Jiyong Eom is an assistant professor at KAIST Business School's Graduate School of Green Growth. His research interest includes energy & environmental policy and economics, integrated assessment modeling for technology assessment, climate change mitigation and adaptation, demand-side management of energy, and technological change and innovation. At the school, he teaches Green Technology and Green Industry. He received a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Yonsei University, a MS degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and a PhD degree in Management Science and Engineering with the concentration on policy and strategy from Stanford University.

Education

- Stanford University, Ph.D., Management Science & Engineering, 2004-2009
- KAIST, M.S., Chemical Engieering, 2000-2002
- Yonsei University, B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1994-2000

Career

- Assistant Professor, Sogang University (Seoul), 2013
- Staff Scientist, PNNL's Joint Global Change Research Institute (Maryland), 2009-2013
- Postdoctoral Associate, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (California), 2009
- Student Intern, Electric Power Research Institute (California), 2007
- Research Scientist, LG Chem. Ltd. (Daejon), 2002-2004

Industry Advisory Activities

- Appointed as a Contributing Author for Chapter 9 on “Buildings” of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Fifth Assessment Report of Working Group III (Mitigation of Climate Change), 2013
- Appointed as a Contributing Author for Chapter 6 on “Assessing Transformation Pathways” of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Fifth Assessment Report of Working Group III (Mitigation of Climate Change), 2012

Publications (patents, etc.)

Peer Reviewed Publications:

D. Jang, J. Eom,* M. Park, J. Rho, 2015, "Variability of Electricity Load Patterns and Its Effect on Demand Response: A Critical Peak Pricing Experiment on Korean Commercial and Industrial Customers," Energy Policy, Accepted

E. Kriegler, K. Riahi, N. Bauer, V. Schwanitz, N. Petermann, V. Bosetti, A. Marcucci, S. Otto, L. Paroussos, S. Rao-Skirbekk, T. Curras, S. Ashina, J. Bollen, J. Eom, M. Hamdi-Cherif, T. Longden, A. Kitous, A. Mejean, F. Sano, M. Schaeffer, K. Wada, P. Capros, D. Van Vurren, O. Edenhofer, C. Bertram, R. Bibas, J. Edmonds, N. Johnson, V. Krey, G. Luderer, D. McCollum, J. Kejun, 2015, "A Short Note on Integrated Assessment Modeling Approaches: Rejoinder to the Review of "Making or Breaking Climate Targets--The AMPERE Study on Staged Accession Scenarios for Climate Policy," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, In Print

J. McFarland, Y. Zhou, L. Clarke, P. Sullivan, J. Colman, W. Jaglom, M. Colley, P. Patel, J. Eom, S. Kim, P. Kyle, P. Schultz, B. Venkatesh, J. Haydel, C. Mack, J. Creason, 2015, "Impacts of Rising Air Temperatures and Emissions Mitigation on Electricity Demand and Supply in the United States: a Multi-Model Comparison," Climatic Change, 131, 111-125

X. Yin, J. Eom, W. Chen, L. Clarke, S. Kim, P. Patel, S. Yu, P. Kyle, 2015, "China's Transportation Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions from a Global Perspective," Energy Policy, 82, 233-248

D. Jang, J. Eom*, M. Kim, J. Rho, 2015, "Demand Responses of Korean Commercial and Industrial Businesses to Critical Peak Pricing of Electricity," Journal of Cleaner Production, 90, 275-290

J. Eom, J. Edmonds, V. Krey, N. Johnson, T. Longden, G. Luderer, K. Riahi, D. van Vuuren, 2015, "The Impact of Near-term Climate Policy Choices on Technology and Emissions Transition Pathways," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 90(A), 73-88

G. Iyer, N. Hultman, J. Eom, H. McJeon, P. Patel, L. Clarke, 2015, "Diffusion of Low-Carbon Technologies and the Feasiblity of Long-Term Climate Targets. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 90(A), 103-118

