Jacob Schwartz

Currently: Staff Scientist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; Formerly: Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Dr. Jacob A. Schwartz

He previously worked as a postdoctoral research scholar at Princeton University, working with the Plasma Control Group to develop an open-source “systems code” for tokamaks and with ZERO Lab to study fusion’s value as part of future electricity markets and contributed to the development of the open-source GenX electricity system planning model. He earned his doctorate in Princeton’s Program in Plasma Physics, where his thesis work focused on developing a piece of technology with application for nuclear fusion reactors.

Publications

GenX.jl: a Configurable Power System Capacity Expansion Model for Studying Low-Carbon Energy Futures

Software, 2021
Aneesha Manocha,  Filippo Pecci,  Gabriel Mantegna,  Jacob Schwartz,  Jesse Jenkins,  Luca Bonaldo,  Maya Mutic,  Neha Patankar,  Qian Luo,  Qingyu Xu,  Sambuddha Chakrabarti,  Wilson Ricks
github.com/GenXProject/GenX.jl

Valuing Maintenance Strategies For Fusion Plants as Part of a Future Electricity Grid

Working Paper, 2024
Jacob Schwartz,  Jesse Jenkins,  Wilson Ricks
10.48550/arXiv.2405.01514

Evaluating Advanced Nuclear Fission Technologies for Future Decarbonized Power Grids

Working Paper, 2024
Emilio Cano Renteria,  Jacob Schwartz,  Jesse Jenkins
10.48550/arXiv.2404.15491

The Value of Fusion Energy to a Decarbonized United States Electric Grid

Joule, 2023
Jacob Schwartz,  Jesse Jenkins,  Wilson Ricks
10.1016/j.joule.2023.02.006