{"688002":{"#nid":"688002","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meet the Expert: Marilyn Brown","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EModeling how the U.S. can meet changing energy needs \u2014 today and tomorrow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn illustrious career focused on understanding the nuances of energy policy through analytics has shaped the career of Marilyn Brown, the Regents \u0026amp; Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe oil shortages of the 1970s galvanized Marilyn Brown to focus her graduate research on ways to improve energy security and affordability. This focus launched an impactful career for Brown, currently a Regents \u0026amp; Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlong the way she was an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Illinois, a two-term Presidentially appointed regulator of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Energy Engineering Division Director and Program Manager of Oak Ridge National Laboratory\u2019s research on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the electric grid.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the years, Brown has authored seven books, 350 publications, and contributed to the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment reports for which the IPCC shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeading local climate impact efforts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterested in the physical sciences and mathematics early on, Brown worked on understanding the \u201cdiffusion\u201d of innovation: how advances propagate in the energy field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer current projects focus on both local and national climate-related challenges. This research has been enriched by surveys of energy service providers, utility regulators, manufacturers, consumers, and low-income households.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnderstanding the role of influencers and perceived risks and paybacks, helps optimize energy policies and programs. With this premise in mind, Brown has explored the consequences of high energy bills on households living on the edge. She led the first nationwide evaluation of the world\u2019s largest low-income energy efficiency initiative, the Weatherization Assistance Program. The results documented the magnitude of the problem of inefficient housing nationwide, and the particularly high energy burden of low-income households in the South.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/epicenter.energy.gatech.edu\/2026\/02\/03\/meet-the-expert-marilyn-brown\/\u0022\u003EFull Story on the EPIcenter Newspage.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn illustrious career focused on understanding the nuances of energy policy through analytics has shaped the career of Marilyn Brown, the Regents \u0026amp; Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe oil shortages of the 1970s galvanized Marilyn Brown to focus her graduate research on ways to improve energy security and affordability. This focus launched an impactful career for Brown, currently a Regents \u0026amp; Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An illustrious career focused on understanding the nuances of energy policy through analytics has shaped the career of Marilyn Brown, the Regents \u0026 Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy."}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2026-02-03 19:13:46","changed_gmt":"2026-02-03 19:30:27","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679180":{"id":"679180","type":"image","title":"Marilyn-A-Brown-DSC_2963-copy300px.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EMarilyn Brown\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1770146898","gmt_created":"2026-02-03 19:28:18","changed":"1770146898","gmt_changed":"2026-02-03 19:28:18","alt":"Marilyn Brown","file":{"fid":"263309","name":"Marilyn-A-Brown-DSC_2963-copy300px.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/03\/Marilyn-A-Brown-DSC_2963-copy300px.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/03\/Marilyn-A-Brown-DSC_2963-copy300px.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":79664,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/02\/03\/Marilyn-A-Brown-DSC_2963-copy300px.jpg?itok=JC_qH5RF"}}},"media_ids":["679180"],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"},{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"142","name":"City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:epicenter@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGil Gonzalez\u003C\/a\u003E || EPIcenter Program Coordinator\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["epicenter@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}