Each year, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy awards grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 to support new research or supplement existing research. To date, the center has distributed 43 research grants in Engineering, Design, Arts and Sciences, Law, and Wharton.

Following are the funded projects for 2018-2019:

Migration, Climate Change, and Sustainability Attitudes; Sabrina Arias, PhD student, international relations, School of Arts and Sciences; co-author: Christopher Blair, PhD student, international relations, School of Arts and Sciences

Architecture and Energy Transitions: The Case of the Bauhaus Dessau Building; Daniel Barber, associate professor, historic preservation, PennDesign

Repowering Ulaanbaatar: Urbanization after Coal; Stephanie Carlisle, lecturer, landscape architecture, PennDesign; co-author: Nicholas Pevzner, lecturer, landscape architecture, PennDesign

Power Issue of Scenario Journal; Stephanie Carlisle, lecturer, landscape architecture, PennDesign; co-author: Nicholas Pevzner, lecturer, landscape architecture, PennDesign

Uber and Lyft’s Affects on Gasoline Consumption and Emissions; Xiaoxia (Summer) Dong, PhD student, city and regional planning, PennDesign

Fracking and Indigenous Demands in the South of Argentina; Tulia G. Falleti, associate professor, political science, School of Arts and Sciences

Jump-Starting the Market: Subsidies and Firm Entry; Felipe Flores-Golfin, PhD student, business economics and public policy, Wharton

Your Uber Has Arrived: Ridesharing and Emissions Impacts; Caitlin Gorback, PhD student, real estate, Wharton

Endogenizing Fuel Price Risk (and Uncertainty); Steven Kimbrough, professor, operations, information and decisions, Wharton

The Politics of Carbon Taxes at the State Level; Ioana Marinescu, assistant professor, SP2

Energy Cost Burdens for Low-Income Households; Vincent Reina, assistant professor, city and regional planning, PennDesign; co-author: Constantine Kontokosta (NYU)

Fossil Fuels, the Building Industry, and Human Health; Franca Trubiano, associate professor, Architecture, PennDesign