Greater than the Sum of Their Parts? Political Impacts of State Climate Policies in the Face of Partisan Polarization (MA/MPP ’17) Dan completed concurrent degrees at the Goldman School of … Continue Reading »
Aas, Daniel
Major, Sophie
Sophie Major is an interdisciplinary PhD candidate, studying and researching across the disciplines of political theory, environmental politics, and Indigenous studies. Their dissertation examines the marginalization of Indigenous people and … Continue Reading »
Barnes, Richard
Algorithms for, and Applications of, Global Terrain Analysis (PhD ’20) Richard applies computational and mathematical techniques to better understand the complex interface of society and the environment. His work includes … Continue Reading »
Orford, Adam
Climate Change Adaptation and Risk Assessment in California’s Electric Power Sector (MA ’18) Adam Orford is a Ph.D. candidate at U.C. Berkeley’s Energy & Resources Group (ERG). He is currently … Continue Reading »
Lara, José Daniel
Modeling and Simulation of Electric Power Systems with Large Shares of Renewable Energy (PhD ’22) Jose Daniel was born in San José Costa Rica, received his B.Sc. and Licentiate in … Continue Reading »
Dees, John
John’s research is primarily concerned with macro-energy systems analysis. He is interested in the life cycle characteristics of renewable energy systems, with a current focus on the carbon drawdown potential … Continue Reading »
Knapstein, Jessie
Energy policy wonk trying to craft and institute economically efficient policy to promote the use of renewable energy technologies and reduce our emissions.
Mozafari, Maryam
Sustainable Energy Options for Kosovo – An Analysis of resource availability and cost (MS ’13)
Christensen, Mark M.
Mark N. Christensen was instrumental in founding the Energy & Resources Group at UC Berkeley in the 1970s, in the midst of a major energy crisis. As professor and teacher in ERG, Chris was a complex thinker, bringing together equal parts natural science, social science, philosophy, and vision.
Ganapathy, Cauvery
Cauvery is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar working on her doctoral dissertation on “The politics of energy security: India’s foreign and domestic policy imperatives.” Currently, Cauvery is a Research Fellow at Global India Foundation and a Doctoral student at Jadavpur University, Calcutta.