School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences
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Anna Gomes
Ph.D. Student in Earth System Science
BioMy main interests lie within anthropogenic climate change, environmental science, and agriculture. The complex system dynamics and interconnections between agriculture and the environment including nutrient cycling, energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions are a few of the most critical challenges for today's soil scientists. After completing a master’s degree in Sustainability Science and Environmental Studies at Lund University in Sweden, researching farmer adoption of practices which mitigate GHGs from arable soils in the Netherlands at Wageningen University, I started a PhD in Earth System Science at Stanford University, aiming to focus on soil and environmental biogeochemistry. In parallel to my work in academia, I have been working on a start-up to address food waste and food insecurity in CA (Ugly Food Market), in addition to being a team member on several projects including a sharing library (Circle Centre), a soil science educational platform (Soil Life), and other sustainability related initiatives.
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Gus Greenstein
Ph.D. Student in Environment and Resources
BioPersonal website: https://www.gusgreenstein.com/. (Link in lower-right corner of this page.)
I'm a doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources at Stanford University, specializing in Public Administration and Environmental Governance. I am currently on the US and European academic job markets.
Using qualitative and quantitative methods, I study policy implementation and institutional change in the context of environmental/climate policy and international development. My work on policy implementation emphasizes bureaucrat behavior and how both agency management practice and politics shape it. My work on institutional change concentrates on understanding what shapes international development agencies' responses to environmental crises, and how/why terrestrial conservation policies have evolved over time. Empirically, the majority of my research has focused on the World Bank and Brazil's federal protected areas agency.
You can find information on my publications and current projects on the Research page of my personal website.
Prior to doctoral studies, I earned an MPhil in Development Studies at Oxford and a BA in environmental studies from Amherst College.
Outside of academia, I’ve worked as a consultant/research analyst for the World Bank Environment Practice, World Bank Independent Evaluation Group, The Brattle Group (an energy economics consulting firm), International Rivers, and Conservation Strategy Fund. As a Thomas Watson Fellow, I spent a year documenting the social-environmental impacts of large hydropower projects across South/Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. -
Halldora Gudmundsdottir
Ph.D. Student in Energy Resources Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy PhD research focuses on developing predictive models for geothermal systems. I am interested in direct predictions of the future performance of geothermal reservoirs as well as characterization of the subsurface flow behavior that can aid in operational decision making. Currently, I am incorporating principles from statistics and artificial intelligence into workflows that can be used for production and injection optimization.
