Xi Wang
Assistant Professor at WWU's Institute for Energy Studies (IES) and Department of Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy (UEPP)
About
Professor Xi Wang is a professor of energy policy and energy social science at Western Washington University in Bellingham. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in English at Cornell University, and holds a Master of Science in Environmental Studies and a Ph.D. in Geography, both from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Her research is interested in questions of energy and climate governance, especially in the context of energy system transitions and efforts at deep decarbonization. She has worked for the consulting firm Booz Allen and at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Professor Wang has always been interested in agriculture, food systems, and the role food plays in culture. She has worked in community organizing for food, environmental, and labor justice in Washington, D.C. and Boulder, CO; on organic farms in D.C., Spain, and Ecuador; and most recently served on the Board of Directors of Boulder Cooperative Food, a member-owned and -operated bulk-food purchasing cooperative in Boulder.