Javier Urquizo

Biography:

Javier Urquizo after completing his undergraduate degree in Electric Power Systems in Ecuador, he pursued graduate studies in the United States for four years. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, and a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2011, he moved to the United Kingdom to pursue a doctoral degree in the Planning of Urban Energy Systems at Newcastle University. He completed his VIVA in June 2015. The monograph he submitted informs domestic energy demand estimates for several EU, UK, and Local Authority carbon and energy efficiency schemes. His research involved extensive independent work, including data collection, complex modeling, statistical spatial inferences, and policy analysis. He found this research highly stimulating.