Varun Rai named Associate Dean for Research at LBJ School of Public Affairs

UT Austin Mechanical Engineering Professor Varun Rai has been named Associate Dean for Research at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, where he will oversee a broad portfolio of research efforts and initiatives and represent the LBJ School in university-wide research programs and operations. Dr. Rai currently directs the Energy Systems Transformation Research Group and is a Faculty Affiliate at the Energy Institute. From 2013–2015 he served as a commissioner for Austin Energy, the vertically integrated, municipal electric utility for the City of Austin. Additionally, Dr. Rai serves on the editorial board of The Electricity Journal and Energy Research & Social Science, for which he is also an associate editor. Read more.