Benjamin F. Hobbs PhD Environmental Systems Engineering (Cornell USA), BSc (South Dakota State University USA), MSc (SUNY-Syracuse USA)
Professor of Geography & Environmental Engineering/Professor of Applied Mathematics & Statistics (Joint), Whiting School of Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
Member, California ISO Market Surveillance Committee, Folsom, CA USA
Scientific Advisor, Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederlands, Amsterdam NL
bhobbs@jhu.edu
Telephone: + 1 410 516 4681
Research Interests
Use of engineering-economic models to assess electricity market designs, potential for market power, and environmental policy; decision analysis of environmental, energy, and natural resources polices.
Background
Dr. Hobbs uses operations research methods to address economic, technological, and environmental aspects of energy and natural resources policies. He is also an experienced facilitator of stakeholder decision processes involving risks and multiple objectives.
