Last month, we asked you to name Columbians committed to climate response. See submissions below, which include Professor Michael Gerrard, pictured here, who studies and teaches environmental law, climate change law, and energy regulation.
This month, can you name which Columbia faculty members won Pulitzer Prizes this year?
Submit your answers by Friday, May 12 to [email protected]. Winners will be e-mailed.
March Contest Submissions:
- Michael Gerrard ’72CC, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Law School
- Nominated by Diana Wong ’10CC, Development Assistant, Columbia Law School: “Professor Gerrard naturally comes to mind because he is the director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change. The Sabin Center, which also works closely with the Earth Institute, is dedicated to developing legal techniques to fight climate change and to teaching law students and lawyers in such techniques. The Sabin Center also provides the public with resources on areas related to climate law and regulation, which is especially important in today’s American political landscape.”
- Ron Gonen ’04BUS, Co-Founder and CEO of the Closed Loop Fund, former Deputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling, and Sustainability for New York City
- Nominated by Jessie S. Mygatt, Associate Director, Alumni Relations: “As New York City’s first-ever deputy commissioner of sanitation, recycling, and sustainability, Gonen is responsible for implementing Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to double the city’s recycling rate by 2017 — and transform the Big Apple into a model of urban recycling. He’s bringing lessons learned from his phenomenally successful recycling incentives program, Recyclebank, which grew from an idea he had at Columbia into a company serving more than 100 cities. Under Gonen’s direction, every high-traffic New York City street corner will soon have a recycling receptacle. Also on his agenda: a pilot program for curbside organic waste pickup, more public compost bins for household food waste, an electronic waste and collection service, and a ban on materials that can’t be reused or recycled.”
- Justin Mankin ’04CC, Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
- Nominated by Venessa Manzano ’17SPS, Director of Development, Foundation Relations
- Peter de Menocal ’92GSAS, Dean of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Alva Edison/Con Edison Professor, Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Nominated by Paul Lindberg, Alumni Relations Coordinator, CAA Regional Clubs: “Professor Peter de Menocal is committed to climate response. He is the Dean of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, director of the Center for Climate and Life at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and a member of the Earth Institute faculty.”
- Barack Obama ’83CC, Former President of the United States
- Nominated by Olivia Vignone, Development Assistant, Gift Planning