power Sources 195(8), 2010; 2385-2392

• The Air Quality and Human Health Effects of Integrating Utility-Scale Batteries Into The New York State Electricity Grid

(author(s): Elisabeth A. Gilmore, Jerome Apt, Rahul Walawalkar, Peter J. Adams, Lester Lave) Journal of Power Sources 195(8), 2010; 2405-2413

• The Economics of Using PHEV Battery Packs for Grid Storage

(author(s): Scott B. Peterson, J. F. Whitacre, Jerome Apt) Journal of Power Sources 195(8), 2010; 2377-2384

• Large Blackouts in North America: Historical Trends and Policy Implications

(author(s): Paul Hines, Jerome Apt, Sarosh Talukdar) Energy Policy 37(12), 2009; 5249-5259

• Response to Comment on "Air Emissions Due To Wind and Solar Power"

(author(s): Warren Katenstein, Jerome Apt) Environmental Science & Technology 43(15), 2009; 6108-6109

• Near-Term Implications of a Ban on New Coal-Fired Power Plants in The United States

(author(s): Adam Newcomer, Jerome Apt) Environmental Science & Technology 43(11), 2009; 3995-4001

• The Geoengineering Option: A Last Resort Against Global Warming?

(author(s): David G. Victor, M. Granger Morgan, Jerome Apt, John Steinbruner, Katharine Ricke) Foreign Affairs 88(2), 2009; 64-76

• Air Emissions Due to Wind and Solar Power

(author(s): Warren Katzenstein, Jerome Apt) Environmental Science & Technology 43(2), 2009; 253-258

• A National Renewable Portfolio Standard? Not Practical

(author(s): Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, Sompop Pattanariyankool) Issues in Science & Technology 25(1), 2008; 53-59

• An Economic Welfare Analysis of Demand Response in the PJM Electricity Market

(author(s): Rahul Walawalkar, Seth Blumsack, Jerome Apt, Stephen Fernands) Energy Policy 36(10), 2008; 3692-3702

• Implications of Generator Siting For CO2 Pipeline Infrastructure

(author(s): Adam Newcomer, Jerome Apt) Energy Policy 36(5), 2008; 1776-1787

• The Character of Power Output From Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Systems

(author(s): Aimee E. Curtright, Jerome Apt) Progress In Photovoltaics 16(3), 2008; 241-247

• Short Run Effects of a Price on Carbon Dioxide Emissions from US Electric Generators

(author(s): Adam Newcomer, Seth Blumsack, Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, M. Granger Morgan) Environmental Science & Technology 42(9), 2008; 3139-3144

• Regulating The Geological Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide

(author(s): Elizabeth J. Wilson, M. Granger Morgan, Jerome Apt, Mark Bonner, Christopher Bunting, M. de Figueiredo, Jenny Gode, Carlo C. Jaeger, David W. Keith, Sean T. McCoy, R. Stuart Haszeldine, Melisa F. Pollak, David M. Reiner, Edward S. Rubin, Asbjorn Torvanger, Christina Ulardic, Shalini P. Vajjhala, David G. Victor, Iain W. Wright) Environmental Science & Technology 42(8), 2008; 2718-2722

• Deregulation/Restructuring Part I: Re-regulation Will Not Fix the Problems

(author(s): Lester Lave, Jerome Apt, Seth Blumsack) The Electricity Journal 20(8), 2007; 9-22

• Deregulation/Restructuring Part II: Where Do We Go From Here?

(author(s): Lester Lave, Jerome Apt, Seth Blumsack) The Electricity Journal 20(9), 2007; 10-23

• Worst Case Electricity Scenarios: The Benefits and Costs of Prevention
  The Economic Costs and Consequences of Terrorism

(author(s): Lester Lave, Jerome Apt, M. Morgan) Elgar, 2007; 257-272

• Should a Coal-Fired Power Plant be Replaced or Retrofitted?

