Uribe, Adolfo
Short Bio
Adolfo joined the Technology Assessment Group at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in February 2024 as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Adolfo obtained his M.Sc. in Air Quality Control, Solid Waste, and Waste Water Process Engineering from the University of Stuttgart and his Ph.D. in Economics from the Universidad de Talca, Adolfo also has experience in the public sector, performing analyses of prospective energy scenarios and impact evaluation of air pollution reduction policies. Adolfo is an active collaborator with the Waste Club Stuttgart e.V.
Research interests
His main areas of interest are the design and evaluation of environmental regulations, the socioeconomic impacts of energy transitions, studying topics such as energy poverty, air pollution, biomass combustion, and the link between life cycle assessment external costs.
Grants and consultancy
- Proyecto Medioambiental América Latina Sostenible. Carbon footprint reporting Salesians, funded by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany (BMZ). 2022.
- Mentoring program Circular Economy and Climate Change for Fundación Innova – CORFO. 2019 - 2021.
- Climate Change Prosperity Fund Project Calculator 2050 for CO2 emission modeling, for the British Embassy and Ministry of Energy in Chile. 2015 - 2016
- Grant Universidad de Talca. 2018 - 2022.
- Grant Becas Chile CONICYT (ANID). 2013 - 2015.
- Scholarship Fundación de Ingenieros UC (FIUC). 2004 - 2011.