Robert H. Williams
Encyclopedia
Robert H. Williams is a Senior Research Scientist at the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), Princeton University
.
He graduated from Yale University
with a BS in physics in 1962, and from University of California, Berkeley
with a PhD, in theoretical plasma physics, in 1967.
He taught at University of Michigan
, Physics Department, in 1970.
In 1972, he became Chief Scientist with the Ford Foundation
's Energy Policy Project.
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
.
He graduated from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
with a BS in physics in 1962, and from University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
with a PhD, in theoretical plasma physics, in 1967.
He taught at University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, Physics Department, in 1970.
In 1972, he became Chief Scientist with the Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
's Energy Policy Project.
Awards
- 1988 Leo Szilard Award for Physics in the Public Interest
- 1991 Sadi Carnot Award
- 1993 MacArthur Fellows ProgramMacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
- 2000 Volvo Environment Prize
Works
- "A Renewables-Intensive Global Energy Scenario", Renewable energy: sources for fuels and electricity, Editors Thomas B. Johansson, Laurie Burnham, Island Press, 1993, ISBN 9781559631389
External links
- "Robert H. Williams", Scientific Commons