Kristen Schell

Professor Kristen Schell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University, joining in July 2020. She holds dual PhDs in Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Porto, alongside degrees from Johns Hopkins and Carnegie Mellon. Her research focuses on renewable energy integration, including wind power modeling, electricity market dynamics, and policy design for sustainable energy systems.

• B.S. Chemical Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University
• M.S.E. Environmental Engineering - Johns Hopkins University
• Dual Ph.D. Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University & University of Porto

Her work combines machine learning and optimization to address energy transition challenges, leveraging empirical datasets from utilities and climate models. She previously held roles at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Polytechnique Montréal, contributing to a US DOE ARPA-E grant. Currently leads the APEX lab, offering a PhD position in Physics-informed Deep Learning for Wind Power.

No individual scientific awards listed, though part of team-awarded DOE funding. Active in federal-to-community energy policy advising.