Andrew Friedland

Andrew Friedland is The Richard and Jane Pearl Professor in Environmental Studies and former Chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Dartmouth College. He teaches introductory environmental science and energy courses and has taught courses in forest biogeochemistry, global change and soil science, as well as foreign study courses in Kenya. For more than two decades, Professor Friedland has been researching the effects of air pollution on high-elevation forests of the northeastern United States. Recently, he has been examining the impact of increased demand for wood as a fuel, and the subsequent effect on carbon stored deep in forest soils. Professor Friedland received B.A.s in Biology and Environmental Studies and a Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Friedland has authored or co-authored 60 peer-reviewed publications.