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Since 2009 Karen Smith Stegen has been senior research fellow at the Bremer Energie Institut. In May 2011 she was appointed Professor of Renewable Energy and Environmental Politics at Jacobs University. The focus of Professor Smith Stegen’s research and teaching will be in the area of energy security, international relations in the field of energy, NIMBY and the DESERTEC project. She will also be engaged in furthering the DESERTEC University Network, in which Jacobs University was one of the first European universities to join. As associate researcher to the Bremer Energie Institut she will continue to further geopolitics as a third area of focus. Prof. Smith Stegen gained extensive experience with geopolitical analysis during her employment with Amoco Corporation, a major U.S. oil and gas company that is now part of BP. While at Amoco, Prof. Smith Stegen researched and analyzed political, economic and commercial issues, particularly for the former Soviet Union, Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Southeast Asia. Prof. Smith Stegen was also involved in strategy development and participated in teams evaluating the European gas market and entry into the Russian market. For the Russia team, she spent considerable time assessing the geopolitical concerns surrounding the various pipeline routes for transporting Russian and Caspian region resources and conducted field research in Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkey.

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Career
Since 2011	JACOBS University, Bremen, Germany Professor of Renewable Energy and Environmental Politics Associate researcher at Bremer Energie Institut
2009-2011	Research Associate at Bremer Energie Institut JACOBS University, Bremen, Germany Lecturer
2009	SCHILLER International University, Heidelberg, Germany Lecturer, Business/Psychologie
2008 – 2009	UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG, Heidelberg, Germany Lecturer, Institut für Politische Wissenschaft
1989 - 1995	AMOCO CORPORATION (now BP), Chicago, Illinois, USA Senior International Affairs Analyst (1990-1995) Research & Planning Analyst, Public and Government Affairs (1989-1990)
1988 - 1989	PRICE WATERHOUSE, Hamburg, Germany Auditing Internship

Education
2008	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Chicago, Illinois, USA Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science
1989	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, S.C., USA International Master of Business Administration
1985	JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Cum Laude Honors and Distinction

Fellowships and Scholarships
2003 - 2004	FULBRIGHT Fellowship
2003 - 2004	DEUTSCHER AKADEMISCHER AUSTAUSCH DIENST (DAAD) Scholarship (waived in favor of the Fulbright Fellowship)
2003 - 2004	UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR, Northwestern University

Main fields of research
Geopolitics Security aspects of energy supply and global warming Resource conflicts and militarization Nationalization of resources

Publications and Papers
Prof. Smith Stegen has published in several journals e.g. Energy Policy, Risk Management and The Columbia Journal of World Business.