Personal Data
Current Position: Scientist
Address: RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment
BASE Milano
Via Bergognone, 34,
20144 Milano, Italy
E-mail: soheil.shayegh@eiee.org
ORCID: 0000-0002-8960-8244
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/soheilsh
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Soheil_Shayegh
Education
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA, 2014
Major: Industrial Engineering, Economic Decision Analysis
Minor: Statistics
Dissertation Title: Developing an Adaptive Stochastic Integrated Model for Climate Change
MEng, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, 2007
Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Thesis Title: Environmental Impact Assessment of Copper Production: A Case Study on Alaverdi Copper Factory in Armenia
MSc, AmirKabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2005
Major: Construction Engineering & Management
Thesis Title: International contracts for infrastructure development projects in Iran
BSc, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 2002
Major: Civil Engineering
Research project
UPTAKE - Bridging current knowledge gaps to enable the UPTAKE of carbon dioxide removal methods, 2023 - 2027
Role: Science coordinator
Funder: European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework
LOCALISED - Localised decarbonisation pathways for citizens, local administrations and businesses to inform and support mitigation and adaptation action, 2021 - 2025
Role: Work package leader
Funder: European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework
NAVIGATE - Next Generation of Advanced Integrated Assessment Modelling to Support Climate Policy Making, 2019 - 2023
Role: Task leader
Funder: European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework
Research Appointments
Research Fellow, 2018 - 2019
Bocconi University
Supervisor: Dr. Valentina Bosetti
Developing a large scale expert elicitation survey for future growth of DAC technologies
Research Fellow, 2016 - 2018
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
Supervisor: Dr. Massimo tavoni
Developing cliamte-human interaction Models
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, 2014 - 2016
Carnegie Institution for Science
Supervisor: Dr. Ken Caldeira
Developing Integrated Assessment Models of Climate Change and Decision Tools for Climate Change Policy Making under Uncertainty
Graduate Research Assistant, 2009 - 2012
H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
Advisor: Dr. Valerie Thomas
Developing a macroeconomic model for Climate Change policy evaluation
Graduate Research Assistant, 2010
INSEAD Business School
INSEAD Abu-Dhabi Campus, UAE
Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Warr
Developing an energy profile model of GCC countries
Journal Publications
Shayegh, S., Reissl, S., Roshan, E., & Calcaterra, M. (2023). An assessment of different transition pathways to a green global economy. Nature Communications Earth & Environment
Malpede, M., Falchetta, G., & Shayegh, S. (2023). Mosquitoes and Potatoes: How Local Climatic Conditions Impede Development. Environmental and Resource Economics
Dasgupta, S., Emmerling, J., & Shayegh, S. (2023). Inequality and growth impacts of climate change—insights from South Africa. Environmental Research Letters
Shayegh, S., Andreu-Perez, J., Akoth, C.,..., Trentini, F., & Melegaro, A. (2023). Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccine allocation in resource poor settings: Towards an Artificial Intelligence-enabled and Geospatial-assisted decision support framework. PLoS ONE
Herman, K.S., Kim, Y.J., Shayegh, S., & Xiang, J. (2023). A critical review of green growth indicators in G7 economies from 1990 to 2019. Sustainability Science
Shayegh, S. (2023). The prospect of direct air capture for energy security and climate stability. Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
Malpede M. & Shayegh, S. (2022). Staying home saves lives, really!. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences
Shayegh, S. & Dasgupta, S. (2022). Climate change, labour availability and the future of gender inequality in South Africa. Climate and Development
Shayegh, S., Emmerling J., & Tavoni M. (2022). International Migration Projections across Skill Levels in the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways. Sustainability
Aldy, J. E., Felgenhauer, T., Pizer, W. A., Tavoni, M., Belaia, M., Borsuk, M. E., ... & Wiener, J. B. (2021). Social science research to inform solar geoengineering. Science
Shayegh, S., Bosetti V., & Tavoni, M. (2021). Future Prospects of Direct Air Capture Technologies: Insights From an Expert Elicitation Survey. Frontiers in Climate.
Shayegh, S., Manoussi V., & Dasgupta, S. (2020). Climate change and development in South Africa: The impact of rising temperatures on economic productivity and labor availability. Climate and Development.
Falchetta, G., Hammad A. T., & Shayegh, S. (2020). "Planning universal accessibility to public healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).
Shayegh, S. & Sanchez, D. L. (2020). "Impact of market design on cost-effectiveness of renewable portfolio standards". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
Antonelli, C., Coromaldi, M., Dasgupta, S., Emmerling, J., & Shayegh, S. (2020). "Climate impacts on nutrition and labor supply disentangled–an analysis for rural areas of Uganda". Environment and Development Economics.
