Overview
Dr. Winner is a Professor of Environmental Science and Chair of the Division of Natural and Applied Sciences at Duke Kunshan University. He received his B.A. and M.A. Teaching degrees in Biology from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, an M.A. in Biology from the University of South Dakota and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Calgary, Canada. Dr. Winner has led the development of and directed environmental science research centers and academic programs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Oregon State University, and North Carolina State University. He also worked in research administration at the National Science Foundation. His scientific background and research focus on plant physiological and ecological responses to environmental change. His teaching and research interests at Duke Kunshan University include Integrated Science, Biology, and Environmental Science especially life cycle analysis and systems thinking.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Environmental Science at Duke Kunshan University
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2018 - Present
DKU Faculty
Recent Publications
Environmental Science: the interdisciplinary STEM field
Journal Article Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences · June 1, 2016 The recognition of Environmental Science (ES) academic programs as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is important to the role ES will play in scholarship and in socio-economic development. The National Science Foundation, other feder ... Full text CiteAdvancing sustainability with leapfrog technologies: Lighting a billion lives
Journal Article Sustainability United States · October 1, 2015 Full text CiteSustainability and metrics: Use of statistics and independent auditing
Journal Article Sustainability United States · April 1, 2015 Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Calgary (Canada) ·
1978
Ph.D.
University of South Dakota, Vermillion ·
1974
M.A.
Lewis & Clark College ·
1973
M.A.T.
Lewis & Clark College ·
1970
A.B.