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Mark C. Thurber
Associate Director for ResearchView Mark Thurber's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
January 5th, 2010
Recent report on improved biomass stoves includes article by PESD Researchers
The Global Village Energy project released a report tackling the question of why the adoption of improved cook stoves has been so slow in developing countries. Titled, "Three Key Obstacles to Cookstove Adoption (And How to Overcome Them)," it contains an article by PESD researcher Xander Slaski and Assistant Director Mark Thurber.
December 10th, 2009
PESD researchers Mark Thurber and Xander Slaski embarked on a recent trip to India
Mark Thurber and Xander Slaski are traveling to India to learn more about the potential for commercial cookstove ventures. Read more »
October 16th, 2009
PESD researchers consider obstacles to technology adoption by the poor
Xander Slaski and Mark Thurber introduce a framework for understanding why the poor often fail to adopt seemingly beneficial technologies like improved biomass cookstoves. 
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September 17th, 2009
Thurber discusses decline of Mexico's Cantarell oil field in The Wall Street Journal
in the news: Wall Street Journal on September 9, 2009David Luhnow of The Wall Street Journal quotes PESD assistant director Mark Thurber on the failure of Mexican politicians to engage the crisis presented by the stunning decline of the country's principal oil field. Read more »
August 18th, 2009
Draper Hills Summer Fellows on Democracy and Development complete training
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program NewsRising leaders from some of the world's most challenging nations, including China, Russia, Ukraine, Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, recently completed a three-week seminar at Stanford as Draper Hills Summer Fellows on Democracy and Development. This year's extraordinary fellows included members of parliament, government advisors, civic activists, jurists, journalists, international development experts and founders of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The program, now in its fifth year, seeks to foster linkages among democracy, economic development, human rights, and the rule of law, and has received generous gifts from William Draper III and Ingrid von Mangoldt Hills. Read more »
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