Lynnette Dray

Lynnette Dray is a Principal Research Fellow at the University College London (UCL), affiliated with the UCL Air Transportation Systems Lab and Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources. With over 20 years of experience in aviation systems modeling, her work focuses on decarbonization, policy impact assessment, and stakeholder behavior simulation.

• PhD in Astrophysical Numerical Modeling (University of Cambridge, 2003)
• BA and MSci in Natural Science (University of Cambridge, 1999)

Her research centers on aviation sustainability, including projects like ACCLAIM (airport expansion impacts), ToZCA (net-zero aviation), and AIM2015 (open-source aviation modeling). She specializes in:

• Economic and environmental impact assessment
• Integrated transport modeling
• Hydrogen and electric aircraft feasibility
• Policy uncertainty analysis
• Carbon leakage and taxation

Lynnette’s scientific contributions include:

• High-resolution emissions inventories (GAIA model)
• Aviation profit maximization under constraints
• Long-term scenarios for pandemic recovery
• Ground-air multi-modal disruption management

At UCL, she supervises student projects through MSc courses such as EPEE, ESDA, and SEBE, while collaborating with policymakers on climate-neutral aviation pathways.