Faculty

David Keith

Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics (SEAS); Professor of Public Policy (Harvard Kennedy School)

Contact Information

Office: 125 Pierce Hall
Email: david_keith@harvard.edu
Office Phone: (403) 775-6162

Websites

http://www.keith.seas.harvard.edu

Research Interests

Energy & Environmental Systems
  • Atmospheric and Climate Modeling
  • Energy and Environmental Technologies
  • Engineering, Economic Development, and Resource Management
Science, Technology & Public Policy
  • Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

Profile

David Keith has worked near the interface between climate science, energy technology and public policy for twenty years. He took first prize in Canada's national physics prize exam, won MIT's prize for excellence in experimental physics, and was listed as one of TIME magazine's Heroes of the Environment 2009 (article). David’s academic appointments are at Harvard where he serves as the Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. David divides his time between Boston and Calgary where he serves as President of Carbon Engineering a start-up company developing industrial scale technologies for capture of CO2 from ambient air.

Selected Publications

http://www.keith.seas.harvard.edu/Publications.html