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Education
- B.S. in Applied Mathematics, California State University Long Beach, Magna Cum Laude, 2020
- B.A. in Mathematical Economics and Economic Theory, California State University Long Beach, 2020
- Minor: Philosophy
Research Experience
- 2024-2025: Research Associate, Resources for the Future
- 2023: Senior Research Analyst, Resources for the Future
- 2021-2022: Research Analyst, Resources for the Future
- 2020: Research Assistant, Resources for the Future
- 2019-2020: Research Assistant, Center for International Trade and Transportation, California State University Long Beach
- 2019: Research Intern, Resources for the Future
Teaching Experience
- 2018-2019: Peer Mentor and Tutor, California State University Long Beach, College of Natural Science and Mathematics
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
- 2025: Lohawala N., Linn J., Bioret L., DeAngeli E., Roy N., Spiller E. "A Retrospective Analysis of Heavy-Duty Vehicle Tailpipe Nitrogen Oxides Emissions Standards", Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment (link) (RFF Working Paper)
- 2025: Peng W., Anenberg S., Bistline J., Budolfson M., Constantino S.M., Crawford K., Davis K., DeCarlo P., Fawcett A., Hashimoto H., Helgeson C., Huang X., Iyer G., Keller K., Kennard H., Kennedy K.M., Laumbach R., Limaye V.S., Mayfield E., McFarland J., Meyer M., Miller P., Place A., Roy N., Schell C., Scovronick N., Smith S.J., Srikrishnan V., Vorhees D., Xie Y. "Seizing the policy opportunities for health- and equity-improving energy decisions", One Earth (Cell Press link) (Science link)
- 2025: Bistline J., Bergman A., Blanford G., Brown M., Burtraw D., Domeshek M., Fawcett A., Hamilton A., Iyer G., Jenkins J., King B., Kolus H., Levin A., Luo Q., Rennert K., Robertson M., Roy N., Russel E., Shawhan D., Steinberg D., van Brummen A., Van Horn G., Venkatesh A., Weyant J., Wiser R., Zhao A. "Impacts of EPA's finalized power plant greenhouse gas standards", Science (link) (Open Access Link)
- 2024: Bistline J., Brown M., Domeshek M., Marcy C., Roy N., Blanford G., Burtraw D., Hamilton A., Farbes J., Fawcett A., Jenkins J., Jones R., King B., Kolus H., Larsen J., Levin A., Mahajan M., Mayfield E., McFarland J., McJeon H., Orvis R., Patankar N., Rennert K., Roney C., Schivley G., Steinberg D., Victor N., Wenzel S., Weyant J., Wiser R., Yuan M., Zhao A. "Power Sector Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022", Environmental Research Letters (link)
- 2023: Bistline J., Blanford G., Brown M., Burtraw D., Domeshek M., Farbes J., Fawcett A., Hamilton A., Jenkins J., Jones R., King B., Kolus H., Larsen J., Levin A., Mahajan M., Marcy C., Mayfield E., McFarland J., McJeon H., Orvis R., Patankar N., Rennert K., Roney C., Roy N., Schivley G., Steinberg D., Victor N., Wenzel S., Weyant J., Wiser R., Yuan M., Zhao A. "Emissions and Energy Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act", Science (link) (Open Access Link)
Research Reports / Working Papers
- 2025: Roy N., Russo S., Burtraw D. "Considerations for Washington's Linkage Negotiations with California and Québec", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2025: Burtraw D., Palmer K., Roy N. "Policy Opportunities for Achieving Maryland's Clean Energy Goals", Resources for the Future Working Paper (link)
- 2024: Toman M., Krupnick A., Russo S., Burtraw D., Holmes B., Roy N. "Developing a Carbon Dioxide Removal Program in California", Resources for the Future Working Paper (link)
- 2024: Rennert K., Bergman A., Roy N., Domeshek M., Shih J., Linn J., Burtraw D., Palmer K. "Carbon Scoring: An Initial Baseline", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2024: Roy N., Domeshek M., Burtraw D. "Designing for Uncertainty: Amendments to California's Cap-and-Trade Market", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2023: Burtraw D., Roy N. "How Facility-Specific Emissions Caps Affect the California Carbon Market?", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2022: Roy N., Domeshek M., Burtraw D., Palmer K., Rennert K., Shih J., Villanueva S. "Beyond Clean Energy: The Financial Incidence and Health Effects of the IRA", Resources for the Future (link)
Issue Briefs
- 2025: Roy N., Burtraw D. "Promoting Energy Affordability Using State Climate Policy", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2025: Burtraw D., Roy N. "Offset Reform Could Drive Investments in Nature-Based Climate Solutions", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2025: Roy N., Palmer K. "Hidden Costs of Repealing EPA's Carbon Pollution Standards: Consequences for the Environment, Households, and Society", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2025: Bergman A., Peplinski M., Rennert K., Roy N. "Projected Impacts of Repealing the Section 45Y and 48E Technology-Neutral Clean Electricity Tax Credits", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2025: Burtraw D., Roy N. "Harnessing Carbon Value to Lower Costs in California", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2024: Roy N., Burtraw D. "Same Emissions Budget, Different Program Revenues: Revenue Implications from California Cap-and-Trade Amendments", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2022: Roy N., Rennert K., Burtraw D. "Retail Electricity Rates under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2021: Roy N., Burtraw D., Rennert K. "Cost Analysis and Emissions Projections under Power Sector Proposals in Reconciliation", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2021: Hafstead M., Look W., Roy N., Palmer K., Linn J., Rennert K. "Emissions Projections under Alternative Climate Policy Proposals", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2021: Look W., Palmer K., Burtraw D., Linn J., Hafstead M., Domeshek M., Roy N., Rennert K., Gillingham K., Xiahou Q. "Emissions Projections for a Trio of Federal Climate Policies", Resources for the Future (link)
Blog Posts / Editorial
