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Zhen Lei is a Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics at the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. With dual PhDs in Agricultural & Resource Economics (UC Berkeley) and Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Peking University), he integrates economics, science policy, and data science in his research.
- Education:
- PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley (2009)
- PhD in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Sciences Center (2000)
- MS in Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1997)
- BS in Chemistry, Wuhan University (1993)
His interdisciplinary research combines energy/environmental economics, health economics, and data science to address policy challenges. Current themes include energy transition impacts, innovation policy, and big data applications in decision-making.
Recent publications focus on environmental data analytics, energy system optimization, and innovation policy evaluation. His work spans top journals like Nature Biotechnology, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, and ACM SIGIR Conference.
Lei's research has been funded by prestigious agencies including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, and USPTO. He contributes to academic communities through editorial work in journals like Stanford Technology Law Review.
