Maxwell Brown
6219 14th St N
Fargo, ND 58102
Maxwell.L.Brown@gmail.com
(701) 388-3454
Research Interests
Specific areas of interests are consumer and producer adoption of new energy technologies, modeling
of product deployment, as well as environmental benefits from alternative energy technology
deployment. Methodology interests are in merging aspects of operations research, agent-based models,
and statistics to develop techno-economic models of complex mineral and energy systems.
Professional Abilities and Experience
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Mathematical and operations research based modeling
Statistical and econometric analysis
Selected as a reviewer for the Transportation Research Record (2011-2013)
Familiarity with the following modeling and statistical software packages (* = Expert):
R*
Python*
GAMS*
SAS
eViews
Stata
Netlogo
VBA
Education
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Colorado School of Mines, Fall 2013 – Spring 2016 (Expected)
PhD in Mineral and Energy Economic, focus on critical minerals and operations research
 University of Maine, Fall 2010 – Summer 2012
M.S. in Resource Economics and Policy
 Voted by Faculty as the ‘Most Outstanding Student in the REP Program’
 Thesis - Catching the PHEVer: Simulating Electric Vehicle Diffusion with an Agent-Based
Mixed Logit Model of Vehicle Choice
 North Dakota State University, Fall 2006 - Summer 2010
B.S. in Economics with a minor in Statistics | Cum Laude
 American University in Cairo, January 2009 - July 2009
Coursework focus: Arabic Language, Economic Planning, and Operations Management
 North Dakota State College of Science, 2005-2006 (Attended while in High School)
Coursework focus: Computer Engineering, Networking, and Programming
Publications
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Brown, M. Catching the PHEVer: Simulating Electric Vehicle Diffusion with an Agent-Based Mixed
Logit Model of Vehicle Choice. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 16 (2) 5
 Available at: http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/16/2/5.html
 Presentation - Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting (2013)
Manuscripts
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Uria-Martinez, Rocío, Paul Leiby, Maxwell Brown. Value of transportation fuel distribution
network flexibility during petroleum supply shocks.
Rubin, Jonathan, Paul Leiby, Maxwell Brown. Regional Credit Trading: Economic and GHG
Impacts of a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Submitted to Transportation Research Record.
Selected Research and Occupational Experience
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Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO
Research Assistant | 2013 – Present
 Estimating material and mineral criticality in terms of US energy production
 Operations research based modeling of global critical mineral supply chains
Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge TN
ASTRO Researcher (Post-Masters) | 2012 - 2013
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University of Maine, Orono ME
Research Assistant | 2010-2012
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One year appointment granted through ORISE
Modeled transportation production and distribution pathways
Researched value of flexibility in transportation fuel systems
Integral researcher on the National Low Carbon Fuel Standard project
Provided suggestions towards TRACT model improvement and dynamics
Collected and analyzed input data
Managed and interpreted model results
College of Engineering and Architecture Technical Support (CEATech), NDSU
Computer Technician and Network Admin | 2006-2009
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Managed CEA domain and user storage
Maintained servers and computer networks
Assisted faculty with computer engineering programs
Scholarships and Awards
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Research Assistantship through the University of Maine and the Energy Foundation (2010-2012)
Clay Hector Scholarship (2009-2010)
Vernon E. Wendlant Scholarship (2008-2009)
Henry & Em Eggert Scholarship (2006-2008)
Foreign Languages
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Intermediate-High in Modern Standard Arabic. Rating based on the U.S. Arabic Distance
Learning Network (USADLN) evaluation completed in February 2009
Proficient in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic
Extracurricular Activities
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Distance Cycling
Arduino
RC Aircraft
Beer Brewing
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Snowboarding
Raspberry Pi
Middle East Culture and Politics
Numismatics