As a researcher focused on energy innovation policy and management, I have studied how science and technology can help accelerate the transition to a clean and sustainable energy system. My training as a physical scientist gives me an advantage in understanding both the technical and social barriers to extracting usable knowledge from investments in science and engineering.

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Published Articles

A. Burrage, A. P. Goldstein, T. Carter, “Disciplinary and institutional diversity of federally funded academic research on climate solutions in the United States,” Environmental Research Letters, 2023.
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C. G. Hernandez-Negron, E. Baker, A. P. Goldstein, “A hypothesis for experience curves of related technologies with an application to wind energy,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023.
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K. Fung, A. P. Goldstein, E. Baker, Y. Wang, “Rethinking the patent domains: An application to wind energy,” World Patent Information, 2023.
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A.P. Ravikumar, E. Baker, A. Bates, D. Nock, D. Venkataraman, T. Johnson, M. Ash, S. Z. Attari, K. Bowie, S. Carley, S. Castellanos, M. Cha, D. L. Clark, D. Deane-Ryan, D. Djokic, J. C. Ford, A. P. Goldstein, E. Grubert, L. Hu, D. M. Kammen, U. Kosar, C. Miller, M. Pastor & M. Tuominen, “Enabling an equitable energy transition through inclusive research,” Nature Energy, 2023.
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E. Baker; A. P. Goldstein; I. L. Azevedo, “A perspective on equity implications of net zero energy systems,” Energy and Climate Change, 2021.
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A. P. Goldstein, “Federal Policy to Accelerate Innovation in Long-Duration Energy Storage: The Case for Flow Batteries,” Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, 2021.
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B. Sun, S. Kolesnikov, A. P. Goldstein, G. Chan, “A dynamic approach for identifying technological breakthroughs with an application in solar photovoltaics,” Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120534
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A. P. Goldstein, “Tackling Tough Decarbonization,” Issues in Science and Technology, Forum, Winter 2020
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A. Goldstein, C. Doblinger, E. Baker, L. D. Anadón, “Startups supported by ARPA-E were more innovative than others but an investment gap may remain,” Nature Energy, 2020. DOI: 10.1038/s41560-020-00691-8
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A. Goldstein, C. Doblinger, E. Baker, L. D. Anadón, “Patenting and business outcomes for cleantech startups funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy,” Nature Energy, 2020. DOI: 10.1038/s41560-020-00683-8
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A. P. Goldstein; M. Kearney, “Know When to Fold ‘Em: An Empirical Description of Risk Management in Public Research Funding,” Research Policy, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2019.103873
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P. Azoulay; E. Fuchs; A. P. Goldstein; M. Kearney, “Funding Breakthrough Research: Promises and Challenges of the ‘ARPA Model’,” in: Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2019. DOI: 10.1086/699933
Also published as NBER Working Paper No. w24674, 2018.
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A. P. Goldstein; V. Narayanamurti, “Simultaneous Pursuit of Discovery and Invention in the US Department of Energy”, Research Policy, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2018.05.005
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G. Chan, A. P. Goldstein, A. Bin-Nun, L. Diaz Anadon, V. Narayanamurti, “Six principles for energy innovation,” Nature, 2017. DOI: 10.1038/d41586-017-07761-0
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A. P. Goldstein, P. Azoulay, J. Graff Zivin, V. Bulovic, “Promoting Energy Innovation with Lessons from Drug Development,” Policy Proposal for The Hamilton Project, 2017.
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A. P. Goldstein, “Why Are We Waiting?: The Logic, Urgency, and Promise of Tackling Climate Change, by Nicolas Stern”, Science and Public Policy, 2017. DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scx030
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Working Papers

A. P. Goldstein; K. Caldeira; S. Benson, “Involving Industry Experts in the Selection of High-Impact Energy Research Projects,” available on SSRN, 2019.

A. P. Goldstein; M. Kearney, “Uncertainty and Individual Discretion in Allocating Research Funds,” available on SSRN, 2017.

Physical Chemistry and Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage

A. K. Zettl, M. Rousseas, A. P. Goldstein, W. Mickelson, M. A. Worsley, L. Woo, “Crystalline Boron Nitride Aerogels,” US Patent 9611146, April 4, 2017.

T. Pham*; A. P. Goldstein*; J. Lewicki; S. O. Kucheyev; C. Wang; T. P. Russell; M. A. Worsley; L. Woo; W. Mickelson; A. Zettl, “Nanoscale Structure and Superhydrophobicity of sp2-Bonded Boron Nitride Aerogels,” Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 10449.

A. P. Goldstein; W. Mickelson; A. Machness; G. Lee; M. A. Worsley; L. Woo; A. Zettl, “Simultaneous Sheet Cross-Linking and Deoxygenation in the Graphene Oxide Sol-Gel Transition,” J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014, 118, 28855.

M. Rousseas; A. P. Goldstein; W. Mickelson; M. A. Worsley; L. Woo; A. Zettl, “Synthesis of Highly Crystalline sp2-Bonded Boron Nitride Aerogels,” ACS Nano, 2013, 7, 8540.

A. P. Goldstein; S. C. Andrews; R. F. Berger; J. B. Neaton; P. Yang, “Zigzag Inversion Domain Boundaries in Indium Zinc Oxide-Based Nanowires: Structure and Formation,” ACS Nano, 2013, 7, 10747.

T. E. Knight; A. P. Goldstein; M. K. Brennaman; T. Cardolaccia; A. Pandya; J. M. DeSimone; T. J. Meyer, “Influence of the Fluid-to-Film Transition on Photophysical Properties of MLCT Excited States in a Polymerizable Dimethacrylate Fluid,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 2011, 115, 64.

P. G. Hoertz; A. P. Goldstein; C. Donley; T. J. Meyer, “Using the Voids. Evidence for an Antenna Effect in Dye-Sensitized Mesoporous TiO2 Thin Films,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 2010, 114, 14772.