The Gund Institute for Environment welcomes 29 new collaborators from across 日韩无码 and beyond.
Eleven faculty Fellows and four 日韩无码 Affiliates have joined the Gund Institute from five colleges or schools and nine departments. The Institute has also welcomed two new Global Affiliates, 10 Graduate Fellows and two Postdoctoral Fellows.
With today鈥檚 announcement, the Institute also opens nominations for the next round of Gund Fellows and Affiliates. Guided by , Institute scholars target environmental issues at the interface of four global challenges: climate solutions, health and well-being, sustainable agriculture, and resilient communities.
鈥淪olving these environmental grand challenges requires combining insights and tools from across traditional disciplines,鈥 says Taylor Ricketts, Director of the Gund Institute for Environment. 鈥淭hese new colleagues add tremendously to the Gund community of scholars working to accelerate research and solutions for people and the planet.鈥
New Fellows (11)
- Yolanda Chen, CALS, Plant and Soil Science
- Mandar Dewoolkar, CEMS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Ehsan Ghazanfari, CEMS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Paul Hines, CEMS, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering
- Stephanie Hurley, CALS, Plant and Soil Science
- Adrian Ivakhiv, RSENR
- Jeff Marshall, CEMS, Mechanical Engineering
- Scott Merrill, CALS, Plant and Soil Science
- Julia Perdrial, CAS, Geology
- Luis Vivanco, CAS, Anthropology
- Eric von Wettberg, CALS, Plant and Soil Science
New Affiliates (6)
- Francisco Alpizar, CATIE, Costa Rica
- Bob Bartlett, CAS, Political Science
- Brian Beckage, CAS, Plant Biology
- Byung Lee, CEMS, Computer Science
- Rachel Schattman, U.S. Forest Service
- Safwan Wshah, CEMS, Computer Science
Postdoctoral Fellows (2)
- Rebecca Diehl, CAS, Geography
- Tim Treuer, CEMS
New Graduate Fellows (10)
- Natalia Aristizabal, RSENR
- Caitlin Crossett, CEMS
- Chris Halsted, RSENR
- Claire McIlvennie, RSENR
- Rebecca Miller, Grossman
- Alex Neidermeier, RSENR
- Eric Recchia, CALS
- Bonnie Reese, RSENR
- Luis Rodriguez-Cruz, CALS
- Rebecca Stern, RSENR
With these additions, the Gund community now comprises 46 Fellows, 62 Affiliates, 9 Postdoctoral Fellows and 50 Graduate Fellows. These scholars hail from six 日韩无码 colleges or schools, 21 departments, and 43 external organizations 鈥 including Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge and WWF 鈥 in nine countries.
New Fellows and Affiliates will be recognized at a 日韩无码 reception tonight.
Gund Fellows and Affiliates are accomplished in disciplines related to the Institute鈥檚 mission and collaborate on research and outreach. Fellows engage deeply in the Institute鈥檚 efforts, collaborating with a network of Affiliates at 日韩无码 and beyond.
This is the Gund鈥檚 third major announcement of the 2018-19 academic year, following the launch of the annual (submissions due Oct. 11), and .
The Gund Institute seeks to catalyze environmental research, connect 日韩无码 with society鈥檚 leaders, and develop real-world solutions to critical issues.
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