ETaP Graduate Option Faculty
The Energy, Technology, and Policy graduate option faculty is a multi-disciplinary group, including members from all three colleges at Cal Poly Humboldt.
Peter Alstone Ph.D., Associate Professor
Contact
E-mail: peter.alstone@humboldt.edu
Phone: (707) 826-4351
Office: Schatz Energy Research Center, Room 111
Education
PhD in Energy and Resources from UC Berkeley, MS in Environmental Systems and Technology from Cal Poly Humboldt, BS in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State Unviersity.
Research Interests
Distributed Electricity Technology, Demand Response, Off-Grid Power in the Developing World, Nexus of Information Technology and Energy Systems
Eileen Cashman Ph.D., Professor
Contact
E-mail: emc7001@humboldt.edu
Phone: (707) 826-5776
Office: HGH 114B
Education
BS, Cal Poly Humboldt; MS, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests
Water Resource Engineering, Watershed Modeling for Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration, Sediment Transport Modeling (Physical and Numerical), Engineering Education Curriculum Development and Assessment
Charles Chamberlin Ph.D., Emeritus Professor
Contact
E-mail: cec2@humboldt.edu
Phone: (707) 826-4346
Office: HGH 118D
Education
BS, CE, Washington University at Saint Louis; MS, Ph.D. Harvard University
Research Interests
Data Collection and Analysis, Renewable Energy Systems, Heat and Mass Transfer Processes
Deepti Chatti Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Contact
E-mail: deepti.chatti@humboldt.edu
Phone: (707)-826-4975
Office: Founders Hall 129
Education
PhD and MPhil Yale University, MS Stanford University, BE Osmania University
Research Interests
Energy ethnography, feminist political ecology, postcolonial science and technology studies, critical development studies, environmental anthropology, South Asian studies, clean energy transitions, gender and technology, energy access, sustainable development research methods
Kevin Fingerman Ph.D., Associate Professor
Contact
E-mail: kevin.fingerman@humboldt.edu
Phone: (707) 826-4148
Office: NR 221
Education
BA, Wesleyan University; MS, Ph.D. UC Berkeley
Research Interests
Sustainability science, Life Cycle Analysis, Environmental Impacts of Energy Systems, water resources, international development
Arne Jacobson Ph.D, Professor (ETaP Option Coordinator)
Contact
E-mail: arne@humboldt.edu
Phone: (707) 826-4302
Office: Schatz Energy Research Center 203
Education
BA, Earlham College; MS, Cal Poly Humboldt; Ph.D. UC Berkeley
Research Interests
Renewable Energy Technologies, Solar Power, Offshore Wind Energy, Access to Energy in Off-Grid Areas, Energy Policy, Global Climate Change
Peter Lehman Ph.D., Emeritus Professor
Contact
E-mail: pal1@humboldt.edu
Phone: (707) 826-4345
Office: Schatz Energy Research Center 202
Education
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D. University of Chicago
Research Interests
Renewable Energy Systems, Appropriate Technology, Fuel Cell Technology
Laurie Richmond Ph.D., Associate Professor
Contact
Email: laurie.richmond@humboldt.edu
Phone: 707-826-3202
Office: Natural Resource Building 218
Education
PhD Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Research Interests
Coastal and marine planning; human dimensions of natural resources; sea level rise; marine energy; fishing and coastal communities