Dr. Adolfo Alejandro Uribe Poblete

Current Responsibilities

Adolfo joined the Technology Assessment Group at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in February 2024 as a Postdoctoral Fellow to contribute to the SCENE project (Swiss Center of Excellence on Net-Zero Emissions). His main areas of interest are the socioeconomic impacts of energy transitions, studying topics such as energy poverty, air pollution, biomass combustion, and life cycle assessment.

Education and previous activities

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, collaborating with NENRE EfD-Chile and being a SETI fellow. 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.