Stanford University’s environmental and energy research institutes, the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy, convened a series of panel sessions in Washington, D.C. to highlight pressing environmental and energy challenges and risks that the next administration will need to confront. The first session in this series focused on national security. Read a recap of this event.
Innovation Briefs
Energy Security and Expanding the Clean Energy Economy (PDF)
Arun Majumdar, Co-Director of the Precourt Institute for Energy; Jay Precourt Professor; Professor of Mechanical Engineering; and Professor, by courtesy, Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University
Aquaculture and Global Food Security (PDF)
Rosamond Naylor, William Wrigley Professor in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, and Director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment (FSE) at Stanford University.
New Assessment Tools for Water Vulnerability (PDF)
Barton "Buzz" Thompson, Senior Fellow and Founding Perry L. McCarty Director, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Robert E. Paradise Professor in Natural Resources Law at Stanford University.
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Welcome:
Chris Field, Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies; Perry L. McCarty Director, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Professor, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences; Senior Fellow, Precourt Institute for Energy
Keynote Speaker:
Admiral Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy (Retired), Robert and Marion Oster Distinguished Military Fellow, Hoover Institution
Panel Speakers:
Arun Majumdar, Precourt Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Co-Director of the Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy
Rosamond Naylor, William Wrigley Professor of Earth Science and Director of the Stanford Center on Food Security and the Environment
Barton “Buzz” Thompson, Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law and Former Perry L. McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Moderator:
David Welna, National Security Correspondent, National Public Radio
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The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment works to produce breakthrough environmental solutions that protect and nurture our planet so it can meet the vital needs of people today and of generations to come. Drawing on the ingenuity, passion and pioneering spirit of Stanford University, Woods pursues this mission through research by Stanford’s exceptional faculty and students, convening global experts, developing environmental leaders and linking knowledge to action. As the university’s hub of interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability research, Woods is the go-to place for Stanford faculty, researchers and students representing all seven schools to collaborate in pursuit of innovative solutions.
Learn more: woods.stanford.edu
The Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy draws on experts and resources across the university to help accelerate the transition to an affordable, low-carbon energy system for the world. Since its founding in 2009, the institute has become the go-to place for scholars, business leaders, policymakers and others seeking solutions to the world’s most difficult energy challenges. The institute carries out its mission by funding early-stage energy research, developing new technologies and policies, educating leaders, and nurturing a vibrant energy ecosystem here and abroad.
Learn more: energy.stanford.edu
