Bri-Mathias Hodge is a chief scientist in the Distribution Edge Group in the Grid Planning and Analysis Center and a Distinguished Member of Research Staff. He is also an associate professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder and an associate director of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute.

Research Interests

Renewables integration

Net-zero energy systems

Wind and solar power forecasting

Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University

M.S., Chemical Engineering, Åbo Akademi University

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Professional Experience

Chief Scientist, NREL (2018–present)

Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder (2018–present)

Manager, NREL (2016–2018)

Section Supervisor, NREL (2014–2016)

Senior Engineer, NREL (2013–2014)

Research Engineer, NREL (2011–2013)

Postdoctoral Researcher, NREL (2010–2011)

Associations and Memberships

Senior Member, IEEE

Associate Editor, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Editorial Board, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

Featured Work

Synchronization in Electric Power Networks with Inherent Heterogeneity Up to 100% Inverter-Based Renewable Generation, Nature Communications (2022)

A Multi-Stage Stochastic Risk Assessment With Markovian Representation of Renewable Power, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (2022)

Coordinated Operation of Electricity and Natural Gas Systems from Day-Ahead to Real-Time Markets, Journal of Cleaner Production (2021)

Probabilistic Solar Power Forecasting Using Bayesian Model Averaging, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (2021)

The Challenges of Achieving a 100% Renewable Electricity System in the United States, Joule (2021)

Process Modeling, Techno-Economic Assessment, and Life Cycle Assessment of the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2: A Review, iScience (2021)

Compounding Climate Change Impacts during High Stress Periods for a High Wind and Solar Power System in Texas, Environmental Research Letters (2020)

The Value of Seasonal Energy Storage Technologies for the Integration of Wind and Solar Power, Energy & Environmental Science (2020)

Cost Competitiveness of Electrolytic Hydrogen, Joule (2019)

Net-Zero Emissions Energy Systems, Science (2018)

Awards and Honors

NREL Chairman’s Award for Exceptional Performance (2020)

2019 Best Paper Award: Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy (2020)

NREL 2019 Outstanding Performance Award (2020)

NREL 2019 Directors Publication Impact Award (2020)

NREL Outstanding Mentor Award (2018)

IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting Best Paper Award (x2) (2018)

NREL Outstanding New Partnership Award (2018)

IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting Best Paper Award (2017)

NREL President’s Award (2016)

Fulbright Fellowship (2016)

IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting Best Paper Award (2016)

NREL RPP Outstanding Mentor Award (2015)

IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting Best Paper Award (2015)

NREL Outstanding SULI Mentor Award (2015)

NREL RPP Outstanding Mentor Award (2014)

NREL Outstanding SULI Mentor Award (2012)