Marilyn A. Brown joined Georgia Tech in 2006 after a distinguished career at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. At ORNL, she held various leadership positions and led several major energy technology and policy scenario studies. Recognizing her stature as a national leader in the analysis and interpretation of energy futures in the United States, Dr. Brown remains affiliated with ORNL as a Visiting Distinguished Scientist.
Dr. Brown has a strong record of publication and service in the field of energy policy and technology forecasting. Her research interests encompass the development and deployment of sustainable energy technologies and issues surrounding the commercialization of new technologies and the evaluation of energy programs and policies. Recent projects include an assessment of the $3 billion/year multi-agency R&D portfolio comprising the U.S. Climate Change Technology Program and development of a national climate change technology policy strategy as required by the 2005 Energy Policy Act.
Dr. Brown has authored more than 150 publications including an upcoming book on Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths (co-edited with Benjamin Sovacool) and two special issues of journals: Energy Policy and Energy and Buildings. Her work has appeared in numerous journals including Science; Technology in Society; Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, and Utilization; Environment and Planning; The Journal of Technology Transfer; Research Policy; Energy Systems and Policy; and Resources, Conservation and Recycling; and she has contributed chapters to a dozen books. Recent publications include: • “Energy Options for the Future,” with John Sheffield, et al., Journal of Fusion Energy (2004)
• “Emerging Industrial Innovations to Create New Energy Efficient Technologies,” with J. A. Laitner, Proceedings of the Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry,American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (2005)
• “Assessing U.S. Energy Policy,” with Benjamin K. Sovacool and Richard F. Hirsh, in Daedalus, Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006)
• “Mitigating Climate Change through Green Buildings and Smart Growth” with F. Southworth, Environment and Planning A. forthcoming.
Dr. Brown has been an expert witness in hearings before Committees of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate. She serves on the board of directors of the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and the Alliance to Save Energy; she is on the editorial boards of several journals including the Journal of Technology Transfer; and she is a member of the National Commission on Energy Policy and the National Academies’ Board of Energy and Environmental Systems.
She received her BA in Political Science from Rutgers University (1971), her MRP in Resource Planning from the University of Massachusetts (1973), and her PhD in Geography from The Ohio State University (1977). She also received her CEM (Certified Energy Manager) from the Association of Energy Engineers
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