Runa Das, Royal Roads University

Research

energy justice energy poverty fuel poverty energy vulnerability energy consumption lived experiences spatial analysis social and material deprivation

Latest funding

Defining, measuring, and addressing energy poverty: A Canadian framework
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$99,924
Defining, measuring, and addressing energy poverty: A Canadian framework
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$137,076
Strengthening Diverse Research Capacity for an Inclusive Green Recovery in Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$25,380

All 5 grants and awards

Defining, measuring, and addressing energy poverty: A Canadian framework

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Das, Runa

Keywords: energy poverty; fuel poverty; energy vulnerability; energy consumption; lived experiences; spatial analysis; social and material deprivation; policy and equity; energy justice; indicators and metrics

$99,924

Defining, measuring, and addressing energy poverty: A Canadian framework

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Das, Runa

Keywords: energy poverty; fuel poverty; energy vulnerability; energy consumption; lived experiences; spatial analysis; social and material deprivation; policy and equity; energy justice; indicators and metrics

$137,076

Strengthening Diverse Research Capacity for an Inclusive Green Recovery in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: MacArthur, Julie L.

Keywords: energy transitions; gender equity; intersectionality; green recovery; energy justice; Canada

$25,380

Public perceptions of low-carbon energy transitions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Das, Runa

Keywords: public perceptions; energy transitions; affordability; public policy; energy justice

$24,984

Energy deprivation in everyday living: Estimating, profiling, and escaping energy poverty in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Das, Runa

Keywords: (1) energy poverty; (2) energy services; (3) energy transitions; (4) capabilities; (5) vulnerability; (6) environmental justice; (7) energy poverty indicators; (8) lived experiences; (9) policy; (10) social inequality

$52,332

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: energy justice Dear Professor Das, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on energy justice connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Defining, measuring, and addressing energy poverty: A Canadian framework" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]