INFEWS Leadership

LAURENT PILON

Program Director, PI
Dept: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Bioengineering
Research: Energy conversion, storage and efficiency, materials
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PAULA DIACONESCU

Co-PI
Dept: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Research: Design of reactive metal complexes, organic synthesis, polymer formation
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STEPHANIE PINCETL

Co-PI
Dept: Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; California Center for Sustainable Communities
Research: Urban metabolism, policy, energy, water, urban ecosystems
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AMY ROWAT

Co-PI
Dept: Integrative Biology and Physiology
Research: Mechanics and physiology of biological materials, food sciences
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LAWREN SACK

Co-PI
Dept: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research: Water use efficiency and drought tolerance of urban trees and food crops
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ALLISON CARRUTH

FEWS Scientific Communication
Dept: English; Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS)
Research: Contemporary American literature and media, environmental humanities
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CLAUDIA DEFAZ

Program Manager
Dept: California Nanosystems Institute