BROWSE EXPERTS AND FELLOWS
Belfer Center researchers include Harvard faculty members, project directors and other expert staff, senior fellows and fellows. They contribute frequently to outside publications, advise government officials, participate in special commissions, brief journalists and policymakers, and share research results with specialists and the public.
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LEGEND:
Fellow
Scott Moore
Giorgio Ruffolo Doctoral Research Fellow, Sustainability Science Program/Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
Scott Moore's academic background is in political and environmental science, and he has a long-standing interest in China, where he previously worked with the U.S. Department of Energy. At HKS, he will complete an overview of water resource politics in China.
Theodore Panayotou
Director of the Environment and Sustainable Development Program, Center for International Development, John Sawhill Lecturer in Environmental Policy
Andy Parker
Research Fellow, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
Andy Parker's research focuses on the governance and politics of research into solar geoengineering. As a senior policy adviser in the Science Policy Centre, Andy Parker led the (UK) Royal Society's work on geoengineering for four years, including the production of the 2009 report, Geoengineering the Climate.
Cristine Russell
Senior Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program
Cristine Russell is a former national science reporter for The Washington Post and is the current president of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. Ms. Russell's research focuses on science writing and how to improve news media coverage of controversial science policy issues.
Nidhi R. Santen
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
Nidhi Santen's research focuses on improving numerical modeling methods to study the trade-offs between different types of environmental and technology policies for electric power system air emissions management.
Robert N. Stavins
Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government; Member of the Board; Director, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements
Director, Harvard Environmental Economics Program
Chair, Environment and Natural Resources Faculty Group
Chairman, Ph.D. Programs in Public Policy and Political Economy & Government
Co-Chair, Kennedy School-Harvard Business School Joint Degree Programs
Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Robert N. Stavins is the Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, Director of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program, and Chairman of the Environment and Natural Resources Faculty Group.
Chao Zhang
Giorgio Ruffolo Doctoral Postdoctoral Fellow, Sustainability Science Program/Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
Chao Zhang's research focuses on environmental policy assessment and the role of technologies in achieving sustainability, with emphasis on the application of modeling tools and environmental system analysis methods. Chao is contributing to collaborative work with the Initiative on Sustainable Energy Development in China.
Joseph E. Aldy
Faculty Affiliate, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements
Joe Aldy is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Nonresident Fellow at Resources for the Future. His research focuses on climate change policy, energy policy, and mortality risk valuation. Previously, he served as the Co-Director of the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements.
William Clark
Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP
Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Area Chair, HKS International and Global Affairs
William C. Clark is the Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development and co-director of Harvard’s Sustainability Science Program.
Kelly Sims Gallagher
Senior Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
Member of the Board
Kelly Sims Gallagher is Associate Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. She previously directed the Belfer Center's Energy Technology Innovation Policy (ETIP) research group.



