Andrew Reid Bell
Education and Training
Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Post-doctoral Fellowship at The Earth Institute; Commenced July 2010.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
PhD in Resource Ecology and Management; April 2010.
Dual Degree Program: Certificate Program in Complex Systems.
Topic: Water Governance on Brazil’s agricultural frontier: ecological, socioeconomic and policy dimensions
Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Masters of Applied Science in Environmental Engineering; March 2005.
Topic: Organization and community structure of bacteria in biological wastewater treatment biofilms
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Bachelors of Applied Science in Environmental Engineering (Dean’s Honors); April 2002.
Topic: Development and control of a microbioreactor array for high-throughput protein production
Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Complex Systems Summer School, 2007
Peer-reviewed Publications
Andrew Bell (2011). Highly Optimized Tolerant (HOT) Farms in Rondônia: Productivity and Farm Size, and Implications for Environmental Licensing. Ecology and Society 16(2):7.
Andrew Bell, Benjamin Cook, Kevin Anchukaitis, Brendan Buckley, and Edward Cook (2011). Repurposing climate reconstructions for drought prediction in Southeast Asia. Climatic Change, In Press.
Andrew Bell, Nathan Engle, Maria Carmen Lemos (2011). How does diversity Matter? The case of Brazilian River Basin Councils. Ecology and Society 16(1):42.
Andrew Bell (2011). Environmental Licensing and Rural Exodus: An agent-based approach to understanding ranching and land use in rural Rondônia. Ecology and Society 16(1):31.
Andrew Bell, Maria Carmen Lemos, Donald Scavia (2010). Cattle, Clean Water, and Climate Change: Policy Choices for the Brazilian Agricultural Frontier. Environmental Science and Technology (2010) 44:8377-8384.
Maria Carmen Lemos, Andrew Bell, Nathan Engle, Rosa Maria Formiga-Johnsson, Donald Nelson (2010). Technical Knowledge and Water Resources Management: A comparative Study of River Basin Councils, Brazil. Water Resources Research 46, W06523, doi:10.1029/2009WR007949.
Andrew Bell (2007). The Future of Everything: The Science of Prediction (Book Review). Ecological Complexity 5:69-70.
Andrew Bell, Akihiko Terada, Yoshiteru Aoi, Satoshi Tsuneda, Akira Hirata (2005). Comparison of Spatial Organization in Top-down- and Membrane-aerated Biofilms: A Numerical Study. Water Science and Technology 52(7):173-180.
Conference Proceedings
Tanya Heikkila, Andrea K. Gerlak, Andrew Bell, and Susanne Schmeier. Adaptation by a river basin organization: three cases of trigger and adaptive response within the Mekong River Commission. Proceedings of the Colorado Conference on Earth System Governance, May 2011.
Andrew R Bell, Benjamin I Cook, Kevin J Anchukaitis, Brendan M Buckley, Edward R Cook. Climate prediction in Southeast Asia: what we can know, and what we need to know. Proceedings of the Initiative on Climate Adaptation Research and Understanding through the Social Sciences (ICARUS), May 2011.
Andrew Bell, Thiago Emanuel Possmoser, Margarida Marchetto. Os desafios para implementação dos comitês de bacia na Região Amazônica: Estudo de caso na Bacia do Rio Machado/RO. Proceedings of the 18th Biannual Brazilian Symposium on Water Resources, November 2009.
João Paulo Papaleo Costa Moreira, Emerson Andrade de Souza, Leonardo Rosa Andrade, Andrew Bell, Margarida Marchetto. A pecuária extensiva e os impactos ambientais na Bacia do Rio Machado - Região Amazônica. Proceedings of the 18th Biannual Brazilian Symposium on Water Resources, November 2009.
Carina Stre Holanda, Ingrid Alexandrina Veronez Martins, Mônica Chagas Cerqueira, Andrew Bell, Margarida Marchetto. Atividades agropastoris na Região Amazônica e seus impactos sobre os recursos hídricos. Proceedings of the 18th Biannual Brazilian Symposium on Water Resources, November 2009.
Simon Angus, Andrew Bell, Paul Hooper, Elizabeth Mullane. A new approach to modeling social institutions using artificial neural networks. Proceedings of the 2007 Complex Systems Summer School, The Santa Fe Institute.
Andrew Bell, Daniel Neilson. Limits of prediction in modeling social systems. Proceedings of the 2007 Complex Systems Summer School, The Santa Fe Institute.
