Jesse Jenkins
Associate Professor
New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolJesse Jenkins is an associate professor at Princeton and a globally recognized expert on pathways to net-zero who blends rigorous optimization-based energy systems research with hands-on policy and commercial advising. He leads Princeton’s ZERO Lab and the REPEAT Project, translating complex modeling into actionable guidance for investors, lawmakers, and corporate energy buyers while co-founding Firma Power to commercialize "clean firm" power portfolios. With a PhD from MIT and prior roles at Harvard and influential think tanks, he has shaped national decarbonization studies, testified to Congress, and published extensively in top journals. An uncommon mix of academic depth and venture-facing execution, he also advises multiple climate tech startups and VCs, signaling a practical focus on deploying scalable heat and grid solutions.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
n/a, Governments, n/a, Governments at Hatfield School of Government, Portland State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering Systems, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering Systems at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB.S., Robert D Clark Honors College, Computer & Information Science; Philosophy, B.S., Robert D Clark Honors College, Computer & Information Science; Philosophy at University of OregonAustralian National University
Github Skills (37)
futures10
optimization-methods10
capacity10
energy10
vehicle-routing-problem10
power-systems10
energy-system10
renewable-energy10
gurobi10
snl-applications10
climate-change10
expansion10
optimisation10
electrical-engineering10
modelica10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Power-Systems-Optimization-Course/power-systems-optimization
Aug 2020 - Dec 2022
Power systems optimization course materials
Contributions:78 commits, 78 pushes in 2 years 3 months
renewable-energyoptimization-methodssnl-applicationsgurobioptimization
GenXProject/GenX.jl
May 2021 - Oct 2022
GenX: a configurable power system capacity expansion model for studying low-carbon energy futures. More details at : https://genx.mit.edu
Contributions:38 reviews, 28 commits, 8 PRs in 1 year 5 months
studyingsnl-applicationsexpansionenergy-systempower-systems
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