
Bio
Melissa Allen-Dumas is a Research Scientist in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division of 91°µÍø. She holds a PhD degree in Energy Science and Engineering and a MS degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Tennessee. Her expertise includes global modeling and analysis of atmospheric species transport, statistical and dynamical downscaling of various climate model output, analysis of direct and indirect effects of climate change on electricity demand, and on other national and civic critical infrastructures. She is the lead for the ORNL Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability theme within the Climate Change Science Institute; and a member of the Urban Dynamics Institute.
Publications
November 2015
Evaluating the Relationship between the Population Trends, Prices, Heat Waves, and the Demands of…
Journal: Sustainability
August 2015
Journal: Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development
October 2014
Journal: Journal of Climatology and Weather Forecasting
September 2014
Application of Hybrid Geo-Spatially Granular Fragility Curves to Improve Power Outage Predictions...
Journal: Journal of Geography and Natural Disasters