New Environmental Research Group to Be Headed by Bacardi-Stockholm Professor
Last September 29, 2008, MIT President Susan Hockfield declared that a new Environmental Research Council is to be created. The announcement was made at the State of the Institute Forum. The new research group will be handling and organizing research programs that are related to the environment and will aid in gaining ground in the education system as a “school-wide initiative.”
The Environmental Research Council will be manned by 13 faculties, with Professor Dara Entekhabi of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of the Earth Systems Initiative. Professor Dara Entekhabi is a Bacardi and Stockholm Water Foundations Professor.
The Bacardi Foundation-Stockholm Water professorship was launched in 1991 with assistance from the Bacardi Family to further improve the teaching and research capabilities of MIT in the area of global water conservation. With Prof. Dara Entekhabi at the head of the pack of the new environment research agency, it is clear that the professorship continues to serve its purpose.
Among Prof. Dara Entekhabi’s agenda is to analyze the current state of the planet’s environment and devise ways to counter the current environmental problems mankind is dealing with. The Bacardi-Stockholm Water professor is also concerned with the rapid rise in the world’s population and its impact not just to mankind but to the environment as well. The professor also stressed that such issue must be addressed immediately.
The Council will primarily cater to long-term environmental problems. The Council also asks for students to join the group’s efforts, with Prof. Dara Entekhabi citing that the students provide the “intellectual fire” for the Institute. It is clear that at Bacardi, environment is a high priority.
Link/Source:- An article detailing the information about the creation of the Bacardi Family’s new Environmental Research Council, which will be headed by Prof. Dara Entekhabi, MIT’s Bacardi Foundation-Stockholm Water professor.
