Kristen Schell
Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Uncertainty Informed Net-Zero Energy System Modelling
| Degrees: | B.S. Chemical Engineering (Carnegie Mellon), M.S.E., Geography & Environmental Engineering (John Hopkins), Ph.D. (dual-degree) in Engineering and Public Policy (Carnegie Mellon and University of Porto) |
| Phone: | 613-520-5694 |
| Email: | KristenSchell@cunet.carleton.ca |
Kristen Schell’s research areas include: wind and hydro power modelling and forecasting, power systems planning for negative emissions, strategic behaviour in electricity markets, renewable energy policy design, and design for adoption of adaptable, modular microgrids.
Dr. Schell’s research develops mathematical models that inform decision-making for the energy transition. She works at both the generation level, improving wind energy resource assessment and forecasting, and at the systems level, designing adaptable microgrids that can respond to future climate events. Methodologically, she has contributed to advancing spatio-temporal forecast models, deep learning architectures and energy system network optimization. These models are informed by large, empirical data from wind power producers, electric utilities, independent system operators and numerical weather prediction models.
Prior to joining Carleton University, Dr. Schell was an Assistant Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY. Prior to RPI, Dr. Schell was an IVADO Post-doctoral Fellow at Polytechnique Montreal and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan. She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, an MS in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and dual Engineering PhDs from Carnegie Mellon University and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto, Portugal.