Energy Resources & Access

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Amanda Martinez

2009 Fellow
Amanda R. Martinez is the Chief Creative Officer and head of brand for Prometheus, an energy startup that uses novel direct air capture technology to turn atmospheric CO2 into zero net carbon fuels and carbon negative goods. Prior to...
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Chris Greacen

1999 Fellow
Chris Greacen (chrisgreacen@gmail.com) works on policy and hands-on implementation of renewable energy projects from the village to the national level. He helped Thailand develop the region’s first regulations supporting grid-connected...
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Urvi Parekh

2008 Fellow
Urvi currently leads the Renewable Energy Team at Facebook, Inc which is responsible for selecting, negotiating, contracting and managing renewable energy projects to achieve Facebook's goal of being 100% supported by clean energy by 2020...
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Andrew Kulmatiski

2001 Fellow
Andrew Kulmatiski's Switzer supported dissertation research compared the relationship between native plants and their soils to the relationship between exotic plants and their soils. Andrew found that exotic plants created soils that...
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Jason Selwitz

2006 Fellow
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer: Philippines, 1998-2000. Co-founder of Palawan Conservation Corps (1999). MS graduate of Cal Poly Pomona in Regenerative Studies with focus on bioenergy from algae used to enhance water quality (2007)...
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Holly Welles

1999 Fellow
Holly Welles is the Communications and Outreach Manager for the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) at Princeton University. The Institute is the interdisciplinary center of environmental research, education and outreach at Princeton...
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David Takacs

2007 Fellow
David is a Professor at University of California, Hastings College of Law, teaching courses in Domestic Environmental Law, International Environmental Law, Cliate Change Law, Biodiversity Law, and Torts. His research interests include REDD+...
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Evan Hansen

1996 Fellow
Evan Hansen founded Downstream Strategies, an environmental consulting firm in Morgantown, West Virginia, in 1997. He has more than 25 years of experience as an environmental consultant for nonprofit organizations, government agencies...
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Lily Verdone

2005 Fellow
Lily Verdone is an environmental leader with two decades of experience in partnership building, fostering diverse teams, and strategic development in organizations with a focus on natural resource conservation, water, and climate. Since...
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Alexa Engelman

2009 Fellow
A 2009 Switzer Fellow, Alexa graduated from a joint law and public policy degree program at UCLA's Law School and School of Public Affairs in 2011. She focused her studies on environmental law and policy, especially as it is applied to...