Mark Z. Jacobson
Professor, Academic
1965 –
Who is Mark Z. Jacobson?
Mark Zachary Jacobson is professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and director of its Atmosphere and Energy Program. Jacobson develops computer models about the effects of different energy technologies and their emissions on air pollution and climate. According to Jacobson, a speedy transition to clean, renewable energy is required to reduce the potential acceleration of global warming, including the disappearance of the Arctic Sea ice. This change will also eliminate 2.5-3 million deaths worldwide each year, related to air pollution, and reduce disruption associated with fossil fuel shortages.
Jacobson says that wind, water and solar power can be scaled up in cost-effective ways to meet our energy demands, freeing us from dependence on both fossil fuels and nuclear power. In 2009 Jacobson and Mark A. Delucchi published “A Plan to Power 100 Percent of the Planet With Renewables” in Scientific American.
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- Born
- 1965
- Also known as
- Mark Jacobson
- Profession
- Education
- Doctorate, University of California, Los Angeles
Atmospheric sciences
( - 1994) - Master of Science, University of California, Los Angeles
Atmospheric sciences
( - 1991) - Master of Science, Stanford University
Environmental engineering
( - 1988) - Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University
Economics
( - 1988) - Bachelor of Science, Stanford University
Civil Engineering
( - 1988)
- Doctorate, University of California, Los Angeles
- Employment
- Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment
(2008 - ) - Director and co-founder, Atmosphere/Energy Program, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
(2004 - ) - Associate Director, Stanford University
(1996 - ) - Stanford University
(2007 - ) - Associate Professor, Stanford University
(2001 - 2007) - Assistant Professor, Stanford University
(1994 - 2001) - Postdoctoral Student, University of California, Los Angeles
(1994 - 1994) - Teaching assistant, University of California, Los Angeles
(1989 - 1994) - Research Assistant, University of California, Los Angeles
(1989 - 1994)
- Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment
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on July 23, 2013
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