David Lobell
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David Lobell
William Wrigley Senior Fellow - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Deputy Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment; Associate Professor, Environmental Earth System Science
Type:
Senior Fellow
School:
Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences
Additional Information:
Deputy Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment; Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Water, Health and Development
Research Area(s):
Climate
Biography
David Lobell is an associate professor at Stanford University in Environmental Earth System Science, and the deputy director of Stanford's Center on Food Security and the Environment. His research focuses on identifying opportunities to raise crop yields in major agricultural regions, with a particular emphasis on adaptation to climate change. His current projects span Africa, South Asia, Mexico, and the United States, and involve a range of tools including remote sensing, GIS, and crop and climate models. In September 2013 he was honored with a MacArthur Fellowship for his research on the impact of climate change on crop production and food security.
Selected Publications by this Author
Environmental Venture Projects
News & Press Releases
David Lobell named William Wrigley Senior Fellow »
FSE deputy director David Lobell has been named the William Wrigley Senior Fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI). Lobell is also an Associate Professor in Earth System Science.
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Media Coverage
Meet A Data Scientist Who's Helped Revolutionize Agriculture »
Profile of Senior Fellow David Lobell
By Alex Davidson,
India Air Pollution 'Cutting Crop Yields by Almost Half' »
Quotes Senior Fellow David Lobell on study findings that air pollution in India has become so severe that yields of crops are being cut by almost half
By Azeen Ghorayshi,
Study: Climate Change Increases Chance of Slowdown in Yields »
Quotes Woods Senior Fellow David Lobell on whether climate change affects food supply
By Christopher Doering,,