Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award

Candidates

19 candidates

2017

Winner

Dan Hammer

Pritzker 2017 Winner

Co-Founder, LGND

Nominated by Steve McCormick

Issue
Environmental Tech & Data Science
Country
United States
Region
North America

Finalists

Danfung Dennis

Pritzker 2017 Finalist

Virtual reality artist sharing environmental narratives

Nominated by Elise Pearlstein

Issue
Environmental Tech & Data Science
Country
United States
Region
North America

Katie Rowe

Pritzker 2017 Finalist

Elephant sanctuary founder fostering peace in Samburu communities

Nominated by Ami Vitale

Issue
Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Country
Kenya
Region
Africa

Lesley Marincola

Pritzker 2017 Finalist

Entrepreneur making electricity affordable in the sub-Sahara

Nominated by Andy Karsner

Issue
Clean & Renewable Energy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Mark Huerta

Pritzker 2017 Finalist

Engineer providing sustainable water business models

Nominated by Melani A. Walton

Issue
Health & Environment
Country
United States
Region
North America

Susana DeAnda

Pritzker 2017 Finalist

Clean water for ALL Californians

Nominated by Adán Ortega

Issue
Health & Environment
Country
United States
Region
North America

Nominees

Ashwin Madgavkar

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Aerial imagery for climate-smart agriculture

Nominated by Jaime Carlson

Issue
Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture
Country
United States
Region
North America

Christine Su

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Grasslands management app developer

Nominated by Ashley Boren

Issue
Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture
Country
United States
Region
North America

Dawn Lippert

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

CEO, Elemental Excelerator

Nominated by David Skelly

Issue
Clean & Renewable Energy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Ed Hawkins

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Editor of open source science media experiment

Nominated by Oliver Morton

Issue
Climate Policy & Advocacy
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Europe

Eddie Game

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Putting ears in the forest to know what’s there

Nominated by Mark Tercek

Issue
Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Country
Australia
Region
Oceania

Jennifer Moslemi

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Storyteller improving the emotional resonance of scientific narratives

Nominated by Mary Ruckelshaus

Issue
Climate Policy & Advocacy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Katharine Mach

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Research scientist improving near-term climate response

Nominated by Steve Westly

Issue
Climate Policy & Advocacy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Laura Flessner

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Responsible for coastal resilience strategies

Nominated by Dawn Wright

Issue
Climate Policy & Advocacy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Lauren Kurtz

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Legal expert protecting climate scientists

Nominated by David Biello

Issue
Climate Policy & Advocacy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Michael Twitty

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Chef exploring race and ecology through cuisine

Nominated by Crystal Hayling

Issue
Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture
Country
United States
Region
North America

Nathan Hunter

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Urban farmer empowering the economically distressed

Nominated by Hazel Wong

Issue
Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture
Country
United States
Region
North America

Quentin Gee

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Academic invested in bringing research to action

Nominated by D’Artagnan Scorza

Issue
Climate Policy & Advocacy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Ryan Flaherty

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Business analyst stewarding natural resources

Nominated by Cindy Starrett

Issue
Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Country
United States
Region
North America