Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum Vitae
Investment Principal, xista science ventures
2021 → 2023
Assistant Research Professor, Center for Global Sustainability, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
2017 → 2023
Consultant, The World Bank
2015 → 2017
Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
2013 → 2017
Associate Consultant, Energy Advisory and Solutions, ICF International
2012 → 2013
PhD Researcher, Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
2008 → 2011
BSc, St. Stephen's College, Delhi University
PhD, University Grenoble Alpes
MS, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III
External positions
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Sustainability, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland College Park
2023 → …
Associate Faculty, Complexity Science Hub Vienna
2022 → …
Expertise
- Energy
- Climate change
- Innovation
- Technological change
- Global value chains
- Energy policy
- Climate policy
- Innovation policy
- Industrial policy
- Science policy
- Green transitions
- Climate finance
- Data science
- Sustainability
Publications
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Advancing equitable value chains for the global hydrogen economy
Kennedy, K. M., Borrero, M. A., Edwards, M. R., O'Rourke, P., Hultman, N. E. & Surana, K., Dec 2024, In: Energy and Climate Change. 5, 100166.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Modeling direct air carbon capture and storage in a 1.5 °C climate future using historical analogs
Edwards, M. R., Thomas, Z. H., Nemet, G. F., Rathod, S., Greene, J., Surana, K., Kennedy, K. M., Fuhrman, J. & McJeon, H. C., 14 May 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121, 20, e2215679121.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Rapid rise in corporate climate-tech investments complements support from public grants
Kennedy, K. M., Edwards, M. R., Doblinger, C., Thomas, Z. H., Borrero, M. A., Williams, E. D., Hultman, N. E. & Surana, K., 18 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Energy. 9, p. 773-774Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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The effects of corporate investment and public grants on climate and energy startup outcomes
Kennedy, K. M., Edwards, M. R., Doblinger, C., Thomas, Z. H., Borrero, M. A., Williams, E. D., Hultman, N. E. & Surana, K., 15 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Energy.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Air pollution co-benefits from strengthening electric transmission and distribution systems
Janicke, L., Nock, D., Surana, K. & Jordaan, S. M., Apr 2023, In: Energy. 269, 126735.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Maximizing the Contribution of Aviation to 2050 Net-zero Emission Reduction Pathways through Evidence-based Policy
Surana, K. (Speaker)
11 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to science
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Leading for a Sustainable Future - WU Sustainability Talk with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins
Surana, K. (Speaker)
29 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to professionals/public
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Costs and Key Leverage Points for Atmospheric Methane Removal Technologies
Edwards, M. R. (Speaker) & Surana, K. (Speaker)
17 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to professionals/public
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Energy and Climate Change (Journal)
Surana, K. (Associate editor)
1 Oct 2023 → …Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Member of Editorial Board
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Europäisches Forum Alpbach (External organisation)
Surana, K. (Member)
2023 → …Activity: Membership/function › Scientific committee