Daniel Lewis Wuebben

Dr. Daniel Lewis Wuebben is an Assistant Professor at the Comillas Pontifical University's School of Engineering (ICAI), affiliated with the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT). He holds a Ph.D. in Literature from the City University of New York Graduate Center and has prior faculty experience at the University of California Santa Barbara and the University of Nebraska Omaha. His research bridges Energy Humanities, Climate Science Communication, and Ecocriticism, with a focus on public engagement with energy transitions and critical utopian studies. He leads the WIRESEED 360 project, exploring immersive technologies like XR/VR for science communication.

Key contributions include analyzing energy justice in South American policy, framing climate discourse in Bill Gates and Greta Thunberg's messaging, and developing theoretical models for extended reality applications. He has presented at 28 international conferences, published 10+ first-author articles, and holds an H-index of 5. Awards include a Marie Curie Fellowship (2020) and ANECA's Contratado Doctor recognition. His work emphasizes citizen energy communities, critical energy utopias, and interdisciplinary approaches to science dissemination.

Wuebben is involved in the ISGAN Academy and Communications Working Group, focusing on global smart grid advancements. He co-founded the XR Journalism Lab, advancing immersive journalism training. His research integrates humanities perspectives with technical challenges, addressing societal dimensions of energy transitions through public engagement and policy analysis.