معرفی
Steven M. Gorelick is the Cyrus Fisher Tolman Professor in the Department of Earth System Science at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment. He has been on the faculty since 1988 and directs the Global Freshwater Initiative, with projects in India, Mexico, Vietnam, Jordan, and the US. His research focuses on groundwater management, water security in developing regions, hydrogeophysics, and ecohydrology.
Education: PhD (1981), MS (1977), and BA (1975) in Hydrology and related fields from Stanford University and New College. He holds affiliations with the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and the Precourt Institute for Energy.
Research Interests:
- Groundwater sustainability and policy
- Climate change impacts on water resources
- Transboundary water management
- Urban water insecurity and equity
Key Projects:
- Global Freshwater Initiative (GFI): Addresses freshwater vulnerability globally
- Jordan Water Project: Analyzes water security in Jordan
- FUSE Project: Explores food-water-energy nexus in India and Jordan
Awards: Member of the US National Academy of Engineering and Fellow of the AAAS. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary solutions to water challenges through coupled human-natural systems modeling.
