When Naomi Oreskes was working on her Ph.D. in geology at Stanford, she stumbled across a class called “Growth of Scientific Knowledge.” Determined to be a broad-minded scientist and take advantage of all that Stanford had to offer, she enrolled. A young assistant professor named Peter Galison—now Pellegrino University Professor in History of Science and Physics at Harvard—taught the course. “He was teaching in the philosophy department, but what he was teaching was really history,” says Oreskes. “And that was my eureka moment where I thought, ‘Oh, this is my field.’”
The Center for the Environment brings together one of the largest and most varied faculty communities on campus. HUCE Faculty Associates participate in events, workshops, grant programs, and meet twice-monthly to discuss their research and environmental issues more broadly.
The directory below contains profiles of the more than 250 faculty affiliated with the Center. The directory is searchable by research area, School, and keyword.
Norman E. Vuilleumier Professor of Philosophy; Department of Philosophy Chair
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Professor of Economics and Decision Sciences; Director, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
Harvard School of Public Health
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Visiting Professor in Landscape Architecture
Harvard Graduate School of Design
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Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology; Professor of Biology; Director, Museum of Comparative Zoology; Curator of Herpetology
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies
Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Visual Art, Visual and Environmental Studies
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Frederick Lee Hisaw Professor of Reproductive Physiology; Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Harvard School of Public Health
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Professor of the Practice of Economic Development; Director, Center for International Development
Harvard Kennedy School
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John and Natty McArthur University Professor
Harvard Business School
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Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs [Leave of Absence]
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology; Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology; Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator; Curator of Mammals, Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Raymond Plank Professor of Global Energy Policy; Research Director, Harvard Electricity Policy Group
Harvard Kennedy School
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Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry; Professor of Biology
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy; Professor of Environmental Science and Policy; Co-Director, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences; Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering [On Leave 2019-2020]
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
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