Funded Researchers
John E. Fernández
- Director of the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
- Professor
- Department of Architecture
John E. Fernández is the director of the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, a professor in the Department of Architecture, affiliated with the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and a practicing architect. He founded the MIT Urban Metabolism Group and is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Commission on BiodiverCities, Urban Climate Change Research Network, and Leadership Team of Oceanvisions. He is the author of two books, numerous articles in scientific and design journals, and nine book chapters. He is formerly the chair of sustainable urban systems for the international society of industrial ecology and director of the MIT Building Technology Program.
J-WAFS-funded projects
News
- Using Geographic Information Science to map the intersection of mining, glaciers, and communities
- J-WAFS researchers examine the impacts of mining in Chile
- J-WAFS PI advocates for sustainable food solutions at music events
- J-WAFS PI John Fernández makes opening remarks at a panel on just energy transitions
- MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium announces inaugural MCSC seed award recipients
- J-WAFS announces 2022 seed grant recipients
- J-WAFS PI discusses Climate Grand Challenges project