Chris Knittel—Chancellor's Fellow
Professor Christopher Knittel is one of five UC Davis faculty awarded this year's Chancellor's Fellowships. The Chancellor's Fellow program was established in 2000 to honor the achievements of extraordinary UC Davis faculty early in their careers. Winners are chosen based on demonstrated excellence in academic pursuits, as evidenced by especially high achievement in the quality and significance of their research and teaching, and on the potential they have for future achievements. Knittel is an associate professor in the Department of Economics, a faculty affiliate of the ITS-Davis, and the STEPS Policy and Business Strategy Thread leader. He is also a research associate of the prestigious National Bureau of Economic Research.
Knittel's research focuses on environmental economics as it relates to the transportation and energy sectors. His work has been published in leading academic journals and he is an associate editor of The American Economic Journal–Economic Policy, The Journal of Industrial Economics and The Journal of Energy Markets. Visit Dr. Knittel’s research homepage for recent publications (http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/knittel/).
Donald Gautier, USGS geologist, presents on petroleum in the arctic