Funded Researchers
Scott D. Odell is a former post-doctoral associate in the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) and current ESI visiting researcher. He is also a visiting assistant professor at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. Odell has held prior positions as a resident tutor at Harvard University, and program associate at the Inter-American Dialogue. He has received grants from the Inter-American Foundation and the MIT Sloan Latin American Office. He holds a PhD in geography from Clark University and a BSFS in science, technology, and international affairs from Georgetown University.
J-WAFS-funded projects
Publications
- From obstacles to heritage: The shifting status of glaciers across 150 years of mining research
- Mine ownership and community relations: Comparing hydrosocial dynamics of public and private companies in Chile
News
- Using Geographic Information Science to map the intersection of mining, glaciers, and communities
- J-WAFS researcher discusses the impact of mining on water resources
- J-WAFS researcher participates in panel on critical mineral governance
- J-WAFS researchers examine the impacts of mining in Chile
- J-WAFS Community Spotlight on Scott Odell
- J-WAFS researcher interviewed by PBS on the environmental impacts of mining
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J-WAFS researcher says mining causes socio-environmental, water-related concerns in Latin America
- MIT conference explores ways to minimize the social and environmental impacts of mining
- J-WAFS announces 2022 seed grant recipients