Cristina Negri

Cristina Negri is the Director of the Environmental Science (EVS) Division at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing environmental research conducted by approximately 160 staff and collaborators. Her work spans over 30 years, focusing on strategic programmatic direction for multidisciplinary projects in environmental remediation, stewardship, and sustainable technologies for urban and agricultural processes.

• Education: Dottore in Scienze Agrarie (Agricultural Sciences), University of Milan, 1981

Her research integrates bioenergy within working agricultural landscapes, addressing the food-energy-water-land nexus. She develops multifunctional landscape concepts designed to create ecosystem services through systems approaches rooted in industrial ecology and applied to water/land management and green infrastructure. Her publications reflect expertise in soil health, bioenergy crops, and environmental policy.

Scientific Awards & Memberships:

• Fellow, CASE at University of Chicago
• Fellow, Northwestern University—Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering
• Soil Science Society of America
• AAAS
• Argonne Chief Research Officer Council member (2017-2019)
• Women in Science and Technology Program Initiator (2007-2010, Acting 2013)
• WIST Diversity Award (2014)
• Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor Award Honorable Mention (2013)

As a leader in environmental science, she has directed laboratory-to-field-scale projects, contributed to European environmental standards for agricultural commodities, and promoted diversity through Argonne's Women in Science and Technology Program.