Guodong Sun is an assistant professor at Stony Brook University. He applies insights and tools from engineering, natural science, economics, and management science to address policy issues in energy and environmental systems, and in the innovation of large-scale and complex technological systems. His research interests are in the decision-making process in innovation of large-scale and complex technical systems; integrated assessment of carbon-negative bio-energy system; post-Kyoto climate change policy; distributed energy resources and smart grid. At Stony Brook University, he established Long Island Forum on Energy that convenes stakeholders to identify solutions to important energy issues. Prior to joining Stony Brook, he was a Research Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University. He received his doctorate in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, and his master’s degree in System Engineering (Energy System Analysis concentration) and baccalaureate in Thermal Turbomachinery from Tsinghua University, China.