Leadership Team

Jonn Axsen employs interdisciplinary and mixed-method research approaches to identify solutions for today’s enormous environmental challenge: mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, of which almost a quarter arise from ground transportation. His research demonstrates that such solutions require an understanding of individual decision-making, social systems and culture, technology development, and public policy. As Associate Professor and Director of the Sustainable Transportation Research Team (START) at SFU, he applies a rigorous and comprehensive perspective to provide policy-relevant insights into sustainable transportation technology and practices, including electric vehicles and alternative forms of mobility, as well as other sustainable energy and environmental applications.

Zoe Long is a PhD student with START, with over 5 years of experience leading applied research in low-carbon transport solutions. She is interested in understanding how public policy can shape a future transportation system that is low-carbon, affordable, and is accessible for all travelers. Her research aims to understand how consumers might use new transport technologies (such as electric and self-driving vehicles) and how policy can ensure that these technologies are compatible with climate change goals – with the goal of producing evidence-based policy recommendations for decision makers. Her studies have been used by the government of BC, Metro Vancouver, and TransLink to inform their climate mitigation efforts.

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Master’s Candidates

Sean McBain

Jackson Fitzgerald

Ian Smith

Mohan Liu (Ivana)

Elizaveta Iukhadi

Natalie Fong

Graduate Candidates’ bios

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START Graduates 

Viviane H. Gauer

Sarah McBain

Julianne Pickrell

Audrey Aubertin

Chandan Bhardwaj

Shelby Kitt

Todd Brunner

Amy Miele

Billy Hammond

Justin Lepitzki

Joshua Cairns

Maxwell Sykes

Jacob Fox

Bradley Langman

George Kamiya

Derek Peters

Danette E.W. Moulé

Karen Mascarenas

Joseph Bailey