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Rüdiger Tscherning
Academic in Residence • (he/him)
Dr. Rüdiger (Rudi) Tscherning is an Academic in Residence (Energy, Mining, Natural Resources, Canada-Europe Trade) for the MLT Aikins Energy and Mining and Natural Resources groups. As a full-time academic based in Calgary, he has an in-depth understanding of Canada’s energy and natural resources sectors and their importance in international markets. Rudi’s experience and academic work focuses on matters related to Canadian and international nuclear energy, hydrogen, natural resources, renewables, energy, major infrastructure and the transportation of energy and resources. Rüdiger’s academic activities also include maintaining a deep familiarity with Canadian and international policy developments, market shifts and implications for Canadian producers or businesses, with a specific focus on Canadian–European relations.
Rüdiger does not provide legal advice or legal services. Any legal advice is provided solely by practising lawyers of the firm.
Education & Qualifications
- PhD, Law (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany)
- LLM, Climate Change and Energy Law and Policy (University of Dundee, United Kingdom)
- LLM, International Commercial Law (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
- LLB, Law (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
More about me
Rüdiger is an Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law where he researches, teaches and advises in the areas of energy law, private international law and international commercial law. At MLT Aikins, he serves as an Academic in Residence for the firm’s Energy and Mining and Natural Resources groups, where his extensive experience and nuanced understanding of the Canadian and international energy landscapes is drawn upon to assist in legal research, thought leadership, professional education initiatives and academic collaboration.
Rüdiger is the Research Lead for Nuclear Energy at the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, a visiting professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen and serves on numerous Canadian and international working groups, including the Canadian representative on the OECD/Nuclear Energy Agency’s Working Group 5 on Nuclear Law Education for the NEA Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy and a member of the AIEN Association of International Energy Negotiator’s Education Advisory Board & New Energies Task Force on Nuclear.
Journal articles (selected)
- Co-author, “A Guide to the Legal and Regulatory Pathway for Nuclear Energy in Alberta,” Canadian Institute of Resources Law Occasional Paper #92 (2026)
- Co-author, “Exploring a Coal-to-Nuclear Transition: Repurposing of Legacy Coal Assets to Locate Small Modular Reactors in Alberta,” University of Calgary School of Public Policy Research Publications (2024)
- Co-author, “Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure Electrification and Offshore Wind: A Legal Exploration,” The Journal of World Energy Law & Business (2024)
- Co-author, “Lithium in Western Canada: Abundant Opportunities from Subsurface Brines,” Canadian Mining Magazine (2022)
- Co-author, “Charting the Trans-Pacific Clean Hydrogen Trade from Canada to Japan,” Special Issue on Carbon-Neutral Energy, Oil, Gas and Energy Law Journal (2022)
- Author, “Enabling the EU ‘Fit for 55’ Transition: Canada as a Strategic Partner to Address Hydrogen and Raw Material Vulnerabilities,” Special Issue on the Energy Transition, Oil, Gas and Energy Law Journal (2022)
- Author, “Developing a Canadian Clean Hydrogen Economy: Maximising the Export Potential,” Special Issue on the Hydrogen Economy, Oil, Gas and Energy Law Journal (2021)
- Co-author, “Navigating the Emerging Lithium Rush: Lithium Extraction from Brines for Clean-tech Battery Storage Technologies,” Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law (2021)
- Author, “The Role of Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure in Accelerating Germany’s Energy Diversification and Renewable Energy Expansion: Implications for Alberta’s Energy Transition,” Canadian Institute of Resources Law Occasional Paper #72 (2020)
- Author, “Corporate Risk and Climate Impacts to Critical Energy Infrastructure in Canada,” Dalhousie Law Journal (2019)
- Author, “Transportable Nuclear Power Plants for Natural Resources Extraction in the Arctic – International Environmental, Proliferation and Security Concerns,” Special Issue on Polar Energy Law, Oil, Gas and Energy Law Journal (2012)
Conference proceedings and other
- Co-author, “Delivering the Future of Nuclear in Western Canada,” MLT Aikins Special Report (2025)