Earth Institute Profiles

The Earth Institute is affiliated with more than two dozen education programs, hundreds of faculty members and researchers, and even more students. This page provides a closer look at some of the programs and people that comprise the Earth Institute's dynamic community. Check back for more glimpses of academic and research life at the Earth Institute as we continue to post new profiles over the coming months.

Faculty

Students

Programs

Faculty

G. Michael Purdy

Director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Shahid Naeem

Director of Science, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)

Peter Schlosser

Associate Director and Director of Research at the Earth Institute

Steve Cohen

Executive Director, The Earth Institute

Michael Gerrard

Director of the Center for Climate Change Law; Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia Law School

Klaus S. Lackner

Director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy

Robert S. Chen

Director and Senior Research Scientist, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

Edward Lloyd

Evan M. Frankel Clinical Professor of Environmental Law; Director, Environmental Law Clinic

Ruth DeFries

Denning Professor of Sustainable Development; Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology

Kenneth Prewitt

Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs

Joseph Graziano

Associate Dean of Research, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Professor of Pharmacology

Mark Cane

G. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences

John Mutter

Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Department of International and Public Affairs

Patrick Kinney

Associate Professor, Mailman School of Public Health

Elke Weber

Jerome A. Chazen Professor of International Business; Professor of Psychology

Wallace S. Broecker

Newberry Professor of Geology

Richard Deckelbaum

Robert R. Williams Professor of Nutrition; Professor of Pediatrics; Professor of Epidemiology