This page provides a closer look at some of the students and faculty that comprise the dynamic community of the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development. Check back for more glimpses of academic and research life as we continue to post new profiles over the coming months.

Students

The following are profiles for just a few of our outstanding students in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development:

Richard Sun, Special Concentration in Sustainable Development ‘13
Erin Stahmer, Major in Sustainable Development ‘12
Tal Lee Anderman, Major in Sustainable Development ‘12
Victoria Diaz-Bonilla, Special Concentration in Sustainable Development ’11
Semee Yoon, Special Concentration in Sustainable Development ’10
Hannah Lee, Special Concentration in Sustainable Development ’09

Faculty

The following are faculty in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development, many of whom were integral in the development of both the structure of the program and the courses:

Alastair Ager, Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health

Mark Becker, Senior Staff Associate, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

Satyajit Bose, Lecturer in Discipline of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs

Robert Chen, Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

Steve Cohen, Executive Director, The Earth Institute; Director, Executive Master in Public Administration in Environmental Science Policy Program

Peter Coleman, Associate Professor of Psychology and Education and Director, International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, Teachers College

Patricia Culligan, Professor, Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

Ruth DeFries, Co-Director of the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development; Denning Family Professor of Sustainable Development; Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

Peter deMenocal, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Stuart Gaffin, Associate Research Scientist, Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR)

Michael Gerrard, Director of the Center for Climate Change Law; Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia Law School

Adela Gondek, Lecturer in the Discipline of International and Public Affairs

Joe Graziano, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Professor of Pharmacology, Mailman School of Public Health

Kevin Griffin, Co-Director of the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development; Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences (on sabbatical AY 2011-2012)

Klaus Lackner, Director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy

Upmanu Lall, Alan and Carol Silberstein Professor of Engineering; Director, Columbia Water Center; Senior Research Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society

Edward Lloyd, Evan M. Frankel Clinical Professor in Environmental Law, Columbia Law School

John Mutter, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs

Shahid Naeem, Professor of Ecology and Department Chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology

Anne Paxton, Director, Master's Program, Department of Epidemiology; Director, Global Health Track

Stephanie Pfirman, Hirschorn Professor and Department Chair, Department of Environmental Science, Barnard College

Robert Pollack, Director, Center for the Study of Science and Religion; Professor of Biological Sciences; Lecturer, Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

Louise Rosen, Director, Office of Research and Academic Programs

Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development; Professor of Health Policy and Management

Wolfram Schlenker, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, School of International and Public Affairs

Peter Schlosser, Associate Director and Director of Research, The Earth Institute; Vinton Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Elliot 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

Sam Sia, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

Jason Smerdon, Interim Co-Director of the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development; Storke-Doherty Lecturer; Lamont Assistant Research Professor

Marni Sommer, Assistant Professor, Sociomedical Science

Sara Tjossem, Lecturer in Discipline of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs

James Valentini, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Chemistry Department