Master of Energy Transition Faculty
Expertise Across Energy Systems
Master of Energy Transition (MET) faculty bring diverse expertise in engineering, business, economics, communications, environmental studies, and the energy sector—reflecting the interconnected systems that drive the energy transition. This interdisciplinary approach prepares you to navigate the technical, economic, and social dimensions of a rapidly evolving energy landscape.
A note from Irving Institute Faculty Director, Professor Geoffrey Parker:
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"Our MET faculty are world-class scholars and seasoned practitioners who bring deep expertise and hands-on experience to the classroom. They teach enduring principles that will anchor your career, alongside the contemporary knowledge that today’s employers demand. Importantly, they’ll help you build the interdisciplinary fluency to move seamlessly across disciplines and sectors—so you can become the bridge builders our energy future urgently needs."
— Professor Geoffrey Parker, Faculty Director, Irving Institute for Energy and Society
Geoff Parker is the Charles E. Hutchinson '68A Professor of Engineering Innovation at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering and Faculty Director at Dartmouth's Irving Institute for Energy & Society. Parker earned his PhD in Management Science from MIT.
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Cong Chen, PhD
Course | ENTR 140: Data Analytics for Energy and Climate
Assistant Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering and Energy Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Chen earned her PhD in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University.
Faculty spotlight: Advancing the Energy Transition through Computation & Collaboration
Shuchen Cong, PhD
Course | ENTR 170: Energy Systems Modeling
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Dartmouth's Irving Institute for Energy & Society and Lecturer at Dartmouth's Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies. Cong earned her PhD in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University.
Faculty spotlight: The Human Variable: How Shuchen Cong Teaches Energy Systems Modeling
Christa Daniels, PhD, AICP
Course | ENTR 190: Community and Global Resilience in Energy Transitions
Lecturer at Dartmouth’s Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies and Assistant Director for Community Partnerships at the Dartmouth Climate Collaborative. Daniels earned her PhD in Environmental Studies at Antioch New England Graduate School.
Faculty spotlight: Christa Daniels on Resilience and the Art of Bouncing Forward
Charlie Donovan, DBA
Course | ENTR 180: Finance and Accounting for the Energy Transition
Clinical Professor of Business Administration at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. Donovan earned his Doctor of Business Administration at IE Business School.
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Faculty spotlight: Financing the Energy Transition
Amanda Graham, PhD
Course | ENTR 120: Team Dynamics and Professional Communications
Director of Academic Programs and the MET at Dartmouth's Irving Institute for Energy & Society. Graham earned her PhD in Environmental Communication from the University of Washington.
Faculty spotlight: Facilitating Interdisciplinary Communication in the Energy Transition
Megan Litwhiler, PhD
Course | ENTR 120: Team Dynamics and Professional Communications
Assistant Director of Academic Programs at Dartmouth's Irving Institute for Energy & Society. Litwhiler earned her PhD in Biology from Rutgers University Newark and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
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Faculty spotlight: Facilitating Interdisciplinary Communication in the Energy Transition
Chelsea Petrenko, PhD
Course | ENTR 150: Energy Markets & Economics
Lecturer at Dartmouth's Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies and Associate Director at Energy and Environmental Economics (E3). Petrenko GR'15 earned her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Dartmouth College.
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Faculty spotlight: Building a Foundation in Energy Economics with Chelsea Petrenko GR'15
Jonathan Silverthorne, MBA, MEM
Course | ENTR 110: Technology of Current and Future Energy Systems
Director of the Revers Center for Energy, Sustainability & Innovation at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. Silverthorne earned his MBA and Master of Environmental Management from Yale.
Justin Sirico Stroup, PhD
Course | ENTR 130: Climate Science and the Energy Transition
Research Scientist and Lecturer in Dartmouth's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Stroup GR'15 earned his PhD in Earth Sciences from Dartmouth College.
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