Students presenting at the conference included:

Shan Zhou – Diffusion of Innovations: Insight from Sustainable Energy Transition in the U.S. and Europe (panel organized by Zhou); Advanced Metering Infrastructure Deployment in the United States: The Impact of Multi-Tiered Governance and Contextual Changes

Mallory Flowers – How (and Why?) Certify Green? The Case for LEED

Rebekah St. Clair – Investigating the Use of Economic Evidence in Public Sector Decision Making

Alex Smith – Compulsory Licensing: Accelerating or Inhibiting Innovation? The Case of U.S. Solid-State Lighting Research; Enhancing Governance Risk Profiles through Leveraging National Political Institutions for Transnational Nanotechnology Governance

Yeong Jae Kim – The Impact of Energy Efficiency Policy on Technological Innovation: The Case of Appliance Firms

Hilary Alberta – Assessing Doctoral Student-Advisor Relationships in Ethically Contentious Fields

Jenna McGrath – Punctuated Equilibrium: Application of Hydraulic Fracturing Innovations for Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Gyungwon Kim – Does Green Job Creation Really Happen: Analyzing the Role of State Clean Energy Policies Focusing on Industrial Combined Heat and Power

Since 1979, the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) has fostered excellence in research, analysis, and education as a means to improve public policy and management. The annual conference is structured to encourage interaction among participants, which provides opportunities for students to meet and discuss their work with policymakers, practitioners, and other scholars.  

Originally featured on the School of Public Policy News.