Rob Jackson named fellow at CASBS at Stanford
The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford brings together deep thinkers from diverse disciplines and communities to advance understanding of the full range of human beliefs, behaviors, interactions, and institutions.
Rob Jackson, the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Provostial Professor of Earth system science, is one of five Stanford scholars who will be among 34 fellows in residence at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) during the 2019-20 academic year.
“Each year, CASBS becomes a vibrant community thanks to its fellows,” said Sally Schroeder, the center’s associate director, in an announcement on the center’s website. “The success of that annual renewal depends on attracting and selecting some of the greatest minds and deepest thinkers worldwide. We’ve come to expect that each fellows class helps reinforce the center’s reputation as the best at what it does. I’m delighted to say the 2019-20 class easily continues the tradition.”
One of 18 independent labs, centers and institutes operating under Stanford’s vice provost and dean of research, CASBS nurtures interdisciplinary research and exploration of pressing societal questions and problems through its single-year fellows program, as well as multi-year collaborative projects.
The 2019-20 fellows represent 20 U.S. institutions and seven international institutions and programs. The number of fellows may increase in the coming months as the 2019-20 class gets finalized.
Jackson’s research explores the many ways people affect the Earth, including through climate change, energy extraction and threats to water resources. Some of his current lab projects explore droughts and forest mortality, the global carbon dioxide and methane budgets, and how soils and soil fertility influence plants. Jackson and colleagues published the first studies of fracking and drinking water quality, and mapped thousands of natural gas leaks across cities such as Boston, New York City and Washington, D.C.
The four other Stanford scholars are Donald Barr, professor (teaching) of pediatrics; ; Paula Moya, professor of English and the Danily C. and Laura Louise Bell Professor of the Humanities; Jennifer Pan, assistant professor of communication; and Ramón Saldívar, professor of English and comparative literature and the Hoagland Family Professor of Humanities and Sciences.
Visit the CASBS website for more information and to see the full list of fellows.
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