International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

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1 Jihoon Min, Ph.D. Address: Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Telephone: (office) Nationality: Korean Education Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy Concentration: Energy economics; Consumer behavior; Energy efficiency policy Thesis: Energy Efficient Lighting: Consumer Preferences, Choices, and System Wide Effects Cumulative Quality Point Average (QPA): 3.79/4.0 Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES) Master of Environmental Science Concentration: Environmental law, economics, and policy Thesis: Is additionality hampering the development of energy efficiency sector in the Clean Development Mechanism? Korea University Graduate School of Economics Attended (Master of Arts program) Concentration: Environmental and regional economics; Valuation of non-market goods Seoul National University Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Distinguished Master s Thesis Award) Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Cum Laude) Concentration: Non-linear system control theory Academic Appointments International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Laxenburg, Austria Research Scholar Sep 2015 present Investigating the implications of promoting human development in developing countries on energy consumption and climate change Postdoctoral Fellow Feb Aug 2015 Modeling consumer preferences for energy efficient goods based on stated and revealed preference data Utilizing big data analytics and RDBMS to handle the large data for the analysis Analyzing fuel choices and preferences for alternative fuel vehicles based on a choice-based conjoint analysis

2 The Center for Climate and Energy Decision Making Graduate Research Assistant Yale University Research Assistant Built and analyzed a hedonic regression model with Professor Robert Mendelsohn for a research study: The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Bangladesh supported by The World Bank Peer-reviewed Publications 1. Min, Jihoon, Inês Azevedo and Pekka Hakkarainen (2015). "Assessing regional differences in lighting heat replacement effects in residential buildings across the United States." Applied Energy 141(0): Min, Jihoon, Inês Azevedo, Jeremy Michalek and Wändi Bruine de Bruin (2014). "Labeling energy cost on light bulbs lowers implicit discount rates." Journal of Ecological Economics 97: o Media Coverage: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Carnegie Mellon News, Chicago Policy Review 3. Min, Jihoon, Zeke Hausfather and Qifeng Lin (2010). "A High Resolution Statistical Model of Residential Energy End Use Characteristics for the United States." Journal of Industrial Ecology 14(6): Working paper 1. Min, Jihoon, Inês Azevedo, and Jeremy Michalek. "Understanding Trends in Efficient Lighting Adoption across the United States" (In preparation for Applied Energy) 2. Min, Jihoon, Inês Azevedo, and Jeremy Michalek. "Analyzing Consumer Preferences for Energy Efficient Technologies Using Consumer Panel Data." (In preparation for Applied Energy) Professional Experience Efficiency 2.0 LLC New York, NY Senior Demand Side Analyst Performed statistical analyses and built models of energy consumption by end-use and fuel at the residential and commercial levels with a specific focus on the United States Launched online energy audit services on multiple public utility websites Environmental Protection Clinic in Yale F&ES Client: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Moscow, Russia Fall 2007 Researched (with a team of three students) ways to promote programmatic approaches in energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors in Russian JI Submitted the results to the World Bank and the Russian Government January 2008

3 UNEP Risoe Center Roskilde, Denmark Climate Policy Research Intern Summer 2007 Researched barriers related to the demand-side energy efficiency sector and additionality in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) LG Electronics, Inc. Senior Engineer Responsible for developing personal wireless electronic products; Researched wireless communication system and implementation of IEEE wireless LAN standard Launched a pioneer prototype of smartphone in the domestic (S.Korea) and international market Honors and Awards BECC Precourt Energy Efficiency Fellowship for Post-Docs, 2015 International Society of Industrial Ecology (ISIE) Conference Scholarship, nd place, student paper competition at the International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST) Assessing Regional Differences in Lighting Heat Replacement Effects in Residential Buildings across the United States." by Min, Azevedo, and Hakkarainen Graduate Research Assistantship, tuition and stipend supported by the Center for Climate and Energy Decision Making,, OFID (OPEC Fund for International Development)/IAEE Student Scholarship for the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) Dusseldorf conference, 2013 Graduate Student Assembly/Provost Conference Fund, 2013 USAEE Student Scholarship for the United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE) Conference in Austin, TX, 2012 Small Grants Program in Behavioral Economics, the Russell Sage Foundation, 2011 Carpenter-Sperry Summer Research Fund, Yale F&ES, 2007 Brain Korea 21 Research Fellowship; Government Funded, Korea University, 2006 Distinguished Master s Thesis Award, Seoul National University, 2001 Presentations and Seminars Conferences 32nd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference,, USA, Oct (Presented by Azevedo) - "Understanding Trends in Efficient Lighting Adoption across the United States" by Min, Azevedo, and Michalek. Behavior Energy and Climate Conference (BECC) 2015, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct (Poster presented by Azevedo) - "Understanding Trends in Efficient Lighting Adoption across the United States" by Min, Azevedo, and Michalek. 8th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL), Aug 2015, Lucerne-Horw, Switzerland. - "Understanding Trends in Efficient Lighting Adoption across the United States" by Min, Azevedo, and Michalek. International Society of Industrial Ecology (ISIE) Conference 2015, University of Surrey, Guilford, UK, July Assessing Regional Differences in Lighting Heat Replacement Effects in Residential Buildings across the United States." by Min, Azevedo, and Hakkarainen