(author(s): Dalia Patino-Echeverri, Benoit Morel, Jerome Apt, Chao Chen) Environmental Science & Technology 41(23), 2007; 7980-7986

• Storing Syngas Lowers the Carbon Price for Profitable Coal Gasification

(author(s): Adam Newcomer, Jerome Apt) Environmental Science & Technology 41(23), 2007; 7974-7979

• The Spectrum of Power from Wind Turbines

Journal of Power Sources 169(2), 2007; 369-374

• Promoting Low-Carbon Electricity Production

(author(s): Jerome Apt, David Keith, M. Morgan) Issues In Science And Technology 24(3), 2007; 37-44

• Economics of Electric Energy Storage for Energy Arbitrage And Regulation In New York

(author(s): Rahul Walawalkar, Jerome Apt, Rick Mancini) Energy Policy 35(4), 2007; 2558-2568

• "Response to Andy Ott''s letter on "Lessons from the Failure of U.S. Electricity Restructuring"

(author(s): S Blumsack, Jerome Apt, LB Lave) The Electricity Journal 19(5), 2006; 4-6

• Electricity: Protecting Essential Services
  Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response: How Private Action Can Reduce Public Vulnerability

(author(s): Jerome Apt, M. Morgan, Lester Lave) Cambridge University Press, 2006; 211-238

• Lessons from the failure of US Electricity Restructuring

(author(s): S. Blumsack, Jerome Apt, L. Lave) The Electricity Journal 19(2), 2006; 15-32

• Power and People

(author(s): Jerome Apt, B. Fischhoff) The Electricity Journal 19(9), 2006; 17-25

• Power Play: A More Reliable U.S. Electric System

(author(s): Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, M. Morgan) Issues in Science & Technology 22(4), 2006; 51-58

• Planning for Natural Disasters in a Stochastic World

(author(s): Lester Lave, Jerome Apt) Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 33, 2006; 117-130

• Power Play - A More Reliable U.S. Electric System

(author(s): Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, MG Morgan) Issues In Science And Technology 22(4), 2006; 51-58

• Cell Phones: Unsafe at Any Airspeed: Cellphones and other Electronics are More of a Risk Than You Think

(author(s): B. Strauss, M. Morgan, Jerome Apt, D. Stancil) IEEE Spectrum 43(3), 2006; 44-49

• A Cautionary Tale: U.S. Electricity Reform

(author(s): Seth Blumsack, Jerome Apt, Lester Lave) Economic and Political Weekly (SSpecial Issue: Power Sector Reform - International Experience) 40(50), 2005; 5279-5290

• Are Renewables Portfolio Standards Cost-Effective Emission Abatement Policy?

(author(s): K. Dobesova, Jerome Apt, Lester Lave) Environmental Science & Technology 39(22), 2005; 8578-8583

• Competition Has Not Lowered US Industrial Electricity Prices

The Electricity Journal 18(2), 2005; 52-61

• Increasing the Security and Reliability of the US Electricity System
  The Economic Impacts Of Terrorist Attacks

(author(s): Lester Lave, Jerome Apt, A. Farrell, M. Morgan) Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005; 57-69

• Are Renewables Portfolio Standards Cost-Effective Emission Abatement Policy?

(author(s): K Dobesova, Jerome Apt, Lester Lave) Environmental Science & Technology 39(22), 2005; 8578-8583

• Ecology - Managing Soil Carbon

(author(s): R. Lal, Michael Griffin, Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, M. Morgan) Science 304(5669), 2004; 393

• Electrical Blackouts: A Systemic Problem

(author(s): Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, S. Talukdar, M. Morgan, M. Ilic) Issues in Science and Technology 20(4), 2004; 55-61

• Introducing Electric Power into a Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Network Industries

(author(s): M. Ilic, Jerome Apt, P. Khosla, Lester Lave, M. Morgan, S. Talukdar) IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 19(1), 2004; 9-16

• Response to Comments on "Managing Soil Carbon

(author(s): R. Lal, Michael Griffin, Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, G. Morgan) Science 305(5690), 2004

• Rethinking Electricity Deregulation

(author(s): Lester Lave, Jerome Apt, Seth Blumsack) The Electricity Journal 17(8), 2004; 11-26

• Response To Comments on Managing Soil Carbon

(author(s): Rattan Lal, Michael Griffin, Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, M. Granger Morgan) Science 305, 2004; 1567d

• Response to Comments on Managing Soil Carbon

(author(s): R Lal, M Griffin, Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, G Morgan) Science 305(5690), 2004

• Electrical Blackouts: A Systemic Problem

(author(s): Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, S Talukdar, MG Morgan, M Ilic) Issues In Science And Technology 20(4), 2004; 55-61

• Ecology - Managing Soil Carbon

(author(s): R Lal, M Griffin, Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, MG Morgan) Science 304(5669), 2004; 393-393

• Managing Soil Carbon

(author(s): Rattan Lal, Michael Griffin, Jerome Apt, Lester Lave, M. Granger Morgan) Science 304, 2004; 393

• Introducing Electric Power Into A Multidisciplinary Curriculum For Network Industries

