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h2. Ross COLLINS

h4. Academic Background:

* 2012 - present • MIT, ESD: PhD student in Engineering Systems
* 2012 • MIT, ESD: MS in Technology & Policy
* 2010 • University of Virginia: MS in Systems Engineering
* 2008 • University of Virginia: BS in Systems Engineering; BA in Economics

h4. Work Experience:

* 2012 - present&nbsp;• IHS CERA&nbsp;• Cambridge, MA&nbsp;Summer 2012

*Contractor* • for Energy Innovation Pioneers Program at IHS CERAWeek in Houston, TX
* 2012 •&nbsp;US House of Representatives • Washington, DC &nbsp;
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*Congressional Fellow* with Natural Resources Committee and Ranking Member Congressman Edward J. Markey
* Summer 2010 • Institute for Cryogenics and Refrigeration • Shanghai, China&nbsp;&nbsp;

\\*Awardee* of NSF International Research and Education in Engineering program

h4. Research Domain:

energy and infrastructure, infrastructure, sustainability, macroeconomics

h4. Research Methodology:

system dynamics; scenariopolicy planning;and decision analysis

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h4. Research Description:

Ross is developing a system dynamics (SD) model based on the comprehensive wealth accounting framework developed by the UN. The framework seeks to provide a more comprehensive measure of a nation' research is currently being defineds economic well-being, by accounting for natural and human capital, in contrast to more traditional measures like GDP. However, the current framework can only evaluate past time horizons to test for sustainability (defined as a positive per capita growth rate in the weighted sum of all forms of productive capital). Thus, the SD model will build on this framework by quantifying the interdependencies between different forms of capital such that simulation experiments of long-term economic performance can be tested. This prospective analysis will allow policymakers to anticipate future bottlenecks and tradeoffs in the macroeconomic system in order to better inform decisions today.{htmlComment}

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