Christoph J.
Meinrenken, PhD
Associate Professor of Practice, Faculty Of Professional Studies
Principal Investigator, Columbia Climate School
Affiliate, Data Science Institute
Columbia University
PhD, Physics (Max Planck Institute & University of
Heidelberg)
M.Sc.Eng. (Princeton University)
Bachelor’s, double major in Physics and Mathematics (University of Heidelberg)
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Projects | Please see full list at bottom of Bio & Projects
Curriculum Vitae | Public version of my Full CV
Affiliations
§ Affiliate Data Science Institute
§ Co-chair, Columbia University Seminar on Complexity Science, Modeling, and Sustainability
§ Member American Physical Society
§ Member International Society for Industrial Ecology
Awards & recognitions
§ Guggenheim Merit Scholarship for studies at Princeton University (1994 - 1995)
§ Scholar of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation ("Studienstiftung") (1992 - 1996)
§ Fellow, Max Planck Society, full stipend to pursue Ph.D. studies and research (1998 - 2001)
§ Finalist, Verizon Powerful Answers, 30 out of 1,400 global applicants (2013)
§ Visiting Scholar, American Academy in Rome (2016 - 2017)
Select media mentions
§ Harvard Business Review A New Algorithm for Fast Carbon Footprinting
§ World Economic Forum Net-Zero Challenge: The supply chain opportunity
§ New York Times The City That Never Sleeps Is Waking Up Later
§ NPR Summer Heat Amid the Pandemic Raises Concerns About More Blackouts and Brownouts
§ Wall Street Journal Online Shopping: How to Beat the System
§ Archinect "Indoor City" installation explores dissolving spatial boundaries in an era of climate change
§ Sustainable Brands The World’s First Data Visualization of Product Carbon Footprints
§ Washington Post What does it mean for a hotel to be carbon neutral?
§ Washington Post For a sweltering petrostate, a ‘carbon neutral’ World Cup is a challenge