Ryuushi Moriya, Andrew Bell, Yoshiteru Aoi, Satoshi Tsuneda, Akira Hirata. Analysis of Population Dynamics in Wastewater Biofilms using a Cellular Automaton-based Model. Proceedings of the Society of Chemical Engineers in Japan, 69th Annual Meeting, April 2004.
Other Publications and Presentations
Andrew Bell, Benjamin Cook, Kevin Anchukaitis, Brendan Buckley, and Edward Cook. Predicting drought with tree-ring climate reconstructions in Southeast Asia. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA, April 2011.
Andrew Bell. Environmental Licensing and the Smallholder (Invited Short Paper). Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA, April 2011.
Brendan M. Buckley, Andrew Bell, Kevin Anchukaitis, Edward Cook, Roland Fletcher, Dan Penny, Masaki Sano, Aroonrut Wichienkeeo, Victor Lieberman, Mai Hong Truong, and Nam Le Canh. The Societal Impact of Southeast Asian Hydroclimate Variability Over the Past Millennium. AGU 2011 Chapman Conference on Climates, Past Landscapes, and Civilizations, Santa Fe, USA, May 2011.
Andrew Bell. Climate Change and licensing in Rondônia: fueling a rural exodus? Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, April 2010.
Andrew Bell. Climate-proofing Cambodia’s Agricultural Development: A systems look at the net gains from agricultural intensification and diversification. 2009 Development Research Forum, Symposium on “The Contribution of Research to National Development Strategies and Policies.” Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 2009.
Maria Carmen Lemos, Andrew Bell, Nathan Engle, Rosa Formiga-Johnsson, Donald Nelson. Technical Knowledge and democratic decision-making: building adaptive capacity of freshwater systems in Brazil. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 6 (2009) 292015.
Andrew Bell. Adaptive Governance of Water in the Brazilian Amazon: Step one – Could climate change help the Amazon? Alliance for Global Sustainability Annual Meeting 2008, MIT, Boston, USA, January 2008.
Andrew Bell. O Uso de Modelos na Gestão dos Recursos Naturais e a Aplicação de Modelos Multiagentes no Plano de Recursos Hídricos para a Região Amazônica. Invited Speaker, 2nd Annual Meeting in Geomatics of the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, December 4, 2007.
Andrew Bell. Working in Watersheds. The Katoomba Group’s Ecosystem Marketplace. Katoomba Group Meeting: Making the Priceless Valuable. Daily Coverage, June 14, 2006.
Andrew Bell. Katoomba Dialogue: A Look at the Sky Trust. The Katoomba Group’s Ecosystem Marketplace. Katoomba Group Meeting: Making the Priceless Valuable. Daily Coverage, June 9, 2006.
Andrew Bell. Waves of Change: Q&A with Dr. Walter Reid. The Katoomba Group’s Ecosystem Marketplace. Katoomba Group Meeting: Making the Priceless Valuable. Daily Coverage, June 8, 2006.
Invited Speaker, Careers in Sustainability Speaker Series, University of Waterloo Sustainability Project, March 2006
Andrew Bell. Japan Carbon Finance: New Efforts by Kyoto’s Host. The Katoomba Group’s Ecosystem Marketplace. Feature Article, Marketplace eNewsletter 1(7): June 10, 2005.
Andrew Bell. Simulation of Competition in [Ammonia-oxidizing Bacteria] in Biofilms using a Pseudo-3D [Cellular Automaton]-Hybrid Model. Biofilms 2003, American Society for Microbiology, November 2003.
