LInC: A New Cohort of Collaborative Faculty Leaders

Our inaugural cohort is piloted by faculty with a strong dedication to and clear results in leadership, outreach, and collaboration. 

By
Woods Staff

We're delighted to welcome the first cohort of fellows in the Woods Institute's Leading Interdisciplinary Collaborations program for Stanford faculty. The program is designed to empower those individuals to take their skills to the next level with customized resources and training, focusing on public science, interdisciplinary team building, knowledge to action, and science communication. 

"This exemplary group is made up of individuals who excel at both fundamental scholarship and broad engagement," said Chris Field, Perry L. McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. "It is a thrill to recognize an outstanding group of environmental faculty committed to expanding their impact." 

The inaugural LInC fellows are:

Nicole Ardoin

Nicole Ardoin

Associate Professor of Environmental Social Sciences and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Michael Lepech

Michael Lepech

C. L. Peck, Class of 1906, Professor and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Katharine (Kate) Maher

Katharine (Kate) Maher

Professor of Earth System Science, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and Professor, by courtesy, of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Erin Mordecai

Erin Mordecai

Associate Professor of Biology and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Kabir Peay

Kabir Peay

Senior Associate Dean for Education, Director of the Earth Systems Program, Professor of Biology, of Earth System Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Manu Prakash

Manu Prakash

Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Oceans
Dustin Schroeder

Dustin Schroeder

Associate Professor of Geophysics, of Electrical Engineering and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment

The LInC program is centered on a leadership framework pioneered by the Leopold Leadership Program. You can learn more about LInC and the principles of collaborative leadership it is based on by reading a recent story announcing the program or by downloading this fact sheet.

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