Jordan Kern
Associate Professor
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJordan Kern is an associate professor in NC State’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering with a decade of experience applying computational modeling to engineered and economic systems, particularly the risk and security of electric power and natural gas networks. Trained as an environmental engineer (PhD, UNC Chapel Hill), he blends rigorous academic research with practical, policy-relevant analysis developed during roles at UNC and as a DOE contractor. His work spans stochastic and optimization methods for infrastructure resilience, bringing quantitative tools to real-world grid and gas system vulnerabilities. Based in Durham, NC, he maintains an active research presence and public-facing portfolio that connects technical models to decision-makers. Colleagues describe him as a methodical problem-solver who translates complex systems thinking into actionable risk management strategies.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Github Skills (14)
simulation4
power-systems4
prediction-model3
energy2
risk-assessment2
energy-data2
modbus2
renewable-energy2
energy-system1
climate-model1
snl-applications1
climate-change1
grid1
modelica1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
romulus97/ISE437
Nov 2023 - Dec 2025
Contributions:105 pushes, 37 branches in 2 years 1 month
romulus97/CAPOW_PY36
Jul 2019 - Mar 2022
Contributions:1 release, 3 PRs, 49 pushes in 2 years 8 months
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