Rebecca Hernandez
Research Interests
- Energy geography and energy knowledge systems
- Environmental impacts, trade-offs, and synergies of energy development
- Land use, land sparing, and energy infrastructure planning
- Food-energy-water nexus
- Sustainable solar energy development and wildlife interactions
Biography
Dr. Rebecca R. Hernandez is Assistant Professor in the Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources. Dr. Hernandez earned her Ph.D. in Earth System Science from Stanford University. Her research foci includes the study of soils, energy, and global environmental change emphasizing water-limited ecosystems and human environments. Her work on …
Dr. Rebecca R. Hernandez is Assistant Professor in the Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources. Dr. Hernandez earned her Ph.D. in Earth System Science from Stanford University. Her research foci includes the study of soils, energy, and global environmental change emphasizing water-limited ecosystems and human environments. Her work on interactions among energy, land, and the environment have been featured in Nature Climate Change, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology, and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.