Lorenzo Rosa

Lorenzo Rosa is a Principal Investigator at Carnegie Institution for Science and an Assistant Professor (by courtesy) at Stanford University. He was a postdoctoral fellow at ETH Zurich. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from University of California Berkeley, and a B.S. and M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. 

Dr. Rosa's research program quantifies the potential benefits and unintended climate and environmental consequences of innovations engineered to satisfy the increasing global demands for energy, water, and food. He quantifies the challenges posed by climate change to agriculture and assesses various strategies for reducing the environmental impacts of farming. Dr. Rosa has produced impactful and actionable research that informs sustainable development policies as well as investments to promote food, energy, and water security. 

Dr. Rosa’s contributions to science and society have been recognized through multiple awards, including the 2019 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Hydrology Research Grant and the 2021 AGU Science for Solutions Award. The latter award is given for his contributions to understanding global water-energy-food linkages and solutions to benefit humanity and nature. He was also listed among the most influential young leaders in Science and Technology of the year 2020 by Forbes 30 Under 30.