Columbia University
ER-16: Faculty Involved in Sustainability Research

Names and department affiliations of faculty engaged in sustainability research at Columbia University: Shih-Fu Chang -Earth and Environmental Engineering/SEAS general- Senior Researcher Peter Schlosser, Associate Director and Director of Research, The Earth Institute Vinton Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Scott Barrett, Lenfest-Earth Institute Professor of Natural Resource Economics, Department of International and Public Affairs Robin Bell, Palisades Geophysical Institute Lamont Research Professor, Division of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Wallace S. Broecker, Newberry Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Mark A. Cane, G. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences and Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Robert Chen, Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network Joel E. Cohen, Director, Laboratory of Populations Professor, Columbia University and The Rockefeller University Steven A. Cohen, Executive Director, The Earth Institute Director, Master of Public Administration Program in Environmental Science and Policy, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs and Earth Institute Director, Concentration in Environmental Policy Studies, School of International and Public Affairs Director, Master of Science, Sustainability Management Peter Coleman, Associate Professor of Psychology and Education, Department of Social-Organizational Psychology, Teachers College Patricia Culligan, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Richard J. Deckelbaum, Director, Institute of Human Nutrition Professor of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology, and Robert R. Williams Professor Nutrition, Columbia University Medical Center Ruth DeFries, Denning Family Chair of Sustainable Development Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology Peter B. deMenocal, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Alexander van Geen Lamont Research Professor, Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Michael Gerrard, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia Law School Director, Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School Steven L. Goldstein, Chair and Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Joseph Graziano, Professor, Department of Pharmacology Associate Dean of Research and Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences Geoffrey M. Heal, Director, Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility, School of Business Patrick L. Kinney, Associate Professor of Clinical Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences David H. Krantz, Professor, Department of Psychology Co-Director, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions Yochanan Kushnir, Lamont Research Professor, Division of Oceans and Climate Physics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Director, Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research Klaus S. Lackner, Ewing-Worzel Professor of Geophysics, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering Director, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy Upmanu Lall, Alan and Carol Silberstein Professor of Engineering, Departments of Earth and Environmental Engineering, and Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science Art Lerner-Lam, Interim Director; Associate Director - Seismology, Geology and Tectonophysics; and Lamont Research Professor; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Science Robert Lieberman, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of International and Public Affairs Associate Professor, Department of Political Science Edward Lloyd, Evan M. Frankel Clinical Professor of Environmental Law, School of Law Director, Environmental Law Clinic, School of Law Vijay Modi, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering John C. Mutter, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Shahid Naeem, Professor and Chair, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology Ben Orlove, Senior Research Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs Professor, Department of Anthropology Director, Master's Program in Climate and Society Co-Director, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions Stephanie L. Pfirman, Hirschorn Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Science, Barnard College Richard Plunz, Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Director, Urban Design Lab, The Earth Institute Robert Pollack, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University Director, Center for the Study of Science and Religion, The Earth Institute Kenneth Prewitt, Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management, The Earth Institute Pedro Sanchez, Director, Tropical Agriculture and the Rural Environment Program Director, Millennium Villages Project Elliott Sclar, Professor of Urban Planning, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Professor of International Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs Director, Center for Sustainable Urban Development, The Earth Institute Richard Seager, Lamont Research Professor, Palisades Geophysical Institute/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Elke Weber, Jerome A. Chazen Professor of International Business, Columbia Business School Professor, Department of Psychology Co-Director, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions Stephen E. Zebiak, Director General, International Research Institute for Climate and Society Senior Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Allen Zweben, Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs, School of Social Work Professor of Social Work There are 30 Columbia-based research centers and programs of the Earth Institute that are home to over 850 scientists, students, postdoctoral fellows and staff working to advance understanding in engineering, biology, and earth, health, and social science. All of the complex interdisciplinary work of the Earth Institute is grounded in the hundreds of research projects based at these centers and in these programs. Research Units of the Earth Institute Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR) Leonard Druyan Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) Nancy Degnan and Shahid Naeem Center for Global Health and Economic Development (CGHED) Joanna Rubinstein Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR) Art Lerner-Lam Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Bob Chen Center for National Health Development in Ethiopia (CNHDE) Awash Teklehaimanot Center for Rivers and Estuaries Wade McGillis Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CSUD) Elliott Sclar Center for the Study of Science and Religion (CSSR) Robert Pollack Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development (CGSD) Glenn Denning Columbia Climate Center Peter Schlosser and Mary-Elena Carr Columbia Water Center Upmanu Lall Earth Engineering Center (EEC) Nickolas Themelis International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) Steve Zebiak Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) Sean Solomon Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy (LCSE) Klaus Lackner Programs of the Earth Institute Program Program Head(s) Cross-Cutting Initiative (CCI) Peter Schlosser Earth Clinic Peter Schlosser Program on Science, Technology, and Global Development Richard Nelson Program on Sustainable Mobility Lawrence D. Burns Millennium Cities Initiative Susan M. Blaustein and Karl Sauvant Millennium Villages Project Pedro Sanchez Tropical Agriculture and Rural Environment Program Pedro Sanchez M.A. in Climate and Society Mark Cane M.P.A. in Development Practice Glenn Denning M.P.A. in Environmental Science and Policy Steve Cohen M.S. Sustainabilty Management Steve Cohen Ph.D. in Sustainable Development John Mutter M.S. in Sustainability Management Steve Cohen Undergraduate Special Concentration and Major in Sustainable Development Kevin Griffin Joint Units of the Earth Institute The following five units were established jointly by the Earth Institute and a second entity. Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) Kenny Broad, David Krantz and Elke Weber Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research (CICAR) Yochanan Kushnir Laboratory of Populations Joel Cohen Urban Design Lab (UDL) Richard Plunz Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment Karl Sauvant Affiliates and Consortia The Earth Institute is a member of or is closely affiliated with the following five entities that share the Earth Institute’s interest in research on the science behind complex interdisciplinary problems. Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity Peter Coleman Black Rock Forest Consortium William Schuster Center for Climate Change Law (CCCL) Michael Gerrard Connect to Learn Kara Nichols NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) James Hansen Cynthia Rosenzweig Please see URL for additional faculty engaged in sustainability research: http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/1788