NatuRE Policy Lab

This week, ARE PhD candidate Bruno Pimenta gave an Exit Seminar in the lab, designed to summarize his dissertation research, describe his research journey, and give the lab a preview of his future research agenda. 

Bruno entered the ARE PhD program in 2020 and has been a regular member of the lab since 2022. Before coming to Davis, he completed a master's degree at the University of São Paulo. Following graduation, he will join Imperial College London as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the electrification of supply chains with renewable energy.

This week, ARE PhD candidate Kyumin Kim presented his ongoing work, entitled "Balancing multiple interventions for dynamically efficient kelp forest restoration under marine heatwave uncertainty."

This week, ARE postdoc Sandy Sum and ARE PhD student Fabiana Natali each presented their ongoing work.

This week, ARE PhD students Jordan Trinh and Greg Boudreaux each presented their ongoing work to the Lab.

This week, Sam Evans presented in the Lab. Sam is a research economist in the Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP) at CAL FIRE. He is part of the agency's risk and hazard mitigation branch and also does work on California's timber and forest products sectors. Sam provided an overview of the program, the use of applied research in the agency, the need for more economics, and opportunities for funding and collaboration.