(author(s): M Ilic, Jerome Apt, P Khosla, Lester Lave, MG Morgan, S Talukdar) Ieee Transactions On Power Systems 19(1), 2004; 9-16

• Cascading Failures: Survival vs. Prevention

(author(s): S. Talukdar, Jerome Apt, M. Ilic, Lester Lave, M. Morgan) The Electricity Journal 16(9), 2003; 25-31

• Electric Gridlock: A National Solution

(author(s): Jerome Apt, Lester Lave) Public Utilities Fortnightly 141(18), 2003; 14-16

• North South East West: American Indians and the Natural World

(author(s): M. Bol, Jerome Apt) Roberts Rinehart, Boulder, 1998; 158

• Toward A Natural History Museum For The 21St Century + Measuring Effectiveness - Challenges And Strategies

Museum News 76(6), 1997; 43-46

• Orbit: NASA astronauts photograph the Earth

(author(s): Jerome Apt, M. Helfert, J. Wilkinson) Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1996; 223

• Earth Observations during Space Shuttle Mission STS-47: Endeavor''s Mission to Planet Earth

(author(s): D. Amsbury, J. Wilkinson, K. Lulla, S. Ackleson, F. Brumbaugh, C. Evans, M. Helfert, D. Helms, W. Muehlburger, R. Gibson, C. Brown, M. Lee, Jerome Apt, J. Davis, M. Jamison, M. Mohri) Geocarto International 9(3), 1994; 69-80

• Bolometric Albedos of Titan, Uranus, and Neptune

(author(s): J. Neff, T. Ellis, Jerome Apt, J. Bergstralh) Icarus 62(3), 1985; 425-432

• Methane on Triton - Physical State and Distribution

(author(s): D. Cruikshank, Jerome Apt) Icarus 58(2), 1984; 306-311

• Methane on Triton and Pluto - New CCD Spectra

(author(s): Jerome Apt, N. Carleton, C. Mackay) Astrophysical Journal 270(1), 1983; 342-350

• Speckle Imaging for Planetary Research

(author(s): P. Nisenson, Jerome Apt, R. Goody, C. Papaliolios) Icarus 53(3), 1983; 465-478

• Cloud Height Differences on Saturn

(author(s): Jerome Apt, R. Singer) Icarus 52(3), 1982; 503-508

• Comparison of Ground-Based and Spacecraft Observations of the Infrared-Emission from Venus - the Nature of Thermal Contrasts

(author(s): D. Diner, Jerome Apt, L. Elson) Icarus 52(2), 1982; 301-319

• Near-Infrared Linear-Array Spectrometer for Space Applications

(author(s): Jerome Apt, G. Bailey, J. Breckinridge) Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers 331, 1982; 177-181

• Thermal Periodicities in the Venus Atmosphere

(author(s): Jerome Apt, J. Leung) Icarus 49(3), 1982; 427-437

• Comparison of Band Model and Integrated Line-by-Line Synthetic Spectra for Methane in the 2.3 µm Region

(author(s): Jerome Apt, J. Martonchik, L. Brown) Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer 26(5), 1981; 431-442

• Radius and Limb Darkening of Titan from Speckle Imaging

(author(s): P. Nisenson, Jerome Apt, R. Goody, P. Horowitz) Astronomical Journal 86(11), 1981; 1690-1693

• Cassegrain Scanning System for Infrared Astronomy

(author(s): Jerome Apt, R. Goody, L. Mertz) Applied Optics 19(10), 1980; 1590-1592

• Infrared Studies of Globular-Clusters near the Galactic-Center

(author(s): M. Malkan, D. Kleinmann, Jerome Apt) Astrophysical Journal 237(2), 1980; 432-437

• Structure and Circulation of the Venus Atmosphere

(author(s): G. Shubert, C. Covey, A. Del Genio, L. Nelson, G. Keating, A. Seiff, R. Young, Jerome Apt, C. Counselman, A. Kliore, S. Limaye, H. Revercomb, L. Sromovsky, V. Suomi, F. Taylor, R. Woo, U. von Zahn) Journal of Geophysical Research 85(A13), 1980; 8007-8025

• The Character of the Thermal Emission from Venus

(author(s): Jerome Apt, R. Brown, R. Goody) Journal of Geophysical Research 85, 1980; 7934-7940

• Anomalous Features in Thermal Radiance Maps of Venus

(author(s): Jerome Apt, R. Goody) Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics 84(Na6), 1979; 2529-2538

