Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies and the Institute for Energy Studies
My scholarship focuses on bringing local and expert knowledge together in collaborative, democratic ways to produce innovative solutions to controversial problems of collective action. I am particularly interested in civic dialogue about problems of energy, sustainability, and climate change. At present, I am a full-time faculty member in the Department of Environmental Studies at Western Washington University. My undergraduate education was in Electrical Engineering. I also have a Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering and a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies from Clark University. For two years I did post-doctoral research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. I have been a Fellow of the Breuninger Foundation at the University of Stuttgart on the topic of cooperation and a Fulbright Scholar at Pondicherry University in India on the topic of biodiversity conservation.
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About Thomas Webler
My scholarship focuses on bringing local and expert knowledge together in collaborative, democratic ways to produce innovative solutions to controversial problems of collective action. I am particularly interested in civic dialogue about problems of energy, sustainability, and climate change. At present, I am a full-time faculty member in the Department of Environmental Studies at Western Washington University. My undergraduate education was in Electrical Engineering. I also have a Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering and a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies from Clark University. For two years I did post-doctoral research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. I have been a Fellow of the Breuninger Foundation at the University of Stuttgart on the topic of cooperation and a Fulbright Scholar at Pondicherry University in India on the topic of biodiversity conservation.
| 2014 - Present | Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies and the Institute for Energy Studies, Western Washington University ‐ Huxley College of the Environment | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Team Recognition Award (Institute for Energy Studies) – 2015, President, Western Washington University
- Fulbright-Hayes Teaching Fellowship, India Program - 2007-2008, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
- Visiting Fellowship. Breuninger Foundation, Stuttgart Germany – 2006, International Center for Cultural and Technical Studies
- Fellowship, Young Faculty Development Workshop – 2003, Carnegie Foundation on Ethics and International Affairs
- Outstanding publication award - 2000-2002, American Sociological Association, Section on Environment and Technology, Risk, Uncertainty, and Rational Choice (London: Earthscan)
- Robert Boguslaw Award for Technology and Humanism – 1995, for innovative contributions in addressing issues of technology and society. American Sociological Association, Section on Environment and Technology
Contact Information
Environmental Studies Department
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