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John P. Weyant

Title:	Professor (Research); Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by courtesy
Department(s):	Management Science and Engineering
Affiliation(s):	Director, Energy Modeling Forum; Deputy Director, Precourt Center for Energy Efficiency
Location:	Y2E2 173
Mail Code:	4026
Phone:	650.723.3506 650.723.0645
Fax:	650.723.1614
E-mail:	weyant@stanford.edu
URL:	http://www.stanford.edu/~weyant http://www.stanford.edu/dept/MSandE/people/faculty/weyant/index.html
Administrator:	Pamela L. McCroskey

Research Statement

Weyant came to Stanford in 1977, primarily to help develop the Energy Modeling Forum. Prof. Weyant was formerly a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Operations Research, a member of the Stanford International Energy Project and a Fellow in the U.S.-Northeast Asia Forum on International Policy. He is currently an adviser to the U.S. Department of Energy, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

His current research is focused on global climate change, energy security, corporate strategy analysis, and Japanese energy policy. He is on the editorial boards of The Energy Journal, and Petroleum Management. His national society memberships include the American Economics Association, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Econometric Society, International Association of Energy Economists, Mathematical Programming Society, ORSA, and TIMS.

Fields of Specialization:
Energy/Environmental Policy Analysis, Strategic Planning

Interests:
Weyant's research focuses on global climate change, energy security analysis, Japanese energy policy, and methods for strategic planning.

Degree	Discipline	Year	School
PhD	Management Science	1976	UC Berkeley
MS	Operations Research and Statistics	1971	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MS	Aero. Eng. and Astronautics	1970	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Publication Title	Author(s)/Speaker(s)	Open Document
Energy Policy Applications of Operations Research	A. Barnett; S. Pollock; M.H. Rothkopf
Tentative Conclusions from Energy Modeling Forum Study Number 12 on Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions	Gaskins, D. and J. Weyant
Model Comparisons of the Costs of Reducing CO2 Emissions	Gaskins, Darius W.; J.P. Weyant
Costs of Reducing Global Carbon Emissions	Weyant, J.
Chapter Title: Energy Policy Applications of Operations Research Chapter Author(s): Weyant, J. Book Title: Beyond the Profit Motive: Public Sector Applications and Methodology Book Authors/Eds.: A. Barnett; S. Pollock; M.H. Rothkopf Publisher: Handbooks in Operations Research Date Published: 1994 [Close Box] Book Title: Tentative Conclusions from Energy Modeling Forum Study Number 12 on Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions Book Authors/Eds.: Gaskins, D. and J. Weyant Publisher: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Date Published: 1993-6-1 [Close Box] Title: Model Comparisons of the Costs of Reducing CO2 Emissions Author(s): Gaskins, Darius W.; J.P. Weyant Journal: American Economic Review Date Published: 1993 [Close Box] Title: Costs of Reducing Global Carbon Emissions Author(s): Weyant, J. Journal: Journal of Economic Perspectives Date Published: 1993 [Close Box]
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Academic Honors & Awards

Selected Professional Activities

Semi-Plenary speaker at the 17th International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Atlanta, 2000.
Area Editor of Optimization & Engineering (2000-).
Associate Editor of Mathematics of Operations Research (1998-2001).
Section Officer (Linear Programming) of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, (1997-2000).
Co-organizer of the 1999 DIMACS Princeton workshop on discrete optimization.
Numerous international awards and research grants.

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