Dr. Devon Wemyss

ZHAW School of Management and Law
Institut für Innovation und Entrepreneurship
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 46 29
devon.wemyss@zhaw.ch

Arbeit an der ZHAW

Tätigkeit

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte

Energie & Nachhaltigkeit, Verhaltensänderung, digitale und soziale Innovationen, Zusammenarbeit & transdisziplinäre Prozesse

Lehrtätigkeit

Master: Collaboration & Co-creation in Innovation Ecosystems
Master: Sustainability
Bachelor: Verhaltensökonomie
Bachelor: General Management Group Seminar (GM-Forum)

Berufserfahrung

Wissenschaftliche Assistentin
Eawag, Dübendorf, CH
2013 - 2014
Umweltwissenschaftlerin
Pöyry, Zürich, CH und Burkina Faso
2010 - 2011
Umweltingenieurin
CH2MHill, Calgary, Canada
2009 - 2009

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Ausbildung

PhD Science & Technology Policy Studies / Investigating digital tools for climate-relevant individual behaviour change
Universtiy of Sussex
2019 - 2024
MSc. Umweltnaturwissenschaft / Mensch-Umwelt Systeme
ETH Zürich
2009 - 2012
BEng. Bauingenieur / Umwelt
McGill University
2003 - 2008

Netzwerk

Mitglied in Netzwerken

Social Media

Projekte

Publikationen

Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed

Sovacool, Benjamin K.; Brugger, Heike; Brunzema, Iska; Dańkowska, Alicja; Wemyss, Devon; Vernay, Anne-Lorène; Betz, Regina; Avelino, Flor; de Geus, Tessa; Dembek, Agata; Duetschke, Elisabeth; Hielscher, Sabine; Iskandarova, Marfuga; Müller, Leticia; Musiolik, Jörg; Ranville, Adélie; Schleich, Joachim; Stasik, Agata; Strumińska-Kutra, Marta; Winzer, Christian; Wittmayer, Julia; Rogge, Karoline S.,

2023.

Social innovation supports inclusive and accelerated energy transitions with appropriate governance.

Communications Earth & Environment.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00952-w
Wemyss, Devon; Cellina, Francesca; Grieder, Manuel; Schlüter, F.,

2023.

Looking beyond the hype : conditions affecting the promise of behaviour change apps as social innovations for low-carbon transitions.

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions.

(47), S. 100702.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2023.100702
Wemyss, Devon; Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn; Jud, S.; Cellina, F.,

2023.

Leveraging realities of saving energy at home : contributions of co-design to behavioural interventions.

Energy Research & Social Science.

104(103258).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103258
Wemyss, Devon; Cellina, Francesca; Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn; de Luca, Vanessa; Castri, Roberta,

2019.

Does it last? : long-term impacts of an app-based behavior change intervention on household electricity savings in Switzerland.

Energy Research & Social Science.

47, S. 16-27.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.08.018
Wemyss, Devon; Castri, Roberta; Cellina, Francesca; De Luca, Vanessa; Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn; Carabias-Hütter, Vicente,

2018.

Examining community-level collaborative vs. competitive approaches to enhance household electricity-saving behavior.

Energy Efficiency.

11(8), S. 2057-2075.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-018-9691-z

Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Wemyss, Devon; Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn; Jud, Silvana; Cellina, Francesca,

2021.

Mainstreaming sustainability transitions : from research towards impact [Paper].

In:

12th International Sustainability Transition Conference (IST), Karlsruhe, Germany, 5-8 October 2021.
Cellina, Francesca; Carabias-Hütter, Vicente; Castri, Roberta; De Luca, Vanessa; Granato, Pasquale; Kienast, Pascal; Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn; Wemyss, Devon,

2021.

Social power plus : empowering households to energy sufficiency through co-designed app‑based community energy challenges [Paper].

In:

Conference Proceedings : BEHAVE 2020-2021.

6th European Conference on Behaviour Change for Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE 2020-2021), online, 21 - 23 April 2021.

Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency.

S. 89-93.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23771
Wemyss, Devon; Moser, Corinne; Castri, Roberta; Kovacs, Nikolett; Carabias-Hütter, Vicente; Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn,

2017.

Reaching the finish line : analysis of the differences between active participants and drop-outs in a behaviour change intervention [Paper].

In:

Consumption, efficiency and limits : eceee 2017 summer study on energy efficiency.

ECEEE 2017 Summer Study «Energy Efficiency», Hyères, France, 29 May - 3 June 2017.

S. 1775-1784.
Wemyss, Devon; Castri, Roberta; De Luca, Vanessa; Cellina, Francesca; Frick, Vivian; Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn; Gabani Bianchi, Pamela; Hertach, Christian; Kuehn, Tobias; Carabias, Vincente,

2016.

Keeping up with the Joneses : examining community-level collaborative and competitive game mechanics to enhance houshold electricity-saving behaviour [Paper].

In:

4th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency, Coimbra, Portugal, 8-9 September 2016.

Weitere Publikationen

Bencsik, Barbara; Kubli, Merla; Markard, Jochen; Palmié, Maximilian; Wemyss, Devon; Zobel, Ann-Kristin,

2020.

Erfolg durch Partnerschaft : neue Kollaborationsmodelle für einen Energiemarkt im Wandel.

SCCER CREST White Paper

; 9.

SCCER CREST.

Verfügbar unter: https://www.sccer-crest.ch/fileadmin/FILES/Datenbank_Personen_Projekte_Publikationen/Publications/White_Papers/Final_White_Paper9_2020_WP1_Erfolg_durch_Partnerschaft.pdf
Jud, Silvana; Wemyss, Devon; Beckenbauer, Angela; Cometta, Claudio; Jaekel, Martin,

2020.

The role of higher education institutions in open innovation.

swissuniversities.

Verfügbar unter: https://www.swissuniversities.ch/fileadmin/swissuniversities/Dokumente/Organisation/SUK-P/SUK_P-2/White_Paper-The_Role_of_Higher_Education_Institutions_in_Open_Innovation.pdf
Loerincik, Yves; Mandron, Anne; Duclon, Kathleen; Marchand, Christina; Wemyss, Devon,

2019.

Wege zur erfolgreichen Zusammenarbeit zwischen öffentlichen Einrichtungenund Cleantech-Startups?.

Swiss Environment and Energy.

Verfügbar unter: https://www.innovation-monitor.ch/media/news/Eqlosion_article_2019_DE5.pdf
Braunreiter, Lukas; Wemyss, Devon; Kobe, Carmen; Müller, Adrian W.; Krause, Thilo; Blumer, Yann,

2016.

Understandig the Role of Scenarios in Swiss Energy Research.

SML Working Paper

; 13.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1137
Castri, Roberta; Wemyss, Devon; Cellina, Francesca; De Luca, Vanessa; Frick, Vivian; Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn; Bianchi, Pamela; Carabias, Vincente,

2016.

Triggering electricity-saving through smart meters : play, learn and interact [Paper].

In:

Proceedings of the 1st ever energy-feedback symposium : Teddinet 1st energy-feedback symposium “feedback in energy demand reduction: examining evidence and exploring opportunities.

1st Ever Energy Feedback Symposium, Edinburgh, 4-5 July 2016.

S. 248-256.
Blumer, Yann; Wemyss, Devon; Moser, Corinne,

2015.

How cities can foster local action in energy efficiency by utilizing middle actors : insights from a Swiss case study [Paper].

In:

ECEEE summer study proceedings.

ECEEE 2015 Summer Study «First fuel now» Toulon/Hyères, France, 1-6 June 2015.

Stockholm:

European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy ECEEE.

S. 653-660.
Wemyss, Devon; Blumer, Yann,

2015.

Indicators of innovation : empirical insights into activities, challenges and strategies of Swiss energy sector start-ups.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

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