CSCI Team Members
The California Solar Canal Initiative brings together a multidisciplinary research team from seven leading universities as well as an advisory council representing several subject areas critical to solar canal implementation.
The Initiative is managed by the Climate and Sustainability project management staff at USC Public Exchange.
Project Team Members

Rober Bales
UC Merced

Robin Craig
University of Kansas

Santina Contreras
USC

Dave Feldman
UC Irvine

Kate Forrest
UC Irvine

Changdeok Gim
UC Irvine

Brandi Mckuin
UC Merced

Dustin Mulvaney
San Jose State University

Dave Owen
UC Law San Fransisco

Pooja Agarwal
UC Berkeley

Brian Tarroja
UC Irvine

Detlof von Winterfeldt
USC

Dave Wooley
UC Berkeley

Lance Ignon
USC

Monica Dean
Public Exchange

Doug Messer
Public Exchange
Advisory Council

Jordan Harris, Co-Chair
Solar AquaGrid

Robin Raj, Co-Chair
Solar AquaGrid

Samantha Arthur
CA Natural Resources Agency

Andrew Schwarz
CA Department of Water Resources

You Chen Chao
CA Department of Water Resources

Kate Gordon
California Forward

Danny Kennedy
New Energy Nexus

Felicia Marcus
Stanford University

Wally McGuire
Environmental Policy Center

Michelle Reimers
Michelle Reimers Consulting and BEAM Circular