Cutler J. Cleveland

Cutler J. Cleveland, Associate Director with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and a Professor of Earth & Environment, conducts research and teaching focused on the connection among energy, climate change, and sustainability. He is the founder and co-leader of Visualizing Energy, an open-access, interdisciplinary science communication project that aims to increase actionable […]

M. Patricia Fabian

M. Patricia Fabian, an Associate Director with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is an Associate Professor of the Department of Environmental Health and faculty affiliate of the Hariri Institute for Computing and the Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health. She conducts research and teaching focused on health and environmental health […]

Arunima Krishna

Arunima Krishna, Associate Director with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is an Associate Professor of Mass Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations and Associate Dean, Faculty Development at the College of Communication (COM). She joined COM in 2016 after completing her PhD at Purdue University. Dr. Krishna’s research focuses on understanding public perceptions […]

Rebecca Pearl-Martinez

Rebecca Pearl-Martinez is the Executive Director of the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS). She works with faculty engaged in climate and sustainability research across all BU schools and colleges to develop and secure funding for interdisciplinary research projects, advance research translation efforts, and implement projects. Recent topics include energy justice in offshore wind […]

Edward Riedl

Eddie Riedl is an Associate Director at Boston University’s Institute for Global Sustainability. He is the director of the Impact Measurement & Allocation Program within the Questrom Institute for Business, Markets, and Society, the John F. Smith Jr. Professor of Accounting at the Questrom School of Business, and former chair of the accounting department. He […]

Emily M. Ryan

Emily M. Ryan, Associate Director with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering at Boston University, received her PhD in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2009, where her dissertation research focused on numerical modeling of chromium poisoning in the cathode of […]

Benjamin Sovacool

Benjamin K. Sovacool, Director of the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a Professor in the Department of Earth & Environment. He works as a researcher and consultant on issues pertaining to global energy policy and politics, energy security, energy justice, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation. More specifically, his research focuses […]