Chi-Jen Yang

Chi-Jen Yang

112 Phytotron	Phone: (919) 681-7191
Box 90658, Duke University	Fax: (919) 660-7425
Durham, North Carolina 27708-0658	E-mail: cj.y@duke.edu

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs. Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Program, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. 2008.

Master of Science in Technology and Policy. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1999.

Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1999.

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering. National Taiwan University. 1995.

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. National Taiwan University. 1993.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERENCE

Research Scientist, Center on Global Change, Duke University, Durham, NC. March 2008-Present.

Peer-reviewer for Energy Policy, Climate Policy, International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation.

Preceptor, "Living in a Greenhouse - Technology and Policy" with Prof. Robert Socolow, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. September 2005-January 2006.

Graduate Consulting Project for the World Bank, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. September 2004-January 2005.

Policy Workshop - Whither Coal in China, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. September 2002-January 2003.

Environmental Technician, Environmental Protection Administration, Taipei, Taiwan. 1999-2002.

Managed and coordinated five research teams and compiled Taiwan's first greenhouse gas inventories.
Planned and executed the Taiwan-Central American Environmental Cooperation Project and coordinated the first Taiwan-Central American Environmental Ministers' Summit.
Managed the landfill gas power generation subsidy program.
Represented Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) renewable energy forum in Portland, Oregon in March 2001.

Summer Intern, Southeast Consortium on International Development, Chengdu, China, June 1998-August 1998.

Teaching Assistant, Wastewater Treatment Engineering with Dr. Albert B. Pincince, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. January 1999-June 1999.

Teaching Assistant, Environmental Policy and Economics with Prof. Lawrence S. Bacow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. January 1998-June 1998.

Logistics Officer, Republic of China (Taiwan) Army, Matsu, Taiwan. 1995-1997.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Chi-Jen Yang and Robert Jackson. "China's Growing Methanol Economy and Its Implications for Energy and the Environment." Energy Policy, 41, (2012), 878-994.

Chi-Jen Yang. "A Comparison of the Nuclear Options for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in China and in the United States." Energy Policy, 39, no. 6 (2011), 3025-3028.

Chi-Jen Yang and Robert Jackson. "Opportunities and Barriers to Pumped-Hydro Energy Storage in the United States." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15, no. 1 (2011), 839-844.

Chi-Jen Yang and Hui-Chen Chien. "Could Taiwan Be Included in UNFCCC Negotiations?" Climate Policy, 10, no. 3 (2010), 317-321.

Chi-Jen Yang. "Launching Strategy for Electric Vehicles: Lessons from China and Taiwan." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 77, no. 5 (2010), 831-834.

Chi-Jen Yang. "Reconsidering Solar Grid Parity." Energy Policy 38, no. 7 (2010), 3270-3273.

Chi-Jen Yang. "An Impending Platinum Crisis and Its Implications for the Future of the Automobile." Energy Policy 37, no. 5 (2009), 1805-1808.

Chi-Jen Yang. "Manhattan versus Kyoto." Physics World 20, no. 7 (2007), 16-17.

Chi-Jen Yang and Michael Oppenheimer. "A Manhattan Project for Climate Change?" Climatic Change 80, no. 3 (2007), 199-204.

Drafted Paper

Chi-Jen Yang, Xiaowei Xuan, and Robert Jackson. "China's Coal Price Disturbances: Observations, Explanations, and Potential Implications for Energy Economies in China and in the United States." in preparation.

Chi-Jen Yang. "Pumped Hydroelectric Storage." Invited submission to Wiley Encyclopedia of Energy. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ.

Monograph

Chi-Jen Yang. Belief-based Energy Technology Development in the United States: A Comparative Study of Nuclear Power and Synthetic Fuel Policies. Cambria Press, Amherst, NY, 2009.

Policy Papers

Brian Murray, Jonas Monast, Chi-Jen Yang, and Justine Chow. "The United States, China, and the Competition for Clean Energy." Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University, July 2011.

Chi-Jen Yang and Hui-Chen Chien. "Taiwan's Climate Policy: Struggling to Fit In.", in Bryce Wakefield (ed.) Green Tigers: The Politics and Policy of Climate Change in Northeast Asian Democracies. Asia Program Special Report 144, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, August 2010.

Chi-Jen Yang. "Electrical Transmission: Barriers and Solutions." Climate Change Policy Partnership, Duke University, 2009.

Chi-Jen Yang and Eric Williams. "Energy Storage for Low-carbon Electricity." Climate Change Policy Partnership, Duke University, 2009.

Chi-Jen Yang, Eric Williams, and Jonas Monast. "Wind Power: Barriers and Solutions." Climate Change Policy Partnership, Duke University, 2008. (Included in Climate Change Law: Mitigation and Adaptation, edited by Richard G. Hildreth et al., 425-440. West Group, St. Paul, MN, 2009.)

J. Domanski, J., Jemelkova, B., Johnson, S., Lanning, M., Li, J., Meginness, S., Peterson, G., Wiafe, K., Xu, Y., and Yang, C. "Breathing Easier in Rural China: Analysis of Options for Reducing Indoor Air Pollution from Burning Solid Fuels." Prepared for the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program of the World Bank, 2005.

Dissertation and Thesis

Chi-Jen Yang. "Powered by Technology or Powering Technology? Belief-based Decision-making in Nuclear Power and Synthetic Fuel." Ph.D. Dissertation. Supervisor: Michael Oppenheimer. Princeton University, 2008.

Chi-Jen Yang. "Taiwan's Industrial Structural Change and Its Implications for Energy Intensity." Master Thesis. Supervisor: Karen R. Polenske. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999.

PRESENTATION

"Will Copenhagen Open a Door for Taiwan?" Invited presentation at the "Northeast Asia on the Path to Copenhagen" forum, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC. November 17, 2009.

IN THE NEWS

"Billionaires back ambitious space projects" USA Today, April 25, 2012.

"China's Manufacturers and the Quality Control Conundrum" Time Magazine, March 23, 2012.

"The Potential Impact of Shale Gas" Global Technology Forum, March 08, 2012.

"INDUSTRY FOCUS - A Report on the Automotive Sector" Taiwan Business TOPICS, Vol.41, No.12, December, 2011.

"A Bumpy Road Ahead for China's Electric Bikes" Knowledge@Wharton, November 23, 2011.

"China Doubles Down on Nuclear Power" IEEE Spectrum, November, 2011.

"SprintStad ontmoet de Parelrivier" Vereniging DeltaMetropool (in Dutch), January 3, 2011.

"Elektro-Revolution im Götterland" Handelsblatt Business and Financial Daily (in German), August 19, 2010.

"Software Prospects Fuel Manufacturer of High-End Electric Motorcycles" New York Times, May 17, 2010.

"Policy and Ebikes - Two Chinese Tales" Tingilinde, March 20, 2010.

"What Can China Teach Us About Electric Bikes?" Grist, March 19, 2010.

"Real Estate Investment Trusts May Create Growth For the Grid" Washington Energy Report, September, 2009.

"Power REITs?" Wall Street Journal, September 2, 2009.

"The Power Grid, In Search of A Hero" Platts, August 31, 2009.

"Grid Lock: New Transmission Lines Key for Clean Energy-and Coal" Wall Street Journal, August 31, 2009.

"Manhattan or Kyoto" Infinite Energy, January/February, 2008.