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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

Peter Alstone

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

Liza Boyle Ph.D., Associate Professor

Liza Boyle

Contact
E-mail: liza.boyle@humboldt.edu
Phone: (707) 826-3610
Office: Harry Griffith Hall 116B

Education
PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Colorado at Boulder, MS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Colorado at Boulder, BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of the Pacific.

Research Interests
Solar Energy, Solar Radiation, Dust Deposition on Solar Panels, Airborne Particulate Matter

Eileen Cashman Ph.D., Professor

Eileen Cashman

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

Charles Chamberlin Ph.D.

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

Assistant Professor Deepti Chatti

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

Kevin Fingerman headshot

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)

Professor Arne Jacobson

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

Peter Lehman

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

Headshot of Dr. Laurie Richmond 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

Sintana Vergara, PhD, Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor Sintana Vergara

Contact
Email: vergara@humboldt.edu
Phone: 707.826.3278
Office: 118D Harry Griffith Hall   

Education
PhD in Energy and Resources, UC Berkeley; MS in Energy and Resources, UC Berkeley;   MS in Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley; BS in Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University.

Research interests
Use of residual resources (solid waste, biomass, agricultural waste) as a resource (energy, nutrient, carbon), composting & other organic waste treatment processes, carbon sequestration in soils, life cycle assessment, international development, big data analyses.