Honors and Awards
Professor Huntsinger Wins Grant Promoting Chinese Collaboration
Professor Huntsinger will collaborate with Peking University professor Li Wenjun, researching how herders in northwest China experience and cope with climate and ecosystem change.
Berkeley Initiative in Global Change receives $1.5M from Keck Foundation
The Berkeley Initiative in Global Change Biology (BiGCB) plans to develop a Predictive Biosystems Informatics Engine (PBIE), to access, visualize, and analyze rich data, and provide the foundation for building the next generation of models of the biotic response to global change.
Professor Carolyn Merchant elected a Fellow of the AAAS
Professor Merchant was named for her distinguished contributions to the field of history and philosophy of science, particularly for the history of the scientific revolution and gender and science.
Berkeley Initiative awarded $2.5 million from Moore Foundation
The grant funds seven major projects and involves the participation of faculty members in eight departments including ESPM.
ESPM Undergraduate a Finalist in International Competition
Conservation and resource studies senior Devin Richards was named as a finalist in the category of sustainability. UC Berkeley was the sole public university selected from the United States.
Robert Van Steenwyk Appointed to Invasive Species Advisory Committee
Dr. Van Steenwyk will provide advice to the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) on a broad array of issues.
ESPM Graduate Students Receive EPA STAR Fellowships
Congratulations to the 2011 recipients of the EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships.
PhD Student Kendra Klein named Switzer Fellow
Kendra Klein was recognized by the Switzer Foundation as an emerging environmental leader who is dedicated to positive environmental change in her career, while pursuing a graduate degree.
Professor Allen Goldstein receives award to study Gulf Oil Spill
Professor Allen Goldstein will be sharing an award of $860,000 over three years with colleague Evan Variano of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Professor Goldstein will be studying the evaporation of oil into the atmosphere.
Graduate Student Hillary Sardiñas Receives $25K Grant from Western SARE
Hillary Sardiñas recently received $25,000 for her project to study the provision of pollination services and subsequent economic benefits associated with hedgerow restoration, a common habitat enhancement technique.
ESPM Faculty Garner Awards, Honors
Congratulations to ESPM professors Steve Beissinger, Ron Amundson, and Allen Goldstein, who recently earned notable awards and honors.