Casey G., Shayegh S., Moreno-Cruz J., Bunzl M., Galor O., Caldeira K. (2019). “The impact of climate change on fertility”, Environmental Research Letters.
Heutel G., Moreno-Cruz J., Shayegh S. (2018). “Solar Geoengineering, Uncertainty, and the Price of Carbon”, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.
Shayegh S. (2017). “Outward migration may alter population dynamics and income inequality”, Nature Climate Change.
Shayegh S., Sanchez D. L., Caldeira K., (2017). “Evaluating relative benefits of different types of R&D for clean energy technologies”, Energy Policy.
Shayegh S., Caldeira K., Moreno-Cruz J. (2016). “Adapting to Rates of Climate Change”, Environmental Research Letters.
Heutel G., Cruz J.M., Shayegh S. (2016). “Climate Tipping Points and Solar Geoengineering”, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
Shayegh S., Thomas V. M. (2015). “Adaptive stochastic integrated assessment modeling of optimal greenhouse gas emission reductions”, Climatic Change.
Fellowships
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, 2016 - 2018
The European Commission
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Italy
Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP), 2014
Enterprise Innovation Institute
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
Sam Nunn Security Fellowship Program, 2012 - 2013
Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
National Iranian American Council Fellowship, 2011
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington DC, USA
Office of Representative Rush Holt
Teaching Appointments
Instructor, Spring 2014
Engineering Economy, ISyE 3025
H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Teaching Assistant, 2011, 2012, 2013
Energy Technology and Policy, ISyE/PUBP 6701
H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Teaching Assistant, 2011, 2012
Energy and Environmental Analysis, ISyE 4803
H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Instructor, Spring 2008
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Department of Business and Marketing
EURASIA International University, Yerevan, Armenia
Professional Appointments
R&D Manager, 2008 - 2009
EURASIA International University, Yerevan, Armenia
Coordinating research grants and projects
QA/QC Manager, 2007 - 2008 HADISH Engineering Company, Thika, Kenya
Conducting quality tests and procedures
Founder & CEO, 2005 - 2006
Palar Paya Espadana, Isfahan, Iran Constructing several city development projects
Structural Engineer, 2005 – 2006 Palar Paya Espadana, Isfahan, Iran Designing post-tensioned concrete buildings for ADAPT corporation in UAE
Book Publications
Shayegh S., “The Role of Biofuels in Achieving a National Energy Independence Plan” in “The Handbook of Bioenergy”, Springer International Publishing, 2015 (ISBN 978-3-319-20091-0)
Shayegh S. “Environmental Impact Assessment of Copper Production: A Case Study on Alaverdi Copper Factory in Armenia”, VDM Verlag Publisher, Germany, 2008 (ISBN 978-3-639-09444-2)
Shayegh S. “Practicing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System: A case on an Armenian Bank”, VDM Verlag Publisher, Germany, 2009 (ISBN 978-3-639-11412-6)
Sebt M. H., Shayegh S. “BOT Contracts and their applications in Iran's infrastructure contracts” (in Farsi), Amirkabir University of Technology Publisher, Iran, 2006
Conference Presentations
Shayegh S., Moreno-Cruz J., Caldeira K., “Adaptation to a moving target”, American Geophysical Union, Fall meeting, San Francisco, 2015
Shayegh S., Thomas M. V., “Optimal Electricity Generation Mix with Learning Consideration”, Third Conference on the Physics of Sustainable Energy, American Physical Society, University of California, Berkeley 2014
Shayegh S. Thomas V. M., “Stochastic integrated modeling of climate change”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis 2013
Honors & Awards
Southeast Regional Energy Symposium (SERES)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA, 2013
Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA, 2013
Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA, 2011
Preprints
Shayegh, S., & Zheng Y. (2022). Intergenerational wealth inequality and transfer in shared socioeconomic pathways A case study of South Africa. Research Square
Kelly, DL., Heutel, G., Moreno-Cruz, J., & Shayegh, S. (2021). Solar Geoengineering, Learning, and Experimentation. NBER Working Papers
Shayegh, S., Crippa, F., & Dasgupta, S. (2020). COVID-19 Impacts and Responses: The Role of the National Governments and International Organizations
Shayegh S., & Malpede M. (2020) Staying Home Saves Lives, Really!
Shayegh S., Sisco M., & Geffroy E. (2020). Climate Concern and Policy Support Among Early-Career Scientists in Europe
Shayegh S., & Herman K. (2019). Earth and Health: Learning Across the Boundaries of Global Governance
Shayegh S. et al. (2018). Recalculating the Social Cost of Carbon