Sol Hsiang

Solomon Hsiang combines data with mathematical models to understand how society and the environment influence one another. In particular, he focuses on how policy can encourage economic development while managing the global climate. Hsiang earned a BS in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science and a BS in urban studies and planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he received a PhD in sustainable development from Columbia University. He was a post-doctoral fellow in applied econometrics at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a post-doctoral fellow in science, technology, and environmental policy at Princeton University.