Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award

Candidates

19 candidates

2017

Winner

Dan Hammer

Pritzker 2017 Winner

Co-Founder, LGND

Nominated by Steve McCormick

Issue
Technology & Data
Country
United States
Region
North America

Finalists

Danfung Dennis

Pritzker 2017 Finalist

Virtual reality artist sharing environmental narratives

Nominated by Elise Pearlstein

Issue
Technology & Data
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 & Biodiversity
Country
Kenya
Region
Africa

Lesley Marincola

Pritzker 2017 Finalist

Entrepreneur making electricity affordable in the sub-Sahara

Nominated by Andy Karsner

Issue
Clean 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 & Agriculture
Country
United States
Region
North America

Christine Su

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Grasslands management app developer

Nominated by Ashley Boren

Issue
Food & Agriculture
Country
United States
Region
North America

Dawn Lippert

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

CEO, Elemental Excelerator

Nominated by David Skelly

Issue
Clean 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 Action
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 & Biodiversity
Country
Australia
Region
Oceania

Jennifer Moslemi

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Storyteller improving the emotional resonance of scientific narratives

Nominated by Mary Ruckelshaus

Issue
Climate Action
Country
United States
Region
North America

Katharine Mach

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Research scientist improving near-term climate response

Nominated by Steve Westly

Issue
Climate Action
Country
United States
Region
North America

Laura Flessner

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Responsible for coastal resilience strategies

Nominated by Dawn Wright

Issue
Climate Action
Country
United States
Region
North America

Lauren Kurtz

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Legal expert protecting climate scientists

Nominated by David Biello

Issue
Climate Action
Country
United States
Region
North America

Michael Twitty

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Chef exploring race and ecology through cuisine

Nominated by Crystal Hayling

Issue
Food & Agriculture
Country
United States
Region
North America

Nathan Hunter

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Urban farmer empowering the economically distressed

Nominated by Hazel Wong

Issue
Food & 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 Action
Country
United States
Region
North America

Ryan Flaherty

Pritzker 2017 Nominee

Business analyst stewarding natural resources

Nominated by Cindy Starrett

Issue
Forests & Biodiversity
Country
United States
Region
North America