Faculty
Robert K. Kaufmann
Director of Graduate Studies, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies
Professor, Geography and Environment and Center for Energy and Environmental Studies
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 1988
Areas of interest: World oil markets, global climate change, and ecological economics
Phone: 617-353-3940
Fax: 617-353-5986
E-mail: kaufmann@bu.edu
Office: STO Room 463, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies
675 Commonwealth Avenue, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02215, USA
Current Research
- Land-use Change in China
- Temporal and Radiative Forcing
- Carbon Sink Appendix
- The Temporal Relation Between Radiative Forcing and Surface Temperature: A Statistical Evaluation of GCMs
- Emissions, Concentrations and Temperature: A Time Series Analysis
Courses Taught
- GG 100 Introduction to Environmental Science
- EE 703 Energy & Environmental Policy Analysis
- GG 712 Regional Energy Modeling

