Associate Professor; Director, Leadership in Sustainability Certificate Program
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
(310) 794-4903
rdeepak@ioes.ucla.edu
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567
Deepak Rajagopal is a professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability where he conducts research on life cycle assessment, agricultural economics and policy, and climate policy. Interests include energy markets and policy, impact assessment of climate change and climate policies, energy systems, and the economics of food and agriculture. He is also the Director of the Leadership in Sustainability Certificate Program at UCLA.
Dr. Rajagopal received his Ph.D in Energy and Resources from UC Berkeley, where he was a researcher at the Energy Biosciences Institute. He holds a M.S. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from UC Berkeley and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Maryland, College Park. He earned a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, India.
Positions for graduate students interested in electric vehicles research.
Environment 159: Life Cycle Analysis and Tools for Sustainability Assessment
Environment 157: Energy, Environment and Development
Environment 180: Senior Practicum
By 2050, the phrase “the motor of the economy” might be more apt than “the engine of the economy.” For now, however, the conventional wisdom[1] on electric vehicles is that batteries are costly, people worry about running out of charge during occasional long trips, and that they are naturally impractical for regular heavy users such...
In today’s fast-paced world, restaurants — and delivery via convenient smartphone applications — offer convenient alternatives to cooking at home. They also generate a lot of waste. Restaurants must meet demand and generate profit to succeed, but sustainability increasingly factors into the equation. For many establishments, sustainable practices represent an extra, unnecessary cost. However, as...
For the 2018-2019 academic year, the Corporate Partners Program focused on sustainability in supply chains. The kickoff event for this year’s CPP program took place on October 2. Panelists at the event included Chuck Gatchell (VP/GM of Olympics and Athletes @ Nike), Bonnie Nixon (former Director of Supply Chain and Environmental Responsibility @ Hewlett-Packard) ,and...
Team: Chung Hang Cheung, Alexandria Florin, Sophie Long, Melanie Sanchez, Benjamin Van Aken Advisor: Deepak Rajagopal Client: Fetzer Wineries
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Published Work | 2017 | Climate Policy
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Published Work | 2017 | Journal of Industrial Ecology
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Published Work | 2016 | Gcb Bioenergy
M. Accordino, D. Rajagopal
Published Work | 2015 | The Energy Journal
D. Rajagopal, R. Plevin, G. Hochman, and D. Zilberman
Published Work | 2015 | Energy Economics, Vol.49, 359–369
S. Z. Attari and D. Rajagopal
Published Work | 2015 | Journal of Sustainability Education
G. Hochman, D. Rajagopal, G. Timilsina and D. Zilberman
Published Work | 2014 | Biomass and Bioenergy
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Published Work | 2014 | Journal of Industrial Ecology
