Costa Samaras

— Bio —

Constantine Samaras is an engineer at the RAND Corporation. He is also a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). His primary research area is energy and climate policy decisionmaking with a focus on the electricity and transportation sectors. Samaras researches how policy actions and research and development (R&D) investments affect energy use and national security, infrastructure requirements, economic and innovation outcomes, and environmental impacts. He recently served on a National Academies Committee evaluating the Department of Energy's advanced transportation energy research portfolio and is an incoming editorial board member of the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. He has published numerous studies examining plug-in vehicles, renewable electricity, conventional and low-carbon fuels, and the industrial capacity of the evolving energy sector. Samaras has also examined energy security and infrastructure issues faced by the Department of Defense. Prior to beginning his research at CMU, Samaras was employed for five years as an engineering and sustainability consultant working on several multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects in New York.

Samaras received his Ph.D. in engineering and public policy and civil and environmental engineering from CMU. He is also a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional.