Honors and Awards
Graduating environmental science student Anjika Pai awarded University Medal
Described as "well-rounded, intrepid, and entrepreneurial" by Professor Alastair Iles, Pai plans to study environmental law at Northeastern University in Boston.
Faculty and students honored with 2022 Sustainability Awards
Professors Celine Pallud and Kate O’Neill and undergraduates Gabrielle Christina Ledesma Ambayec, Moe Sumino, and Justin Hogenauer were recognized for helping make UC Berkeley more sustainable.
ESPM graduate students receive National Science Foundation awards
Seven current and incoming graduate students will be supported by the prestigious research fellowship.
Two ESPM-led projects receive seed grant funding from the Berkeley Food Institute
The award will support research on pathogens and coffee in Costa Rica, and biodiversity and food sovereignty on Hawai'i.
Ciriacy-Wantrup postdoctoral fellow wins geography's top early career paper prize
Dr. Hilary Faxon was honored with the 2022 J. Warren Nystrom Award at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting.
Nancy Lee Peluso honored by American Association of Geographers
The ESPM professor received the distinguished career award from the AAG’s Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group.
Two Faculty Members Join AAAS Fellows
Professors Rodrigo Almeida and Paolo D’Odorico have been elected American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows.
Arthur Middleton to join USDA as senior advisor
ESPM professor will advise efforts to protect wildlife corridors and habitat.
Susan Hubbard to join Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hubbard, ESPM adjunct professor and associate lab director at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is named Oak Ridge’s Deputy for Science and Technology.
Three students receive grants for research on Native American Issues
The Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues recently awarded their 2021-22 mini-grants to Ataya Cesspooch, Annalise Taylor, and Anjika Pai.
Mary K. Firestone receives 2022 Philippe Duchaufour Medal
The European Geosciences Union recognizes Firestone for her contributions to Earth science research.
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.