• Infrared Image of Venus at the Time of Pioneer Venus Probe Encounter

(author(s): Jerome Apt, R. Goody) Science 203(4382), 1979; 785-787

• Observations of Sodium Emission from Jupiter, Region-C

(author(s): R. Goody, Jerome Apt) Planetary and Space Science 25(6), 1977; 603-604

• Velocity Dependence of Na+Ar and Na+Xe Fine-Structure Changing Collisions

(author(s): Jerome Apt, D. Pritchard) Physical Review Letters 37(2), 1976; 91-94

• Fine-Structure of Na 4d 2D Using High-Resolution Two-Photon Spectroscopy

(author(s): D. Pritchard, Jerome Apt) Physical Review Letters 32(12), 1974; 641-642

WORKING PAPERS

• Are Local Weather Data Required to Predict Annual Solar PV Plant Performance in India?

(author(s): Kelly Klima, Harshid Sridhar, Vaishalee Dash, Mridula Bharadwaj, Parveen Kumar, Jerome Apt) ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering

• Empirical Prediction Intervals Improve Energy Forecasting

(author(s): Lynn Kaack, Jerome Apt, M. Morgan, Patrick McSharry) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

• Evaluation of the Jacobson et al. energy system modeling studies

(author(s): C.T.M. Clack, S.A. Qvist, Jerome Apt, S.J. Davis, V. Diakov, M. Handschy, P. Hines, P. Jaramillo, D.M. Kammen, M.G. Morgan, J.F. Whitacre, J. Sweeney, D.G. Victor, G.R. Tynan, J.C.S. Long, V. Sivaram, A. Brandt, J.P. Weyant, K. Caldeira) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

• The Economics of Commercial Demand Response for Spinning Reserve

(author(s): Michael Fisher, Jerome Apt, Fallaw Sowell) Applied Energy

AWARDS AND HONORS

• American Association for the Advancement of Science - Elected a Fellow of the AAAS (2013)
• NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES / NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING - Ambassador, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES / NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING (2012)
• The Explorer''s Club - Fellow (2008)
• National Association of Rocketry - Howard Galloway Award for outstanding contributions to safety and risk analysis (2006)
• Metcalf Award for Outstanding Engineering Achievement (2002)
• David L. Lawrence Award of Vectors / Pittsburgh (2000)
• De La Vaulx Medal (1998)
• NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1997)
• NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1995)
• NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1993)
• Federation Aeronautique Internationale V.M. Komarov Diploma (1992)
• Federation Aeronautique Internationale V.M. Komarov Diploma (1991)
• Sergei P. Korolev Diploma (1991)

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

• Committee Member, One of 4 members of the search committee to fill the Lester and Judith Lave Professorship in Economics, Engineering, and Public Policy.
• Committee Member, Executive Committee Member, NSF Climate and Energy Decision-Making Center
• Program Organizer, Organize and run the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center Seminar series
• MBA Energy Track, Track Organizer, Co-organizer with Prof. Chris Telmer of the new Tepper Energy Track for MBAs (2015 - )
• Faculty Advisor, Faculty Advisor for the Tepper Energy Club (2010 - )
• Chairperson, Co-Director, Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center (2003 - )
• I run the biweekly seminar for the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center, Identify and invite seminar speakers, coordinate and fund the seminar series. (2003 - )
• Scott Institute Smart Grid Working Group, Committee Member, This committee is formed to determine whether some of the $30M Scott Institute funds should be directed toward the Smart Grid area, and if so in what specific directions. (2015 - 2016)
• Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research, Guest Speaker, Gave a presentation to the SEER Environmental Colloquium (2016 - 2016)
• Gave a presentation to 32 CMU alumni at PPG Corporation, Alumni Event Participation (2016 - 2016)
• Alumni Event Presentation, Presentation to Tepper Alumni on "Energy - What''s Next?" at the Rivers Club, Pittsburgh (2016 - 2016)
• CMU Energy Week, Guest Speaker, Presented a TED-style talk on Integrating Renewable Electric Power to 75 attendees at CMU Energy Week
• Committee Chair, Chair of the EPP PhD Student Recruiting Procedures Committee (2013 - 2015)
• Committee Member, Executive Committee, Wilton E. Scott Energy Innovation Institute (2012 - 2014)
• Gave 1-hour presentation at Tepper Reunion, Alumni Event Presentation (2013 - 2013)
• Met with Tepper Alumni for dinner in Johanesburg, South Africa, Alumni Event Presentation (2013 - 2013)

