Profiles in "Sustainability and Water Policy" Expertise Area
- Hirt is a historian specializing in the American West, environmental history, environmental policy, and sustainability studies.
- Elser investigates the theory of biological stoichiometry — the study of the balance of energy and multiple chemical elements in living systems.
- Ajay Vinze's areas of interest range from strategic applications/implications of information and communication, with focus on Latin America, East Europe/Balkans and South/Southeast Asia, to sustainability and public health.
- Garcia investigates factors influencing the sustainability and resilience of urban water supply systems by advancing the theory of coupled systems and translating theory into actionable models to support infrastructure.
- Behshad Mohajer is a graduate researcher at the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. He studies the natural and human factors that drive change in water supplies over time and their interconnections.
- Olcay Ünver is a global leader in public policy, governance, and management of water resources; water and food security; and international development. He is the 2023 recipient of IWRA’s prestigious Crystal Drop Award.