Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil | |
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Vaclav Smil | |
| Born | December 9, 1943 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Charles University in Prague, Pennsylvania State University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Environmental science, public policy studies |
| Institutions | University of Manitoba |
| Thesis | "Světová a československá energetika" Trans. "Energy Policy in Czechoslovakia and the world." (1969) |
| Website | VaclavSmil.com |
Vaclav Smil (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈsmɪl]; born December 9, 1943) is a Czech-Canadian scientist and policy analyst. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus 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.