Klaus S. Lackner, PhD - Alternative Energy

Last updated on: 12/5/2008 | Author:

Klaus S. Lackner, PhD Biography

Title:

Ewing-Worzel Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University

Position:

None Found to the question "Can Alternative Energy Effectively Replace Fossil Fuels?"

Reasoning:

No position found as of Dec. 4, 2008

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:

Experts
Individuals with PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to alternative energy or fossil fuel issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to alternative energy or fossil fuel issues.

Involvement and Affiliations:

Ewing-Worzel Professor, Geophysics, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, 2001-present
Former Acting Associate Laboratory Director, Strategic and Supporting Research, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Former Scientist, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Education:

PhD, summa cum laude, Theoretical Particle Physics, Heidelberg University, Germany, 1978
Diplom (German equivalent to MS), Heidelberg University, 1976
Vordiplom (German equivalent to BS), Heidelberg University, 1975

Other:

None found

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