4 37th International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) International Conference, New York, NY, USA, June (Poster presented by Azevedo, the corresponding author) - "Understanding Trends in Efficient Lighting Adoption across the United States" by Min, Azevedo, and Michalek. International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST). Oakland, CA, USA, May Assessing Regional Differences in Lighting Heat Replacement Effects in Residential Buildings across the United States." by Min, Azevedo, and Hakkarainen 13th European IAEE Conference, Dusseldorf, Germany, August Assessing Regional Differences in Lighting Heat Replacement Effects in Residential Buildings across the United States." by Min, Azevedo, and Hakkarainen 31st USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, Austin, TX, USA, November "Labeling energy cost on light bulbs lowers implicit discount rates." by Min, Azevedo, Michalek, and Bruine de Bruin International Workshop on Energy Efficiency for a More Sustainable World, Azores, Portugal, September (Presented by Azevedo, the corresponding author) - "Labeling energy cost on light bulbs lowers implicit discount rates." by Min, Azevedo, Michalek, and Bruine de Bruin Industry Studies Conference,, USA, May "Labeling energy cost on light bulbs lowers implicit discount rates." by Min, Azevedo, Michalek, and Bruine de Bruin Seminars International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria, June 2015 Department of Technology and Society, Stony Brook University, NY, December 2014 Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy (STP), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST),, May 2014 Graduate School of Green Growth, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul, Korea, May 2014 State University of Ney York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), Syracuse, NY, April 2014 Annual Innovation with Impact Research Exhibition,, USA, April (Poster) - Assessing Regional Differences in Lighting Heat Replacement Effects in Residential Buildings across the United States." by Min, Azevedo, and Hakkarainen Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany, June "A High Resolution Statistical Model of Residential Energy End Use Characteristics for the United States." by Min, Hausfather, and Lin Professional Membership International Society of Industrial Ecology International Association for Energy Economics Teaching and Advising Experience Guest Lecturer Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis (19-702) Spring 2015 Introduced the basics of discrete choice modeling and choice-based conjoint experiment Shared my study on lighting preference as an application of the theory and the model Project Manager

5 EPP Project Management (19-752, 12 units) Spring 2013 Supervised a group of five undergrad students working on a research project about economic, technical, and political feasibility of adopting natural gas vehicles for commercial or governmental fleets in Pittsburgh metropolitan area Instructor Summer Center for Climate, Energy, and Environmental Decision Making (SUCCEED) Summer 2012 Taught local students entering 10th grade at the 5-day summer program at CMU on basics of energy efficiency, how different lighting technologies work, and how those technologies fare against each other economically or environmentally Teaching Assistant Korea University Principles of Economics (3 credits) 2007 Supported the main instructor by designing questions for mid/final examinations, creating reference answers to the questions, and grading students works Offered Q&A sessions for the students lagging in the class. Skills and Other Experiences Completed the Summer School in Sustainable Climate Risk Management (SCRiM) at Penn State University, University Park, PA, August 2013 Participated as an NGO delegate in the UNFCCC COP13 at Bali, Indonesia, December 2007 Highly competitive computer programming and software skills in Matlab, Stata, R, ArcGIS, SAS, EnergyPlus, SQL, C/C++, Ruby Language: Korean (native), English (fluent), Chinese (basic) GMAT: 770 (99th percentile) Avid tennis player (NTRP 4.5)