Mark Z. Jacobson is Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Woods Institute for the Environment and of the Precourt Institute for Energy. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering, an A.B. in Economics, and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford in 1988. He received an M.S. and PhD in Atmospheric Sciences in 1991 and 1994, respectively, from UCLA and joined the faculty at Stanford in 1994.
Jacobson’s research focuses on developing solutions to air pollution and global warming issues in complex environments. His projects include the development of 3D urban air quality and air pollution-climate models as well as infrastructure roadmaps to help countries, cities and states transition to 100% clean, renewable energy. PACE recognized Jacobson for his career dedication to large-scale air pollution and climate problems, as his research has helped over 85 cities and 150 international companies commit to 100% clean, renewable energy.
In 2015, he received a Cozzarelli Prize from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences for his work on the grid integration of 100% wind, water and solar energy systems. He has served on an advisory committee to the U.S. Secretary of Energy, appeared in a TED talk, appeared on the David Letterman Show to discuss converting the world to clean energy, and cofounded The Solutions Project (www.thesolutionsproject.org).