Join us in hearing from Harris Public Policy alumnus Tarren Peterson on his career journey!
Tarren Peterson is a Senior Data Scientist at Invenergy. He previously worked as a Data Scientist at Rewiring America, a non-profit dedicated to the electrification of the US Residential sector. At the organization he uses machine learning methods and other data science techniques to model the energy and utility bill savings that households might experience after installing electric appliances like heat pumps. Before joining Rewiring America, he worked as a Data Scientist at the US Census Bureau. He graduated from the MSCAPP Program at the Harris School of Public Policy within the University of Chicago in June of 2022. In his time at UChicago, he was an EPIC Fellow working with Professor Amir Jina to develop models that could identify patches of floating ocean plastic using satellite data.
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About Our Career Series
Interested in energy, the environment and climate change but not sure how to make a career out of it? To provide UChicago students of all levels and schools with insight into the range of opportunities and what it’s like to work in these fields, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth hosts a monthly career series featuring UChicago alumni. Speakers share insights into their day-to-day lives, how they got to where they are, and what they wish they knew when they were UChicago students.