Background I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Energy and Resources Group, an interdisciplinary graduate program at University of California at Berkeley. Before graduate school, I worked at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) leading a project to understand climate change impacts on an endangered butterfly in the Great Lakes region. I also worked as […]

Growing up in a small farming community in California, I’ve always been aware of the complicated issues surrounding water in this state. During long dry stretches in the summer, it’s hard to find enough water for wildlife, farmers, and communities to all get what they need. I decided to study environmental engineering at UC Berkeley […]

Periodically on the Philomathia website, we will spotlight the work, research and thoughts of our distinguished faculty and fellows — providing them with a platform to share their expertise and insight in their own words. This is the first such post, coming to us from Professor Simon Haines at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. […]

The standard of living for a modern day society has been greatly enhanced by Chemistry and Material Science.  This has been achieved at the expense of exposing our environment to many unknown, and often toxic, chemicals.  Many will argue that this was necessary to improve our living condition and our scientific knowledge.  I do not […]