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Ph.D., Ohio State University, Geography
B.A., Rutgers University, Political Science
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 arilyn A. Brown joined Georgia Tech in 2006 after a distinguished career at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. At ORNL, she held various leadership positions and led several major energy technology and policy scenario studies. Recognizing her stature as a national leader in the analysis and interpretation of energy futures in the United States, Dr. Brown remains affiliated with ORNL as a Visiting Distinguished Scientist.
Dr. Brown has a strong record of publication and service in the field of energy policy and technology forecasting. Her research interests encompass the development and deployment of sustainable energy technologies and issues surrounding the commercialization of new technologies and the evaluation of energy programs and policies. Recent projects include an assessment of the $3 billion/year multi-agency R&D portfolio comprising the U.S. Climate Change Technology Program, development of a national climate change technology deployment strategy as required by the 2005 Energy Policy Act, and quantification of the carbon footprints of the nation’s largest 100 metropolitan areas.
Recognizing the need for policy innovations to promote sustainable energy solutions, Dr. Brown teaches Georgia Tech courses on Energy Policy and Technology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Dr. Brown has authored more than 150 publications including a recently published book on Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths (co-edited with Benjamin Sovacool) and two special issues of journals: Energy Policy and Energy and Buildings. Her work has appeared in numerous journals including Science; The Electricity Journal; Energy Efficiency, Annual Review of Energy and Environment; the Journal of Technology Transfer; Technology in Society; Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, and Utilization; Environment and Planning; Research Policy; Energy Systems and Policy; and Resources, Conservation and Recycling; and she has contributed chapters to a dozen books. Recent publications include:
• “Governing Confusion: How Statutes, Fiscal Policy, and Regulations Impede Clean Energy Technologies,” with Sharon (Jess) Chandler, Stanford Law and Policy Review (2008)
• “Mitigating Climate Change through Green Buildings and Smart Growth,” with Frank Southworth, Environment and Planning A (2008)
• “Promoting a Level Playing Field for Energy Options: Electricity Alternatives and the Case of the Indian Point Energy Center,” with Benjamin K. Sovacool in Energy Efficiency (2008)
Check out the School of Public Policy’s Working Paper series for some of her most recent writings.
Dr. Brown has been an expert witness in hearings before Committees of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate. She serves on the board of directors of the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and the Alliance to Save Energy; she is on the editorial boards of several journals including the Journal of Technology Transfer; she is a member of the National Commission on Energy Policy and the National Academies’ Board of Energy and Environmental Systems, and she is a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, among other awards.
She received her BA in Political Science from Rutgers University (1971), her MRP in Resource Planning from the University of Massachusetts (1973), and her PhD in Geography from The Ohio State University (1977). She is also a Certified Energy Manager.
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