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Water in the West’s faculty and scholars are nationally recognized experts in the field of water resources, specializing in water policy, law, management and scientific observation and analysis. They are widely cited in news publications and academic journals and are invited to speak on relevant topics before legislatures at the state and federal levels, as well as at conferences, forums, research institutions, and organizations around the world.

Water Experts

Xiaogang He

Research Collaborator

Expertise: Drought, Sustainable water management, Water data, Water/energy nexus

Contact:     hexg@stanford.edu

Julio Herrera Estrada

Research Collaborator

Expertise: Drought, Water/energy nexus

Contact:     jehe@stanford.edu

Janet Martinez

Senior Lecturer, Stanford Law School; Director, Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program; Director, Gould Alternative Dispute Resolution Research Initiative

Expertise: Groundwater policy & governance, Sustainable water management, Water law, policy & governance

Contact: 650-723-4457    janmartinez@law.stanford.edu

Barton "Buzz" Thompson

Faculty Director, Water in the West, Senior Fellow and Founding Perry L. McCarty Director, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Robert E. Paradise Professor in Natural Resources Law

Expertise: Drought, Sustainable water management, Water law, policy & governance

Contact: 650-723-2518    buzzt@stanford.edu

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