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| name          = Josipa G Petrunic
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| alma mater    = [[University of Edinburgh]] (PhD) [[University of Edinburgh]] (M.Sc) [[London School of Economics and Political Science]] (M.Sc.) [[Carleton University]] (B.J.)
| birth_date    = 1980
| birth_place   = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]
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== Career ==
Petrunic is the Executive Director and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC). She is involved in developing industry-academic collaborations to advance the next generation of technologies for Canadian transit and transportation systems. She focuses on low-carbon smart mobility technologies across [[heavy-duty]] and 
[[light-duty]] platforms, including advanced transit, transportation, and integrated mobility applications,<ref name="New Flyer &#124; North America’s Bus Leader 2017">{{cite web | title=Canada Sets the Course with Zero Emission Demonstration Trial - North America’s Bus Leader | website=New Flyer &#124; North America’s Bus Leader | date=August 14, 2017 | url=https://www.newflyer.com/2017/08/canada-sets-the-course-with-zero-emission-demonstration-trial/ | access-date=January 15, 2018}}</ref>&(contracted; show full)velopment, for a MacAUTO-sponsored Electric Vehicle Technology Roadmap at the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC), [[McMaster University]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]]. She provided normative recommendations for targeted [[federal]], [[provincial]], and [[municipal]] [[public policies]] aimed at increasing regional investments in sustainable transportation and automotive manufacturing, focusing on the comparative benefits of electrified transportation incentives (including [[rebate
s (marketing)|rebate]]s, [[subsidies]], [[HOV lanes]]) for hybrid, plug in hybrid, and battery electric vehicles, fleets, and buses across [[Canada]]. She led the collaborative operation involving provincial, national, and international organisations – such as Electric Mobility Canada (EMC), Plug n’ Drive, the [[Canadian Automobile Association]] (CAA), and the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) – in formulating best practices for sustainable transportation policies and investments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sogerman.ca/events/the-future-of-electric-mobility-economic-impacts-and-opportunities/|title=The future of electric mobility: economic impacts and opportunities - So German!|website=sogerman.ca|accessdate=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Dr. Ali Emadi’s Research Group at McMaster University: Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Hybrid Powertrain 2015">{{cite web | title=CERC Team | website=Dr. Ali Emadi’s Research Group at McMaster University: Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Hybrid Powertrain | date=October 20, 2015 | url=http://hybrid.mcmaster.ca/team | access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>https://emc-mec.ca/wp-content/uploads/EMC-EV-Roadmap_Final-Report.pdf</ref>
During the 2014-2015 period, she functioned as the Executive Director of the McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics (MITL), [[McMaster University]], leading the Social Costs and Benefits of Electric Mobility in Canada project. In this role, she led a research team in the design and collection of [[consumer]], [[Car dealership|dealership]], and [[Public transport|transit]] fleet manager survey data related to [[electric mobility]] in [[Canada]] and coordinated and engaged industrial and public stakeholders across [[Canada]] to generate in-depth methodological feedback to improve data outputs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://emc-mec.ca/membership/member-stories/|title=Member Stories - Electric Mobility Canada - Mobilité Electrique Canada|website=emc-mec.ca|accessdate=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.diplo.de/Vertretung/kanada/(contracted; show full)
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