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Eric Jensen

Professor of Astronomy; Faculty Coordinator, Environmental Studies
ejensen1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8249
Office: SC 123, Lab: SC 122
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Research interests: Extrasolar planets, planet formation, and young stars.

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Cassy Burnett

Administrative Coordinator
Engineering and Environmental Studies
cburnet1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8071
Hicks 203

Program Committee

Elizabeth Bolton

Betsy Bolton (on leave 2017-2018)

Professor
English Literature
ebolton1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8153
Lang Performing Arts Center 205
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Timothy Burke

Timothy Burke

Professor and Chair
History
tburke1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8115
Trotter 206
Easily Distracted: Culture, Politics, Academia, and Other Shiny Objects
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Interests: Africa, cultural studies

Giovanna Di Chiro

Professor of Environmental Studies
gdichir2@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8345
Parrish West 217
Hicks 203

Dr. Giovanna Di Chiro teaches and researches the intersections of environmental science and policy, with a focus on social and economic disparities and human rights.

Carr Everbach

Carr Everbach

Professor and Chair
Engineering
ceverba1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8079
Hicks 202
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Christopher Graves

Christopher Graves

Associate Professor
Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry & Environmental Studies
cgraves1@swarthmore.edu
610-690-4882
Science Center 184
Research Lab
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Research interests: synthetic inorganic & organometallic chemistry, catalyst development

Eric Jensen

Professor of Astronomy; Faculty Coordinator, Environmental Studies
ejensen1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8249
Office: SC 123, Lab: SC 122
Website
Profile

Research interests: Extrasolar planets, planet formation, and young stars.

José-Luis Machado

José-Luis Machado

Associate Professor (on leave 2017-2018)
Ecology
jmachad1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8562
Martin 112
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Research: Invasive species and plant physiological ecology of temperate and tropical ecosystems

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Arthur McGarity (on leave 2017-2018)

Henry C. and J. Archer Turner Professor of Engineering
Engineering
amcgari1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8077
Hicks 201
website

ES Courses: ENGR 035: Solar Energy Systems; ENGR 057: Operations Research; ENGR 063 Water Quality and Pollution Control; ENGR 066: Environmental Systems

 

Carol Nackenoff

Carol Nackenoff

Richter Professor of Political Science
cnacken1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8126
Fax: (610) 328-8442
Trotter 320
Website, Schedule an Appointment
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Carol Nackenoff is Richter Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College, where she teaches American Politics, Constitutional Law, Environmental Politics, and Political Theory. 

Liz Nichols

Assistant Professor Conservation Biology (on leave 2018-19)
enichol1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8296
Martin 207
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Gustavo Oliveira

Consortium for Faculty Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor
Environmental Studies
oliveira@swarthmore.edu
610-690-5545
Parrish 213 W
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Office Hours: Wednesday 2 – 4pm, Parrish 213 W

Coffee Hours: Monday, 2 – 4pm, Kohlberg Coffee Bar

Research interests: Brazil, China, global agro-industrial restructuring, geopolitics, political ecology

Teaching: ENVS 032

Peck

Jennifer Peck

Assistant Professor
Economics, Environmental Studies
jpeck1@swarthmore.edu
610-957-6182
Kohlberg 210
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 2:30-3:30pm
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Areas of Interest:  Labor Economics, Development Economics, and Energy and Environmental Economics

Jennifer Pfluger

Jennifer Pfluger

Visiting Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies and Biology
Environmental Studies
jpfluge1@swarthmore.edu
Martin 112
Christy Schuetze

Christy Schuetze

Associate Professor of Anthropology
Sociology & Anthropology
cschuet1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8108
Kohlberg 238
Tuesday 10:30-12:00 pm
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Mark Wallace, Professor of Religion

Mark Wallace

Professor of Religion
mwallac1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-7829
Pearson 216
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