Workshop Participants

START International, Inc.

Michelle Tigchelaar

Michelle Tigchelaar is a climate scientist with more than a decade of experience in interdisciplinary research for impact, spanning the aquatic and terrestrial and the…
WorldFish
Stanford University

Michael Mastrandrea

Michael Mastrandrea is an interdisciplinary scientist focused on managing climate risks and the design and implementation of energy and climate policy in California and beyond.…
Stanford University
Stanford University

Peter Vitousek

Peter Vitousek is an ecologist and the Clifford G. Morrison Professor of Population and Resource Studies at Stanford University, where he has been on the…
Stanford University

Kimberly Epps

Kim was introduced to the realm of soil fertility and P cycling in tropical soils during her service in the Peace Corps as an agroforestry…
Stanford University

John P. Weyant

John P. Weyant is Professor of Management Science and Engineering, Director of the Energy Modeling Forum (EMF) and Deputy Director of the Precourt Institute for…
Stanford University

Franklin M. Orr

Franklin M. Orr, Jr. is the Chester Naramore Dean of the School of Earth Sciences and Keleen and Carlton Beal Professor of Petroleum Engineering at…
Stanford University
Stanford University

Mark Jacobson

The main goal of Jacobson's research is to understand physical, chemical, and dynamical processes in the atmosphere better in order to address atmospheric problems, such…
Stanford University

Jerry M. Harris

Dr. Jerry Harris, SEG Distinguished Lecturer , is widely known in the field of geosciences, with broad experiences in both the corporate and academic arenas of…
Stanford University

Michael May

Michael May is Professor Emeritus (Research) in the Stanford University School of Engineering and a senior fellow with the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies…
Stanford University
Stanford University
Stanford University
Stanford University
Stanford University

Thomas Heller

An expert in international law and legal institutions, Thomas C. Heller has focused his research on the rule of law, international climate control, global energy…
Stanford University
Stanford University
Stanford University

Terry Root

What might be the possible ecological consequences to birds as the globe continues to warm? This is one question that Terry L. Root, who is…
Stanford University
Stanford University

Stephen H. Schneider

Dr. Schneider's current global change research interests include food and climate public policy issues, ecological and economic implications, and climate modeling of situations such as…
Stanford University
Stanford University
Stanford University

Walter Falcon

Walter Falcon is co-director at CESP, former director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Farnsworth professor of International Agricultural Policy at Stanford…
Stanford University

Rosamond Lee Naylor

Roz Naylor is the William Wrigley Professor of Earth Systems Science, Professor (by courtesy) in Economics, and the founding Director of the Center on Food Security…
Stanford University
Stanford University
SR Strategy

Paul Dusenbery

Paul received his B.A. in Physics from Whitman College in 1972 and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics in 1975 and 1978, respectively, from the…
Space Science Institute

Keely Brooks

Keely Brooks manages climate adaptation initiatives, climate change research & impact assessments. Leads multidisciplinary workgroups to develop innovative solutions to water service challenges related to…
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Southern Nevada Water Authority

Stephen Torres

Stephen Torres is a Principal Manager leading SCE’s Climate Adaptation planning efforts for SCE’s assets, operations and services, as well as the Analytics group that…
Southern California Edison

Martin Blagaich

I am Sr. Advisor at Southern California Edison specializing in climate vulnerability assessments. I have experience in long term reliability planning, climate mitigation, hydro asset…
Southern California Edison
South Florida Water Management District
Sonoma State University
Sol Y Sombra, Santa Fe

Helene Muller-Landau

Dr. Helene Muller-Landau is a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Her research is directed towards understanding the structure and dynamics of plant…
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution

Scott Wing

Scott L. Wing was born in New Orleans and grew up there and in Durham, North Carolina. His childhood interest in fossils was reinforced by…
Smithsonian Institution
Slovenian Environment Agency

David Shepard

Sky WindPower Corporation is in business to bring to market the technology which Roberts has pioneered. It is headquartered in California, although Professor Roberts normally…
Sky WindPower Corporation
Simteche
Simon Fraser University

Milton McClaren

Milton McClaren is an Emeritus Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University and an Adjunct Professor in the School of…
Simon Fraser University

Jens Dinkel

Dr. Jens Dinkel is VP Corporate Strategy – Sustainability Management at Siemens. He is responsible for designing Siemens’ sustainability strategy and orchestrates the implementation across…
Siemens
Shell International Ltd.

Dale Simbeck

Dale Simbeck joined SFA Pacific in 1980 as a founding partner. His principal activities involve technical, economic and market assessments of energy and environmental technologies…
SFA Pacific, Inc.

Thomas Kastner

In my research, I analyze and evaluate how telecouplings (i.e. interactions of socio-ecological systems across large geographic distances) through consumption of agricultural and forestry products…
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre

Joan Kersnar

Joan Kersnar is the Drinking Water Planning Manager at Seattle Public Utilities (SPU). She is responsible for directing water system planning efforts to ensure delivery…
Seattle Public Utilities