- Phone:
- (812) 345-9064
- Email:
- rupp@iu.edu
- Research areas:
- Policy Analysis
- Areas of Interest:
- Energy Systems
- Carbon Sequestration
- Alternative Energy
- Energy Policy
Education
- M.S., Eastern Washington University, 1980
- B.S., University of Cincinnati, 1978
Courses
- V600 Capstones
- E515 Renewable and Nuclear Energy
- E574 Energy Systems and Analysis
- V550 Energy Policy from a Nation State perspective
- E555 Natural Gas: Technical and Policy Challenges
- E555 Coal Utilization and Carbon Sequestration
- E272 Introduction to Environmental Science
Biography
John Rupp is a clinical associate professor emeritus at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs with experience in energy systems including fossil fuels, renewables, and transmission/distribution systems. His research lies in geological sequestration, unconventional oil and gas development, and public policy of energy development. He also serves as the associate director for science with the Center for Research in Energy and the Environment.
His teaching includes graduate courses in Renewable and Nuclear Energy Systems; Energy Systems and Analysis; Natural Gas: Technical and Policy Challenges; Global Energy Issues from an International Relations Perspective; and numerous Capstone courses. Capstones include work for the state public utility commission, energy think tanks, industry, and utilities.
Recent Capstones have included:
- 2023: “Comparative Analysis of State Carbon Management Policies: Advantages/Disadvantages of
Locating Direct Air Capture and Industrial Carbon Sequestration Facilities” (client: Breakthrough Energy) - 2023: “Reducing Methane Emissions in Turkmenistan” (client: Department of State Diplomacy Lab)
- 2022: “Assessment of Alternative Electricity Ratemaking Mechanisms in Indiana” (client: Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission)
- 2021: “Enhanced Renewables in the Heartland: A Scenario Evaluation of the State/RTO Nexus” (R Street Institute)
- 2020: “Renewable Energy Policy Recommendations for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission: A Scenario Evaluation Approach” (client: Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission)
Previously, Rupp has been senior research scientist at the Indiana Geological Survey, a production geologist for Exxon Co. USA in Midland, Texas, an assistant geologist for Consolidated Resources of America in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a mineral exploration geologist with Salisbury & Dietz Co. in Spokane, Washington.
Highlights
- Co-Author, Best Poster Presentation, Division of Environmental Geosciences, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Eastern Section
- Co-Author, Best Poster Presentation, Division of Environmental Geosciences, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Eastern Section
- Co-Author, Best Oral Presentation, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Eastern Section
- Best Poster, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Eastern Section
- Best Paper, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Eastern Section
- Grant in Aid, Indiana Academy of Sciences
- Outstanding Employee of the Year, Indiana Geological Survey
- Best Paper, Indiana Academy of Sciences
Selected Works
“Presidential agendas without success: United States critical minerals and materials policy to support the electric vehicle transition,” (with Hua, K., Brungard, E., Anderson, K. L., Halinski, S., and Graham, J. D.), Energy Research and Social Science, v. 121, 1039642025,(2025)
- “Lithium Mining in South America: The Quest for Sustainable Success: Lithium Triangle Initiative Semiannual Flagship Report,” (with Graham, J. D.), Wilson Center, (2022
“22 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind by 2030: A Realistic Permitting Goal or an Empty Promise?” (with P. Chesnais, L. Brzuzy), Energy Perceptions, v. 2, i. 1, 1006 (2021)
“Lithium in the Green Energy Transition: The Quest for Both Sustainability and Security,” (with J.D. Graham and E. Brungard), Sustainability, v. 13, 11274 (2021)
“Fracking Governance: History, Differences, and Trends,” (with J.D. Graham), Environmental Impacts from the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reserves, (J. F. Stolz, W.M. Griffin, and D.J. Bain eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK (2021)
“A novel multi-technique approach used in the petrophysical characterization of the Maquoketa Group (Ordovician) in the southeastern portion of the Illinois Basin: Implications for seal efficiency for the geologic sequestration of CO2,” (with C.R. Medina, M. Mastalerz, and R.W. Lahann), International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, v. 93, 102883 (2020)
“Public Opinion toward Hydraulic Fracturing: The Effect of Beyond Compliance and Voluntary Third-Party Certification,” (with M.H.W. Lee, A. Clark, D.C. Wietelman, and J.D. Graham), Journal of Energy Policy, v. 128, p. 306-315 (2019)
“How Do Incentives Influence Local Public Support for the Siting of Shale Gas Projects in China?” (with Y. Zhang, S. Clark, and J.D. Graham), Journal of Risk Research, v. 23, issue 3, pp. 330-348 (2019)
“Fault angle control on potential seismic slip in the Illinois Basin region,” (with S.L. Letsinger and G. Carlson), Seismological Research Letters, v. 89, no. 6, pp. 2461-2472 (2018)
- “The Effect of Community Reinvestment Funds on Local Acceptance of Unconventional Gas Development,” (with N. Paydar, O. Schenk, A. Bowers, S. Carley, and J.D. Graham) Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, Volume 5, Number 1, pp. 131-156 (2016)
- “State regulation of unconventional gas development in the U.S.: An empirical evaluation,” (with N. Zirogiannis, J. Alcorn, S. Carley, and J.D. Graham) Energy Research and Social Science, Volume 11, pp. 142-154 (2016)