Dickson Despommier
Dickson D. Despommier (born June 5, 1940 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is an American microbiologist, ecologist and professor emeritus of public health at Columbia University . He does research on intracellular parasitism and teaches about parasitic diseases and ecology. He became known to the general public through his ideas about vertical farming . He developed the concept in 1999 with students on a course on medical ecology.
Despommier also moderates two podcasts with Vincent Racaniello , TWIV (This Week in Virology) and TWIP (This Week in Parasitism).
After his bachelor's degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University (1962) Despommier made a 1964 master's degree at Columbia University and received his doctorate in 1967 at the University of Notre Dame for PhD .
Works
- Dickson Despommier: The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century 2010, ISBN 978-0-312-61139-2 .
- M. Katz, DD Despommier, RW Gwadz: Parasitic Diseases . Springer US 1982, ISBN 0-387-90689-4
Web links
- CV from Columbia University
- CV at the World Science Festival
- TWIP
- TWIV
- Cities of the future. The urban farm. Film by Benoit Laborde. Phoenix, July 31, 2019
Individual evidence
- ^ Venkataraman, Bina: Country, the City Version: Farms in the Sky Gain New Interest . In: New York Times . July 15, 2008.
- ^ Walsh, B. (December 11, 2008). Vertical farming . Time magazine .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Despommier, Dickson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Despommier, Dickson D. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American microbiologist, ecologist, and professor of public health at Columbia University |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans , Louisiana |