Kurt Adelberger

Kurt Ludvig Adelberger is an American astrophysicist and sustainability manager. He formerly worked at Google as a principal in energy and sustainability, and was previously the engagement manager for McKinsey & Company.

Biography He earned his B.S. at Harvey Mudd College and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology, where he was advised by Charles C. Steidel. His thesis was entitled Star formation and structure formation at redshifts 1 < z < 4, and has been cited in 31 other papers. He defended his thesis in 2001.

Prior to working at Mckinsey & Company, Adelberger worked at Carnegie Observatories. In 2000, he was named a junior fellow of Harvard University. He also holds the patent for a thermostat system which allows the user to specify a range of acceptable temperatures.