Dr. Steven Lade

Biography

Steven Lade is an Associate Professor at the Australian National University's Fenner School of Environment and Society, where he also serves as the Deputy Associate Director for Higher Degree Research. He leads a research cluster focused on Risk, Vulnerability, and Resilience at the Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions. His academic background includes a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the Australian National University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Physics of Complex Systems. He has published over 60 scientific articles and contributed to high-impact journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), Nature, and Science Advances. Steven is actively involved in teaching, having taught 16 undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and has organized numerous conferences and workshops related to sustainability and resilience. His research interests primarily focus on the resilience of socio-ecological systems at both local and planetary scales, using a complex systems approach and engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations covering topics such as water resources, climate change, and biodiversity loss.

Research Interests