Bio

Jacqueline A. Dowling (Jackie) is a Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellow advised by Steve Davis, Adam Brandt, Ines Azevedo, and Ken Caldeira. Jackie models energy systems to guide the global transition to clean energy. Her research program analyzes natural resource constraints, guides technology innovation, and targets decarbonization solutions. She earned a PhD in Chemistry with a minor in Environmental Science and Engineering from Caltech. Jackie’s dissertation combined techno-economic analysis and materials chemistry to assess and advance energy storage and conversion technologies in wind- and solar-based electricity systems. She uses weather data in macro-energy system models to guide reliable energy infrastructure plans and technology innovation (such as in geologic hydrogen storage and electrolyzers). By incorporating multi-decadal weather data into energy system models, she established that underground hydrogen can be a cost-effective solution for seasonal and multi-year energy storage. Jackie’s research on role of long-duration energy storage has been cited by major utilities and in international, national, and state-level decarbonization plans.