Jessica Dunn is a senior analyst in the Clean Transportation Program, specializing in lithium-ion battery sustainability.
She conducts research on material circularity and reducing battery impacts through repurposing and recycling.
Dr. Dunn has a PhD in Energy Systems from the University of California, Davis. During her studies she was a co-facilitator for the California Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Advisory group and a private consultant for the International Energy Agency on topics related to energy technologies and battery systems. In addition, she published several academic journal articles about using industrial technology methods to forecast and evaluate the impact of battery recycling.
Prior to pursuing her doctorate, she earned a master’s degree from University College London in Economics and Policy of the Environment and Energy and worked in the energy and environmental consulting industries.