MORNING KEYNOTE
Daniel Cohan
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
His research specializes in the development of atmospheric models and their application to air quality management, energy policy, and health studies. He received a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University, a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Chemistry from Georgia Tech, and served as a Fulbright Scholar to Australia. Dr. Cohan serves on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Board of Scientific Counselors climate change subcommittee, is a recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award and was a member of NASA’s Air Quality Applied Sciences Team. He is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed publications, 75 articles in popular media, and the book, Confronting Climate Gridlock (Yale University Press, 2022).
