About Mik Carbajales-Dale

Mik Carbajales-Dale joined Clemson University in August 2014. He is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences department. Currently, Mik heads the Energy-Economy-Environment (E3) Systems Analysis group. He has an established reputation for attracting and managing large grants from federal agencies. He has been PI or Co-PI on over $30M of sponsored research. Before joining Clemson, Mik was an Energy Systems Analyst with Stanford’s Environmental Assessment & Optimization Lab and with the Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP). His research focuses on the long-term, large-scale evolution and dynamics of the energy economy system, especially how the development of energy resources affects social development and the effects of a future transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. He is a highly motivated researcher with extensive knowledge of modeling the coupled energy-economy-environment systems. An expert with over twenty years of experience in energy systems analysis, life cycle assessment, net energy analysis, and sustainability. He has produced over sixty publications which have received more than 3400 citations. Current h-index of 31 (26 since 2019), i-index of 39 (37 since 2019). He is an exceptional communicator with advanced problem-solving and teaching skills.

Prior to this Mik undertook his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with the Advanced Energy and Material Systems (AEMS) Laboratory at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. His doctoral thesis was Global Energy Modelling - A Biophysical Approach (GEMBA), which married net energy analysis with systems dynamic modeling to study the interaction of the global economy with the energy sector. Mik also carried out a number of community-based energy-related projects whilst in New Zealand, being especially involved with Transition initiatives: local groups seeking innovative ways to address the twin challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change.