Arne Jacobson

Arne Jacobson is Director of the Schatz Energy Research Center and Professor in the School of Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (Cal Poly Humboldt). Dr. Jacobson has a Ph.D. from the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley, a master’s degree in Environmental Resources Engineering from Humboldt State University, and a bachelor's degree in Physics from Earlham College. His areas of research interest include wind and solar power, renewable energy technology deployment, energy policy, and access to energy in off-grid areas of Africa and Asia. As the director of the Schatz Center, Dr. Jacobson leads a team of about 50 faculty, staff, and students engaged in research related to clean and renewable energy.