Zhenxuan is a Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Economics and a James B. Duke Fellow at Duke University. He is also a student fellow affiliated with the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability and the James E. Rogers Energy Access Project.

He is interested in environmental and energy economics, climate policy, development economics, and applied econometrics. His research topics cover air pollution, climate change, innovation and development, and environmental regulation. His recent work focuses on:

• Information, risk perception, and household behavior
• Climate change, adaptation, and resilience
• Welfare impact of infrastructure investments in the electricity sector
• Energy efficiency, electrification, and policy design for net-zero emissions target

Prior to Duke, Zhenxuan worked as a research associate at the Environmental Research Center of Duke Kunshan University. He received his B.A. in Economics and B.Sc. in Mathematics from Wuhan University.