Overview
Lincoln Pratson is a professor in the Nicholas School of the Environment's Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences. He has been Chair of EOS, Director of the Duke University Energy Hub, Associate Director of the Gendell Center for Engineering, Energy & the Environment at Duke, served on the Executive Committee for the Research Triangle Energy Consortium (https://www.rtec-rtp.org/), and was a co-founder & co-director of the Sustainable Energy Fellowship (http://www.teachenergy.org/). Pratson is a geologist/geophysicist by training. He has consulted for major oil companies and helped co-found an energy service company that provides state-of-the-art gravity data used to explore for offshore oil and gas reserves. Pratson co-leads a research group at Duke on energy systems. The research has been supported by the DOE, DoD and private industry. Working with students, Pratson is conducting research into carbon capture and storage, integrating different forms of energy storage and renewable energy generation into the electricity industry operations, assessing current and future water use in thermo-electric power generation, and evaluating future demand for and supplies of energy resources.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Gendell Family Professor of Energy and Environment
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2017 - Present
Earth and Climate Sciences,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Professor of Energy and Environment
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2009 - Present
Earth and Climate Sciences,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Bass Fellow
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2017 - Present
Earth and Climate Sciences,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Recent Publications
Techno-economic assessment of repurposing oil & gas wells for Enhanced Geothermal Systems: A New Mexico, USA feasibility study
Journal Article Energy Conversion and Management: X · October 1, 2024 Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) produce renewable power that can complement variable renewable sources such as wind and solar, but EGS is expensive to deploy due to high cost of drilling geothermal wells. Repurposing abandoned or declining oil and gas we ... Full text CiteSanctions Effects on Russia: A Possible Sanction Transmission Mechanism?
Journal Article European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research · June 1, 2024 This study examines the effects of sanctions implemented by the European Union and the United States of America against the Russian Federation following the latter’s annexation of the Crimea Peninsula and invasion of Eastern Ukraine. The analysis focuses o ... Full text CiteImpacts of EU Sanctions Levied in 2014 on Individual European Countries' Exports to Russia: Winners and Losers
Journal Article Eastern Economic Journal · April 1, 2024 We analyse the effects of sanctions implemented by the European Union against Russia following the latter’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. Indirect effects of sanctions on its non-prohibited exports to Russia are examined using a gravity model of trade that ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Assessing the Impact of Economic Sanctions on Economic Interdependencies between Nations
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2021 - 2024Biogas Utilization in North Carolina Opportunities and Impact Analysis
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Research Triangle Institute International · 2019 - 2023Assessing the International Risk to National Economies Posed by a Marine Chokepoint Shutdown
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2017 - 2022View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Columbia University ·
1993
Ph.D.
Columbia University ·
1992
M.Phil.
The University of Rhode Island ·
1987
M.S.
Trinity University ·
1983
B.S.