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Solomon Hsiang is Professor of Environmental Social Sciences and Director of the Global Policy Laboratory at Stanford University's Doerr School of Sustainability. He integrates econometrics, spatial data science, and machine learning to address global resource management challenges. Previously faculty at UC Berkeley and Chief Environmental Economist at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (2023-24), he co-founded the Climate Impact Lab and mosaiks.org.
Research examines:
- Climate-economy interactions
- Social consequences of environmental change
- Inequality dynamics
- Policy evaluation methodologies
- Satellite data applications
His publications demonstrate consistent innovation in measuring climate impacts, with recent work focusing on high-resolution geospatial analysis, mortality consequences of climate change, and environmental damage distribution. Notable contributions include economic damage assessments from cyclones and temperature effects on economic productivity.
Honors include National Geographic Explorer status and NBER Research Associate position. He leads interdisciplinary teams applying computational methods to sustainability challenges and has contributed to major climate assessments including the Fifth National Climate Assessment.
