Honors and Awards
Whendee Silver elected as an AGU Fellow
The American Geophysical Union’s Fellows are elected for outstanding achievements and contributions pushing forward the frontiers of science.
Jonas Meckling’s paper recognized by American Political Science Association
The article, “Strategic State Capacity: How States Counter Opposition to Climate Policy,” received the Association’s Best Paper on Public Policy Award.
President Biden appoints Inez Fung to science advisory council
Fung is one of 30 scientists tapped to join the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, the White House announced today.
Two ESPM faculty members named California Academy of Sciences Fellows
Stephanie Carlson and Damian Elias are recognized for their notable contributions to the natural sciences.
Patrick Gonzalez to advise White House on climate change and biodiversity
Associate adjunct professor Patrick Gonzalez joins the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
National Science Foundation awards $10 million to alliance of Native American institutions
Researchers at Berkeley and the University of Arizona will focus primarily on bolstering Indigenous participation in STEM education.
Margiana Petersen-Rockney receives Lawrence Busch Student Research Award
Granted by the Rural Sociological Society, the award supports student research in food and agriculture.
Kathryn De Master recognized for instruction by Rural Sociological Society
The Society’s Excellence in Instruction Award recognizes outstanding rural-oriented teaching at the graduate or undergraduate level.
NSF awards $2 million to the FLUXNET Coordination Project
Assistant professor Trevor Keenan will lead the FLUXNET coordination project, a global network-of-networks measuring exchanges of CO2 and water between ecosystems and the atmosphere.
Patrick Gonzalez to deliver scientific plenary at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting
An adjunct professor in ESPM, Gonzalez will speak on "Ecological integrity and solutions under anthropogenic climate change" on Tuesday, August 3.
Vera L. Chang selected as Institute for Research on Labor & Employment Fellow
Chang, a doctoral candidate, researches human rights, social transformation, and shifts in power in corporate-controlled food chains.
Areidy Beltran awarded two national fellowships
Beltran, a doctoral student, was honored with awards from both the U.S. Department of Energy and the Ford Foundation.
Kathryn De Master honored with 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award
The award acknowledges instructors for excellence in undergraduate teaching and significant contributions to the College’s teaching mission.
Rodrigo Almeida receives 2021 Lee M. Hutchins Award
Professor Almeida is recognized by the American Phytopathological Society for his research into diseases infecting fruit plants.
Vernard Lewis selected as 2021 ESA Founders' Memorial Lecturer
In his address, Lewis, an emeritus Cooperative Extension specialist, will honor Margaret Collins, a renowned entomologist and civil rights advocate.
Congratulations to our 2021 grad student cohort!
In an academic year full of challenges, the department is pleased to acknowledge an outstanding group of scholars and wish them success for the next stage of their careers.
Alum Asmeret Asefaw Berhe nominated to direct Department of Energy’s Office of Science
Berhe earned her PhD in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management in 2006 and is now a professor at UC Merced.
Two Rausser College instructors receive Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship
Lecturer Maryani Palupy Rasidjan received the university-wide honor recognizing outstanding mentorship in teaching and pedagogy.
Albert Ruhi and Patina K. Mendez receive Extraordinary Teaching award
The two instructors joined three others in the College who were honored for exceptional, innovative instruction during the pandemic.
Rausser graduate students receive National Science Foundation awards
Graduate students in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management were honored with the prestigious research fellowship.
