New Faculty Spotlight: Matthias Ruth
Matthias Ruth joined the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as a Professor in Fall 2012. He holds a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany and a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he also studied engineering and biology. His research focuses on dynamic modeling of natural resource use, industrial and infrastructure systems analysis, and environmental economics and policy. His theoretical work draws heavily on concepts from engineering, economics and ecology, while his applied research utilizes methods of nonlinear dynamic modeling as well as adaptive and anticipatory management. Applications of his work cover the full spectrum from local to regional to national and global environmental challenges, as well as the investment and policy opportunities these challenges present. Professor Ruth has published 12 books and over 120 papers and book chapters in the scientific literature. He is a founder of Ecological Economics, serves on the boards of numerous journals and scientific organizations, is a founding Co-editor-in-Chief of the journal Urban Climate, and collaborates extensively with scientists and policy makers worldwide.