Kristen Averyt
Research Professor, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
Expertise: Climate Resilience, Sustainability, Urban Resilience
Biography
Kristen Averyt is a Research Professor at UNLV focusing on climate resilience and urban sustainability. Prior to joining UNLV, Averyt served as president of the Desert Research Institute.
Averyt has a long record working on different facets of the climate issue, particularly connecting science with public policy and decision making. She served as a lead author on the 2014 US National Climate Assessment, and she was one of many scientists who shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
In recent years, Averyt’s work has focused on the energy-water nexus, climate and western water issues including the Colorado River, and most recently, urban resilience and sustainability. In 2018 she was named one of Northern Nevada Business Weekly’s Top 10 Innovators of the Year and a Top 10 Woman of Exemplary Achievement.
Averyt is currently a Senior Policy Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, and engages in several other service activities, including as a member of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Advocacy for the Science Community Board and as an appointee to the Governor’s STEM Advisory Board.
Education
- Ph.D., Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University
- M.Sc, Chemistry, University of Otago
- B.S., University of Miami
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June 24, 2020
Officials say on Monday, Governor Steve Sisolak announced the Clean Cars Nevada initiative, which will evaluate the adoption of new regulations to provide Nevadans with more choices for low and zero emission electric passenger cars and trucks at dealerships throughout the state beginning in 2024.
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June 24, 2020
On Monday, Governor Steve Sisolak announced the "Clean Cars Nevada" initiative, which will push toward providing Nevadans with more choices for low and zero emission electric passenger cars and trucks at dealerships beginning 2024.
May 5, 2020
Earth Day may have come and gone last month with relatively little fanfare, thanks to the statewide stay-at-home order banning public gatherings. But Nevada is still making progress toward the green goals set by lawmakers last year.
February 3, 2020
In the wake of climate change, NV Energy is working to formulate a plan on how to mitigate and respond to events like wildfires and severe storms.
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PeopleDecember 27, 2019
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Campus NewsNovember 1, 2019
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