About us
The Colombia - USA WEF Nexus Alliance was established in February 2022 to engage a variety of partners in implementation of Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus projects and advancement of policy innovation for sustainable development and climate-resilient solutions. The Alliance addresses major challenges in Colombia and the USA by incorporating research, education, and sustainable development. It serves as a platform to build and sustain a community of researchers, provide technical infrastructure, coordinate partnerships, and integrate education at different levels.
The five founders of the Alliance are Penn State, Fundación Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and Stockholm Environment Institute, Latin America Centre.
Members
Executive Committee Members
Camilo Younes
Luis Alejandro Arias
Camilo Younes
- Vice Rector for Research, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Interests:Electromagnetics, energy policy, engineering education, lightning protection.
- Email: cyounesv@unal.edu.co
- Google scholar:
- Link Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.co/citations?user=9xPeDHMAAAAJ&hl=en
Andres Torres
Luis Alejandro Arias
Camilo Younes
- Director of the Water Institute, Universidad Javeriana
- Interests: Urban hydrology, urban drainage, storm water harvesting, stormwater management, sewer asset management.
- Email: andres.torres@javeriana.edu.co
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andres-torres-687a9855/?originalSubdomain=co
- CVLAC: https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0000164461
David Purkey
Luis Alejandro Arias
Luis Alejandro Arias
- Center Director, Stockholm Environment Institute, Regional Center Latin America
- Interests: WEF Nexus, water management, WEAP, climate change.
- Email: david.purkey@sei.org
- Link SEI: https://www.sei.org/people/david-purkey/
Luis Alejandro Arias
Luis Alejandro Arias
Luis Alejandro Arias
- Department Head Biology and Environmental Sciences, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano
- Interests: Agroecology, soil, knowledge transfer, sustainability.
- Email: luis.arias@utadeo.edu.co
- Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luis-Arias-Rodriguez
Siela Maximova
Christopher Scott
Christopher Scott
- Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Penn State Global
- Research Professor of Plant Biotechnology
- Interests: Plant biotechnology, functional genomics, tissue culture, propagation, disease resistance, microbe interactions, cacao.
- Email: snm104@psu.edu
- Link Penn State: https://plantscience.psu.edu/directory/snm104
Christopher Scott
Christopher Scott
Christopher Scott
- Professor, Maurice K. Goddard Chair of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, and Penn State Director of WEF Nexus Americas
- Interests: WEF Nexus, hydropower, irrigation management, groundwater, renewable energy transition, Andes headwaters, climate change.
- Email: cascott@psu.edu
- Link Penn State: https://ecosystems.psu.edu/directory/cvs6145
Julian Prieto
Christopher Scott
Julian Prieto
- Coordinator Americas WEF Nexus Alliance
- Department of Education Theory and Policy
- Interests: WEF Nexus, science diplomacy, climate change, global engagement.
- Email: jjp6534@psu.edu
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jos%C3%A9-juli%C3%A1n-prieto-barrera-48579a84/
Isaac Dyner
Christopher Scott
Julian Prieto
- Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University
- Interests: Simulation, modeling, dynamic systems, energy and electrical systems.
- Email: isaac.dynerr@utadeo.edu.co
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=V303kkEAAAAJ&hl=en
Angela Moncaleano
Angela Moncaleano
Angela Moncaleano
Researcher Faculty of Social and Environmental Studies, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Interests: applied ecology, environmental management and sustainable development
email: amoncaleano@javeriana.edu.co
google scholar: https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=uB6Riv4AAAAJ&hl=es
Adriana Gaviria
Angela Moncaleano
Angela Moncaleano
- Penn State Global Consultant
- Interests: Business development, strategic alliances, organizational change, education, social impact and resource management.
- email: adrianagaviriaduque@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-gaviria-duque-ph-d-907a4178/