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Benjamin K. Sovacool
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Benjamin K. Sovacool, May 2010
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| Alma mater | John Carroll University |
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| Awards | Dedication to Diversity and Justice Award (2015) |
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Benjamin K. Sovacool is an American and British expert. He studies how we use and get energy. He is a director at Boston University and also a professor there. He used to work at Aarhus University in Denmark and the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom.
Professor Sovacool writes a lot about energy. He focuses on how countries make rules about energy, how energy affects the environment, and how science and technology shape our world. He is also the main editor for a science magazine called Energy Research & Social Science.
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Education and Early Studies
Benjamin Sovacool studied many interesting subjects. He earned his first degree in Philosophy and Communication Studies in 2001. Later, he got master's degrees in Rhetoric and Science Policy. In 2006, he completed his PhD in Science and Technology Studies. All his advanced degrees came from Virginia Tech.
Career Highlights
While studying at Virginia Tech, Professor Sovacool worked on an important project. This project looked at why it was hard to use small-scale renewable energy sources in the United States. Renewable energy comes from natural sources like the sun or wind.
He also worked with many groups, giving advice and doing research. These groups included the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the World Bank Group.
Work in Asia
From 2007 to 2011, Professor Sovacool worked at the National University of Singapore. There, he led projects that helped poor communities in Asia get better access to energy. These projects were supported by important groups like the MacArthur Foundation.
Teaching and Awards
In 2011, Professor Sovacool became a professor at Vermont Law School. He started a program there focused on energy security and fairness. Energy security means making sure everyone has enough energy.
He also visited Central European University in Hungary as a special scholar. He gave advice to big organizations like the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Development Program. In 2015, he received an award for his dedication to diversity and justice.
Leading Energy Research
In 2013, Professor Sovacool became a director at Aarhus University in Denmark. He also became a professor at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. He teaches students about important topics like:
- How to make sure we have enough energy
- Using clean energy like solar and wind power
- How money and the environment are connected
- Rules about energy use
In 2014, he helped start a new science magazine called Energy Research & Social Science. This magazine looks at how energy systems and society work together.
See also
- 100% renewable energy
- Renewable energy commercialization
- Renewable energy in developing countries
- Comparisons of life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions
