Dasun Perera
Associate Research Scholar
Dasun is a researcher working at the juncture of energy, climate, and cities. In ZERO Lab, Dasun works as an Associate Research Scholar with a focus on developing the MACRO (multi-sector capacity expansion model) to facilitate decarbonization of industry and buildings.
Dasun is a researcher working at the juncture of energy, climate, and cities. In ZERO Lab, Dasun works as an Associate Research Scholar with a focus on developing the MACRO (multi-sector capacity expansion model) to facilitate decarbonization of industry and buildings. Before joining Princeton, he was a Postdoctoral researcher at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab ( with Dr. Tianzhen Hong & Prof. Kenichi Soga at UC Berkeley). He also worked as a postdoc and a Ph.D. student at ETH-Empa and EPFL, Switzerland. Dasun is a regular reviewer for Nature Energy, Joule, Nature Climate Change, etc., and works as an editorial board member for Applied Energy. He is a recipient of the President’s Award for Scientific Publications (Sri Lanka in 15′ & 19′), and the Outstanding Paper Award in Applied Energy Conference (’17). His work has been covered in over 30 media outlets in the US, Europe, and Australia.