Megan Rose
Ph.D. Student
Department of Electrical • Computer & Energy Engineering
Megan.Kerins@colorado.edu

Megan is a third year Ph.D. student in Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, where she is a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO) Fellow. She has worked in the renewable energy industry for 12 years, most recently as an Engineer III at NREL where Megan conducted research on energy forecasting for renewable energy systems, considering uncertainty and risk to enable low-cost, reliable, high renewable penetration power systems. 

Prior to NREL, she managed the Critical Microgrids Program at the Rocky Mountain Institute, a multi-year initiative seeking to improve energy resilience for Puerto Rico by fostering the development and financing of renewable, community-oriented microgrids. In 2015, Megan started Solar Stewards, serving as the head engineer for a microgrid development and financing startup operating in Haiti. She has also provided management and technical oversight for the funding, design, and installation of solar and micro-hydropower projects in Thailand and Burma.

Megan's professional history also includes her work as an engineer and project manager for various domestic solar companies, including overseeing the national solar quality assurance program at Sunrun. Megan holds a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s in Physics from Bard College.