School of Engineering
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Gemma Smith
Ph.D. Student in Environment and Resources
Ph.D. Minor, Civil and Environmental EngineeringBioGemma Smith researches the governance and politics of international freshwater resources. To this end, her work combines theory and methods from international relations, comparative politics, public policy, environmental governance, and civil and environmental engineering. Her dissertation research aims to contribute to improving the management of transboundary water quality and pollution issues, through better understanding of governance processes and outcomes in North American borderlands. Her methods draw on a variety of social, political, economic and environmental qualitative and quantitative data with the goal of making more robust causal connections between policy decisions and environmental outcomes.
Prior to joining the E-IPER Ph.D program, Gemma completed her Master’s in International Policy (Environment and Energy track) at Stanford University. She previously worked in international finance in Europe and Asia, having completed her Bachelor’s in English Literature and Spanish at the University of Exeter, UK, in 2013. -
Alfred M. Spormann
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, of Chemical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Biology
On Partial Leave from 04/01/2021 To 06/30/2021Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMetabolism of anaerobic microbes in diseases, bioenergy, and bioremediation
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Kirsten Stasio
Adjunct Lecturer, Atmosphere and Energy
BioKirsten Stasio is a VP at MAP Energy, a renewable energy and natural gas investment firm based in Palo Alto, CA. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University, where she co-teaches Understanding Energy, a course that gives students the knowledge and tools to engage in the energy and sustainability sectors. She also helps with the CEE 107R/207R: E3: Extreme Energy Efficiency course hosted in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Institute.
Throughout her career, Kirsten has strived to translate her life-long passion for environmental sustainability into real impact across the policy, education, corporate, and investment sectors. Prior to joining MAP, she worked at Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) where she launched a new energy efficiency initiative with large businesses in the Bay Area. Kirsten also worked at Apple to implement energy measures at Apple's headquarters, retail stores, and data centers. Prior to that, she worked at the World Resources Institute (WRI), an environmental think-tank, where she worked with governments around the world to advance climate and energy policies.
Kirsten joined MAP and began teaching at Stanford in early 2015 after graduating from Stanford with an MBA and an MS degree in the Emmet-Interdisciplinary Program on Environment and Resources (E-IPER). Kirsten also earned a dual BA in International Relations and French from the University of California, Davis.
