Martin J. Pasqualetti

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Professor

COOR 5588
(480) 965-4548

Additional
Affiliation(s):

Graduate Faculty, Global Technology and Development, ASU Polytechnic (2000 - present)

Education:

1977 - Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
1969 - M.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
1967 - B.A., University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests:

Renewable energy and sustainability, energy/water nexus, energy landscapes

Research Activities:

The water costs of energy
Renewable energy and water at the U.S./Mexico Border
Alberta oil sand costs and benefits
Social barriers to renewable energy development
The North American Energy Alliance

Awards and Honors:

2008-2009 - Visiting Honors Faculty Fellow, Barrett Honors College

2006 - Lifetime Achievement Award. Renewable Energy Task Force, Alliance for Construction Excellence, Arizona State University

2004 - Visiting Scholar, Marisco Foundation, University of Denver

2004 - Featured Faculty of the Month, Co-Curricular Program, ASU

2002-present - Who's Who in America

1993 - Environmental Educator of the Year, Association of Energy Engineers

1983 - Arizona State University Honors Research Professor

Selected Publications:

Pasqualetti, M.J. 2009. The Alberta Oil Sands From Both Sides of the Border. Geographical Review, 99(2): 248-267.

Pasqualetti, M.J. 2008. Energy Landscapes and the Growth of Arizona, in Building to Endure: Design Strategies for Arid Landscapes. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.

Pasqualetti, M.J. 2007. Energy Landscapes of the Southwest: The Costs of Sprawl. In 91st Arizona Town Hall: Land Use: Challenges and Choices for the 21st Century. Phoenix.

Pasqualetti, M.J. 2005. H. Homer Aschmann. Biobibliographical Studies, 24:1-27. International Geographical Union.

Pasqualetti, M.J. 2004. Wind Power: Obstacles and Opportunities". Environment. 46(7): 23-38.

Pasqualetti, M.J. 2003. The Geography of Energy at the US-Mexican Border. In Rohy, D.A. Ed.), Trade, Energy, and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for the Border Region, Now and in 2020. SCERP Monograph Series, no. 7. San Diego: San Diego University Press pp. 133-167.

Pasqualetti, M.J. , P. Gipe, and R. Righter, eds. 2002. Wind Power in View: Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World. San Diego: Academic Press.

Courses Taught:

Energy in the Global Arena
Energy and the Environment
Geography of the U.S. and Canada
Geography of Natural Resources
Introduction to Physical Geography
Reading the Energy Landscape

Outreach and Service:

Member, Association of American Geographers Meridian Boook Award Committeee, 2009 - 2012
Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Solar Center 1999 - present
Associate Member, National Wind Coordinating Collaborative, Washington, D.C. 2005 - present
Chair, Arizona Solar Energy Advisory Board (Governor appointee) 2002 - 2006
Associate Editor: Environmental Sciences: Journal of Integrative Environmental Research
Editorial Board - International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies
Editorial Board - Land Use Policy
Member, Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names, 2001 - 2003
Member, City of Tempe, Board of Adjustment, 1996 - 2001
Member, Board of Directors, EcoGroup, 1991 - 1994