- 2025: Roy N., Dolphin G. "State Carbon Prices Are Here to Stay", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2025: Peplinski M., Roy N. "If/Then: Unintended Effects of Recent Federal Actions on Electricity Prices", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2025: Burtraw D., Roy N., Palmer K. "Three Policy Options for Maryland to Achieve Its Decarbonization Goals via the Electricity Sector", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2024: Domeshek M., Roy N. "How Much Will the Inflation Reduction Act Reduce Emissions?", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2023: Roy N., Burtraw D. "California's Cap-and-Trade Program and Improvements in Local Air Quality", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2023: Bergman A., Krupnick A., Linn J., Lohawala N., Newell R.G., Palmer K., Raimi D., Roy N., Spiller B. "What Have We Learned About the Inflation Reduction Act, One Year After the Law's Passage?", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2021: Pesek S., Roy N., Robertson M., Pizer W., Tung S., Prest B.C., Walls M.A. "Celebrating Nature with #MyResources", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2021: Cleary K., Hafstead M., Krupnick A., Linn J., Look W., Palmer K., Raimi D., Rennert K., Roy N., Wibbenmeyer M. "Under Construction: The Build Back Better Act", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2025: Palmer K., Prest B., Linn J., Rennert K., Bergman A., Krupnick A., Roy N., Peplinski M. "Comment on the Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2024: Burtraw D., Roy N., Russo S. "Comments on the Cap-and-Invest Linkage Rulemaking", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2024: Roy N., Burtraw D. "Comments on Potential Amendments to California's Cap-and-Trade Regulation", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2024: Roy N., Domeshek M., Burtraw D. "Comments on Potential Amendments to California's Cap-and-Trade Regulation and the Standard Regulatory Impact Assessment (SRIA)", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2023: Roy N., Burtraw D., Domeshek M. "Comments on the Joint California-Quebec Workshop: Potential Amendments to the Cap-and-Trade Regulation", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2023: Burtraw D., Roy N. "Comments to the California Air Resources Board on Implementing Facility-Specific Caps in the California Cap-and-Trade Program", Resources for the Future (link)
- 2022: Robertson M., Burtraw D., Roy N., Domeshek M., Palmer K. "Defining the Financial Benefits of Renewable Facilities Placed in Connection with Low-Income Communities", Resources for the Future (link)
Programming Skills
- Advanced Skills: Python, GAMS, Stata, R
- Proficient Skills: LaTeX, Matlab, SPSS, HTML
- AI Research Tools: ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Nature Research Assistant (beta)
Fields of Interest
- Energy Economics
- Power Systems Modeling
- Industrial Organization
- Operations Research
- Climate Policy
- Public Economics
- International Economics
- Political Economy
Presentations
- Florence School of Regulation: Ex-Ante Modelling of Emissions Trading, July 2025
- National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA), May 2025
- Washington Environmental Justice Council (Virtual), January 2025
- Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE), May 2024
- California Environmental Justice Advisory Council (California EJAC), October 2023
- Environmental Resource Management Clean Energy Group, October 2022
- California State University Statewide Student Research Competition (Virtual), April 2020
- Pacific Southwest Emerging Transportation Scholars Research Symposium, March 2020
- CSU Long Beach Student Research Competition, February 2020
- International Urban Freight Conference, Long Beach, CA, October 2019
- CSU Long Beach Economics Department Research Poster Competition, May 2019
Honors and Awards
- Distinguished Undergraduate in Mathematical Economics and Economic Theory, 2020
- Department Honors for Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- First Place at CSULB Student Research Competition
- University Transportation Center Undergraduate Student of the Year for the Pacific Southwest Region, 2019
- Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Scholarship and Research Grant
- Beach Promise Scholarship
- Ray and Marge Lancaster Scholarship
- Best Visuals at CSULB Economics Research Poster Competition
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2018
- Presidents Honor Roll (every semester from Fall 2016 - Fall 2019)
Academic and Service Activities
- Artificial Intelligence Working Group, 2025
- President and Organizer of CSULB Economics Mentorship Program, 2022-2023
- Organizer of Resources for the Future's Junior Staff Seminar Series, 2022-2023
- Chair of Youth Outreach Team, Citizens Climate Lobby, South Bay Chapter, 2019-2020
- Long Beach Regional Economic Forum Volunteer, 2019
- Volunteer Event Organizer for St. Baldricks Fundraiser at CSULB, 2019
- Vice President of CSULB Economics Student Association (Spring), 2019
- Member of Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society, CSULB Chapter, 2018-2019
- President of CSULB Economics Student Association, 2018
Graduate Coursework
- Economics: Econometrics I, Research Methods, Microeconomic Theory
- Math & Statistics: Calculus of Variations, Regression Analysis, Mathematical Optimization
- Carbon Pulse Interview (2025): WCI emissions containment reserve getting "long-deserved recognition" with new proposal (link)
- Wisconsin Public Radio (2025): How carbon fees could lower energy bills (link)
- In Focus (2025): State Level Carbon Pricing (link)
- In Focus (2025): Climate Policies to Look Forward to in 2025 (link)
- Resources Radio (2023): How Much Will the Inflation Reduction Act Reduce Emissions? (link)
- In Focus (2023): Causes for Climate Optimism (link)
- Bloomberg (2022): Climate Bill Targets Transmission to Unjam Clean Energy Backlog (link)
- POLITICO (2022): Report maps how climate bill would cut power costs, CO2 (link)
- Resources Radio (2022): 70 Years of RFF: Looking Ahead with Young Economists at Resources for the Future (link)
- Axios (2021): Democrats' clean power outlook is very muddy (link)
