Paul Kishimoto

Former Research Assistant, Joint Program and China Energy and Climate Project

Alumnus, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society

Infrastructure & Investment, Energy Transition, Policy Scenarios, Air Quality & Health, Regional Analysis

Bio

Advisor:
Prof. Valerie Karplus

Research Topic:
Economic modelling & policy analysis for mobility in China, including both freight and passenger transport; mode shares in each (including the rapid growth of private vehicles); impacts on energy demand & security, GHG emissions, and local air pollutants. Former projects included modeling studies of passenger vehicles in non-US EPPA regions; and developing the Toy Model educational user interface to EPPA/IGSM.

Ph.D. Dissertation: Transport demand in China: Methods for estimation, projetion, and policy assessment (September 2018)

Education & Credentials

B.S. University of Toronto

S.M., Technology and Policy, MIT, 2012

Ph.D., Engineering Systems, MIT, 2018