Rewiring Australia Research Team

Saul Griffith is Chief Scientist at Rewiring Australia. Saul is the author of 3 books including `Electrify', and `The Big Switch'. He’s been a principal investigator and project lead on federally-funded research projects for agencies including NASA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-e), National Science Foundation and United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). He was awarded the MacArthur “Genius Grant” in 2007. He completed his PhD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004.

Calum Harvey-Scholes is Head of Research at Rewiring Australia. Calum is a mixed-methods energy policy research specialist with experience across industry, academia and government. His work has included local energy system transition planning, policy change, multi-level governance, and the micro-economics of residential electrification.

Elona Rey-Costa is the Electrify 2515 Pilot Research and Deployment Manager. Elona is an energy scientist and researcher with a PhD from the University of New South Wales. Her work has spanned renewable energy system modeling, national-scale household electrification, vehicle-to-grid integration, and mapping the supply chains of renewable energy technologies.

Jane Lee is Project & Research Manager on the ACT Installer Innovation Project. Jane has experience across government, energy, health, higher education, disability and other purpose-driven sectors, leading projects that bring together evidence, stakeholders and implementation to solve complex problems.