Dr. Stephen Porder

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Biography

Stephen Porder is a Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Brown University and a Fellow at the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society. His research focuses on nutrient and carbon cycling in tropical rainforests and the implications of industrial agriculture in the tropics, including the potential for large-scale tropical forest restoration. Porder is also the founder and science lead of a radio show/podcast that explores everyday issues related to sustainability, which is aired on public radio stations across the country. He received his BA in History from Amherst College in 1994, his MS in Geology from the University of Montana in 1997, and his PhD in Biology from Stanford University in 2005. Porder joined the Brown faculty in 2007 and is currently on leave as the De Tocqueville Fulbright Chair at the Institut de Physique du Globe du Paris, where he is involved in research, teaching, and writing a trade book on human-caused changes to the Earth system.

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Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics