Jaise Kuriakose is a Lecturer in Climate Change and Resilience at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in the School of Engineering. His interdisciplinary research focuses on developing Net Zero energy systems that are resilient to climate change using a whole-systems approach. Dr Kuriakose employs both quantitative and qualitative methods to explore key socio-technological innovations for the energy sector — such as heat pumps, energy storage, solar PV, demand flexibility, and hydropower — essential to the low-carbon transition while ensuring their resilience to climate change impacts. In his daily role, he teaches, conducts research, and oversees technical master’s dissertation projects across Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Engineering.

Jaise has a strong track record of bridging research and practice, engaging diverse stakeholders in the UK and beyond. In 2020, Climate Reframe named Jaise as one of the UK’s top 100 BAME climate experts for his work on carbon budgets and climate targets aligned with the Paris Agreement. His research has influenced over 250 local authorities, with five cities, including Greater Manchester, formally adopting targets such as its 2038 net-zero goal. Dr Kuriakose’s contributions to DESNZ and the Energy Networks Association have enhanced the understanding of climate risks to UK energy infrastructure, informing adaptation strategies.

Jaise is the UoM Principal Investigator on the UKRI unlocking demand flexibility from heat pumps project, leading the research on developing tools to forecast and quantify aggregated heat pump demand and flexibility. Jaise was a co-investigator on the DESNZ-funded Climate Services for Net Zero World (CS-N0W) project, aimed at enhancing the understanding of climate risks to the UK’s energy infrastructure and strengthening its resilience. Before academia, Dr. Kuriakose spent a decade in the industry as an engineer, working on projects such as developing a microgrid integrating renewable energy and battery storage, refurbishing a roof-integrated PV system, and designing a 110 kV power distribution network.

He completed his PhD within the Tyndall Centre, examining how smart grid systems can address the challenges of operating a decarbonised electricity grid in a changing climate. His educational background is in Electrical Engineering.

Consultancy and knowledge transfer

Jaise has undertaken consultancy projects with Electricity North West. He regularly gives public talks about climate change and sustainability and engages with policymakers (e.g. submitting written evidence to the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change/Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee) and the media (e.g. BBC News Breakfast).

Jaise has a strong interest in pedagogy and delivers research-informed teaching on climate change, renewable energy, and zero carbon buildings at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Some of the courses he has taught include Sustainable Waste Management, Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, Renewable Energy Systems and Building Physics and Services.

• Carbon budgets and emission scenarios
• Whole system analysis of Net Zero energy
• Net Zero Energy building
• Resilience and adaptation of power systems to climate risks
• Carbon footprinting of reservoirs