C. Bertram, N. Johnson, G. Luderer, K. Riahi, M. Isaac, J. Eom, 2015, "Carbon lock-in and path dependency associated with weak near-term climate policies," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 90(A), 62-72

E. Kriegler, N. Petermann, V. Krey, V. Schwanitz, G. Luderer, S. Ashina, V. Bosetti, J. Eom, A. Kitous, A. Mejean, L. Paroussos, F. Sano, H. Turton, C. Wilson, D. van Vuuren, 2015, "Diagnostic indicators for integrated assessment models of climate policy," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 90(A), 45-61

K. Riahi, E. Kriegler, N. Johnson, C. Bertram, M. Elzen, J. Eom, M. Schaeffer, J. Edmonds, K. Volker, T. Longden, G. Luderer, A. Mejean, D. McCollum, S. Mima, H. Turton, D. van Vuuren, K. Wada, V. Bosetti, P. Capros, P. Criqui, M. Kainuma, 2015, "Locked into Copenhagen pledges - Implications of short-term emission targets for the cost and feasibility of long-term climate goals," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 90(A), 8-23

E. Kriegler, K. Riahi, N. Bauer, J. Schwanitz, N. Petermann, V. Bosetti, A. Marcucci, S. Otto, L. Paroussos, S. Rao, T. Arryoy-Curras, S. Ashina, J. Bollen, J. Eom, M. Hamdi-Cherif, A. Kitous, A. Mejean, M. Schaeffer, K. Wada, P. Capros, D. van Vuuren, O. Edenhofera, 2014, "Making or Breaking Climate Targets: The AMPERE Study on Staged Accession Scenarios for Climate Policy," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 90(A), 24-44

M. Scott, D. Daly, Y. Zhou, J. Rice, P. Patel, H. McJeon, P. Kyle, S. Kim, J. Eom, L. Clarke, 2014, "Evaluating Sub-National Building-Energy Efficiency Policy Options under Uncertainty: Efficient Sensitivity Testing of Alternative Climate, Technological, and Socioeconomic Futures in a Regional Integrated-Assessment Model," Energy Economics. 43, 22-33

S. Yu, J. Eom, M. Evans, L. Clarke, 2014, "A Long-term, Integrated Impact Assessment of Alternative Building Energy Code Scenarios in China," Energy Policy, 67, 626-639

S. Yu, J. Eom, Y. Zhou, M. Evans, and L. Clarke, 2014, "Scenarios of Building Energy Demand for China with a Detailed Regional Representation," Energy, 67, 284-297

V. Chaturvedi, J. Eom, L. Clarke, P. Shukla, 2014, "Long-term Building Energy Demand for India: Disaggregating End Use Energy Services in an Integrated Assessment Modeling Framework," Energy Policy, 64, 226-242

M. Hejazi, J. Edmonds, L. Clarke, P. Kyle, E. Davies, V. Chaturvedi, M. Wise, P. Patel, J. Eom, K. Calvin, 2014, "Long-Term Global Water Use Projections using Six Shared Socioeconomic Pathways in an Integrated Assessment Modeling Framework," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 81, 205-226

M. Hejazi, J. Edmonds, L. Clarke, P. Kyle, E. Davies, V. Chaturvedi, M. Wise, P. Patel, J. Eom, K. Calvin, 2014, "Integrated assessment of global water scarcity over the 21st century under multiple climate change mitigation policies," Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 18, 2859-2883

Y. Zhou, L. Clarke, J. Eom, P. Kyle, P. Patel, S. Kim, J. Dirks, E. Jensen, Y. Liu, J. Rice, L. Schmidt, T. Seiple, 2014, "Modeling the Effect of Climate Change on U.S. State-Level Buildings Energy Demands in an Integrated Assessment Framework," Applied Energy, 113, 1077-1088