PUBLIC SERVICE

• Aerospace Industries Association, Range Safety Officer, Team America Rocketry Challenge (2003 - )
• National Academy of Science / National Academy of Engineering, Science Ambassador (2012 - 2013)
• Wilton E. Scott Energy Innovation Institute, Outreach video on energy (2012 - 2012)
• Nuclear Regularory Commission, Guest Speaker, Briefing (2012 - 2012)

CONSULTING

• PropellT, Inc (January 2006 -)
• Tibeca Film Institute (January 2006 -)
• Tibeca Film Institute (January 2006 -)
• American Cellular Wireless (January 2002 -)
• American Cellular Wireless (January 2002 -)
• BEA Systems (January 2002 -)
• BEA Systems (January 2002 -)
• Bechtel Bettis (January 2002 -)
• Bechtel Bettis (January 2002 -)
• Microsoft (January 2002 -)
• Microsoft (January 2002 -)
• Pixel Vision (January 2002 -)
• Pixel Vision (January 2002 -)
• Proctor & Gamble (January 2002 -)
• Proctor & Gamble (January 2002 -)
• The Armstrong Group (January 2002 -)
• The Armstrong Group (January 2002 -)
• The Gleason Group (January 2002 -)
• The Gleason Group (January 2002 -)
• Tissue Informatics (January 2002 -)
• Tissue Informatics (January 2002 -)
• Yakaki Engineering (January 2002 -)
• Yakaki Engineering (January 2002 -)
• TERC (January 2006 - December 2007)
• Research Council of Norway (January 2005 - 2006)
• Research Council of Norway (January 2005 - 2006)
• TERC (January 2005 - 2006)
• TERC (January 2005 - 2006)
• Worldstat (January 2005 - 2006)
• Worldstat (January 2005 - 2006)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Chairperson, ETH Zurich-Singapore Program on Future Resilient Systems, Scientific Advisory Committee (November 2015 -)
• Board Member, RWTH Aachen University, E.ON Energy Research Center Scientific Advisory Committee (2014 -)
• Member, Journal of Energy Systems, Editorial Board (2009 -)
• Program Organizer, International Workshop on Wind-Climate Interactions (2014 - 2015)
• Committee Member, National Academy of Science / National Academy of Engineering, Committee on Accelerating the Market Adoption of Advanced Energy Technologies (2013 - 2015)
• Board Member, Industry Studies Association (2012 - 2015)
• Guest Editor (with Nicola Secamondi), Energy Modeling of Socio-Economic Planning Sciences (Special Issue) (2011 - 2013)
• Board of Directors, Electric Power Research Institute (2007 - 2013)
• Workshop Organizer, A Workshop on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs): Implications of SMRs on low carbon energy and nuclear security (February 2013 - November 2013)

COURSES TAUGHT

• Sem. in Electricity Market Restruct. I (47881) 2016 Mini 1 Section: A

• Catastrophic Risk Analysis (45966) 2016 Mini 4 Section: A

• Seminar in Low-Carbon Electric Power (cross w/19-882) (47882) 2016 Mini 4 Section: A

• Energy Systems (70376) 2015 Section: A
  2011 Section: A

• Government And Business (45875) 2015 Mini 1 Section: A

• Seminar in Electricity Market Restructuring (47881) 2015 Mini 2 Section: A
  2014 Mini 2 Section: A
  2013 Mini 2 Section: A
  2012 Mini 2 Section: A

• Catastrophic Risk Analysis (45977) 2015 Mini 4 Section: A
  2014 Mini 4 Section: E
  2013 Mini 4 Section: A

• Seminar in Low-Carbon Electric Power (47882) 2015 Mini 4 Section: A
  2014 Mini 4 Section: A
  2013 Mini 4 Section: A

• ENERGY SYSTEMS (70376) 2014 Section: A
  2013 Section: A
  2012 Section: A

• Government and Business (45875) 2013 Mini 1 Section:
  2012 Mini 1 Section: A

• Seminar in Electric Power Restructuring (19881) 2012 Section: A2

• SP TPCS: SEM ELEC PW (19882) 2012 Section: A4
  2011 Section: A4

• Risk Analysis and Management (45858) 2012 Mini 4 Section: A
  2011 Mini 4 Section: A, M
  2010 Mini 4 Section: A
  2009 Mini 4 Section: A
  2008 Mini 4 Section: A
  2007 Mini 4 Section: A

• SP TPCS:SEM ELCR PWR (19881) 2011 Section: A2

• Seminar in Electric Power I (47881) 2011 Mini 2 Section: A

• Catastrophic Risk Analysis and Management (45858) 2011 Section:

• Special Topics: Seminar in Electric Power I (19881) 2010 Section: A2