Vaclav Smil

Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil
Born (1943-12-09) December 9, 1943 (age 80)
Plzeň, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
NationalityCanadian
Alma materCharles University in Prague, Pennsylvania State University
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental science, public policy studies
InstitutionsUniversity of Manitoba
Thesis "Světová a československá energetika" Trans. "Energy Policy in Czechoslovakia and the world."  (1969)
WebsiteVaclavSmil.com

Vaclav Smil (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈsmɪl];[1] born December 9, 1943) is a Czech-Canadian scientist and policy analyst.[2] He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus[3] in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His interdisciplinary research interests encompass energy, environmental, food, population, economic, historical and public policy studies. He has also applied these approaches to energy, food and environmental affairs of China.

  1. ^ Bill Gates Notes: Vaclav Smil on his book, "Making the Modern World" – June 12, 2014
  2. ^ http://www.vaclavsmil.com/ Official Site of Vaclav Smil
  3. ^ "Distinguished Professors Emeritus/Emerita | Governance | University of Manitoba". umanitoba.ca. Retrieved January 12, 2023.