Y. Zhou, J. Eom, and L. Clarke, 2013, "The Effect of Global Climate Change, Population Distribution, and Climate Mitigation on Building Energy Use in the U.S. and China," Climatic Change, 119(3-4), 979-992

D. Urge-Vorsatz, K. Petrichenko, M. Staniec, J. Eom, 2013, "Energy Use in Buildings in a Long-Term Perspective," Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 5, 141?151

S. Zhou, P. Kyle, S, Yu, L. Clarke, J. Eom, P. Luckow, V. Chaturvedi, X. Zhang, J. Edmonds, 2013, "Energy Use and CO2 Emissions of China’s Industrial Sector from a Global Perspective," Energy Policy, 58, 284?294

M. Hejazi, J. Edmonds, V. Chaturvedi, E. Davies, J. Eom, 2013, "Scenarios of Global Municipal Water Use Demand Projections over the 21st Century," Hydrological Science Journal, 58(3), 519-538

J. Eom, L. Clarke, S. Kim, P. Kyle, P. Patel, 2012, "China’s Building Energy Demand: Long-term Implications from a Detailed Assessment," Energy, 46(1), 405-419

J. Eom, L. Schipper, and L. Thompson, 2012, "We Keep on Truckin’: Trends in Freight Energy Use and Carbon Emissions in 11 IEA Countries," Energy Policy, 45, 327-341

S. Smith, J. Karas, J. Edmonds, J. Eom, A. Mizrahi, 2012, "Sensitivity of Multi-Gas Climate Policy to Emission Metrics," Climatic Change, DOI: 10.1007/s10584-012-0565-7

J. Eom, K. Calvin, L. Clarke, J. Edmonds, S. Kim, R. Kopp, P. Kyle, P. Luckow, P. Patel, R. Moss, M. Wise, 2012, "Exploring the Future Role of Asia Utilizing a Scenario Matrix Architecture and Shared Socio-Economic Pathways," Energy Economics, 34(3), S325-S338

V. Krey, B. O’Neill, B. van Ruijven, V. Chaturvedi, V. Daioglou, J. Eom, L. Jiang, Y. Nagai, S. Pachauri, X. Ren, 2012, "Urban and Rural Energy Use and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Asia," Energy Economics, 34(3), S272-283

J. Eom and L. Schipper, 2010, "Trends in Passenger Transport Energy Use in South Korea," Energy Policy, 38(7), 3598-3607

J. Eom, 2008, "Modularity and Technological Change ? A Primer and Synthesis," Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, 16(2), 1-24

K. Cho, J. Eom, C. Kim, and J. Park, 2008, "Grafting of Glycidyl Methacrylate onto High-density Polyethylene with Reaction Time in the Batch Mixer", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 108, 1093

K. Cho, J. Eom, H. Jung, N. Choi, Y. Lee, J. Park, J. Choi, K. Park, and Y. Sung, 2004, "Characteristics of PVdF Copolymer / Nafion Blend Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC)," Electrochimica Acta, 50, 580


Other Publications:

J. Eom, R. Moss, K. Calvin, B. Bond-Lamberty, L. Clarke, J. Dooley, J. Edmonds, S. Kim, R. Kopp, P. Kyle, P. Luckow, P. Patel, A. Thomson, M. Wise, Y. Zhou, 2013, "Scenarios of Future Socio-economics, Energy, Land Use and Radiative Forcing," Chapter 3 in Engineering Response to Global Climate Change, Edited by R. Watts, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group

B. Neenan and J. Eom, 2008, "Price Elasticity of Demand for Electricity: A Primer and Synthesis," Whitepaper 1016264, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California

J. Park, Y. Lee, and J. Eom, U. S. Patent 6902839, "Polymer Electrolyte Membrane for Fuel Cell and Method for Producing the Same"

Research Areas

- Energy and Climate Policy and Economics
- Integrated Assessment Modeling for Technology Assessments
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
- Technology Management and Technology Diffusion
- Demand-Side Management of Energy