Teaching Experience
| University of Michigan (Winter 2006, 2007, 2008) | Graduate Student Instructor – NRE 580 Integrated EA Led discussion sections, managed online course material, designed lab and assignment material, and graded exams and assignments for course tackling issues at the interface of science and policy. |
| University of Michigan (Fall 2006) | Graduate Student Research Assistant – Resource Ecology Development of policy tools to predict hypoxia due to nutrient loading in coastal estuaries of the United States. |
Consulting Experience
| World Bank (2010) | Water Anchor – Energy, Transport and Water Department Assessment of water resources planning options for urban Subsaharan Africa through review of water resources capacity and infrastructure in China, Australia, Middle East/North Africa, and institutional arrangements for water in selected African cities. |
| United Nations (2010) | UNDP Review of 1st and 2nd National Capacity Self-Assessment reports of greenhouse gas inventories, vulnerability to climate change and adaptive capacity for Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Senegal. |
Other Professional Experience
| University of Michigan (Fall 2005) | Graduate Student Research Assistant – Resource Ecology Economic analysis of land use change scenarios to meet nutrient loading targets to coastal ecosystems. |
| Ontario Power Generation (Summer 2002) | Intern Analyst – Nuclear Safety and Analysis Division Developed model of the hydrogen evolution that follows loss-of-coolant (LOC) accidents, as a tool for nuclear reactor safety analysis. |
| AEA Hyprotech Ltd. (Fall 2001) | Intern Developer – HYSYS Process Engineering Software Team Developed software within the HYSYS software package, a tool for the simulation of industry-scale chemical operations such as petroleum refining and chemical synthesis. |
| Ontario Power Generation (Winter 2001) | Intern Analyst – Nuclear Safety and Analysis Division Verified and validated a computative fluid dynamics (CFD) model for predicting boiling flow through nuclear fuel bundles following an LOC. |
| Syncrude Canada Ltd. (Summer 2000) | Intern Engineer – Hydrogen Production Team Performed process optimization and costing analysis for hydrogen production in the crude-oil upgrading section of Syncrude. |
| Syncrude Canada Ltd. (Fall 1999) | Intern Engineer – Bitumen Extraction Team Performed process optimization for the bitumen extraction section of the world’s largest oil-sand mining operation. |
| Department of National Defence Research (Winter 1999) | Intern Analyst – Radar Data Exploitation Section Verified software tools used for the detection of military targets in ocean RADAR imagery. |
| Department of National Defence Research (Summer 1998) | Intern Analyst – Radar Data Exploitation Section Developed edge-detection algorithm for the detection and mensuration of military land targets in side-looking airborne RADAR (SAR) imagery. |
| University of Waterloo (Fall 1998 – Fall 2001) | Research Assistant – Chemical Engineering Assisted in laboratory research in the fields of Applied Surface Thermodynamics, and later in Fermentation Engineering. |
| Canadian Land Forces Reserve (1996 – 1998) | Guardsman – Governor General's Footguards Received basic military training and performed ceremonial duties as part of the Governor General’s Footguards Regiment. |
Outreach and Volunteer Efforts
| Bach Elementary (2009) | Math Helper, Ms. Lin's 1st Grade Class Helped out with math lessons at my stepdaughter’s class on Friday afternoons. |
| BEE Japan (2004, 2005) | Team Advisor, Recruiting Manager Advised current team on tour decisions, maintained long-term sponsorship and environmental goals of the organization, developed recruiting materials and interviewed potential new team members. |
| BEE Japan (2003) | Coordinator and Team Leader Coordinated event planning, sponsorship and media coverage for, and led the Bicycle for Everyone’s Earth (BEE) All-Japan environmental awareness and education bicycle tour. |
| Awarded the 2004 G-ForSE Prize, Global Forum For Sports and the Environment, Lahore, Pakistan, November 2004. | |
| Jitenshare (2003) | Founding Member and Bicycle Technician Founded Komaba Community Bicycle Program, and worked as bicycle technician. |
| The Nature Conservancy (2002) | Volunteer Co-ordinated University of Waterloo Graduating Class in Environmental Engineering 2002 Volunteer work project in the Condor Bio-reserve, Ecuador. |
| Independent (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) | Lecturer Lectured to middle school students and led discussions about sustainable lifestyles, in Japanese (Japan) and English (Canada). |
Language Training and Certifications
Japanese Language Proficiency Exam (Level 1) (2004)
Completed 3 weeks of instruction in Portuguese (Fast Forward Language Institute, Macéio, Brazil, 2006)
Achieved Advanced Standing, Portuguese (Bridge Linguatec, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2007)
Programming Language and Software Proficiencies
C/C++, Java, Visual Basic, MATLAB, HTML, PHP, MySQL, ArcGIS, Stella
Major Awards
Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute Fellowship, University of Michigan 2006 - $50,000 over 24 months
Daimler-Chrysler Fellowship in Sustainable Systems, Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan 2006 - $10,000
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council PGS D Scholarship 2005 - $63,000 over 36 Months
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council PGS A Scholarship 2002 - $34,600 over 24 Months
Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Graduate Fellowship 2002 - ¥5,415,000 over 30 months plus school fees
Other Awards
University of Michigan International Institute Fellowship 2008 - $2000
Randy Duxbury Memorial Scholarship 2001 - $1,750
Consulting Engineers of Ontario Scholarship for Academic and Extra-Curricular Achievement - $750
Dean’s Honors List Winter 2002, Spring 2001, Fall 2000, Winter 2000, Spring 1999, Fall 1998, Winter 1998, Fall 1997
Faculty of Engineering Upper-year Scholarship Winter 2002, Spring 2001, Fall 2000, Winter 2000, Spring 1999, Fall 1998, Winter 1998 - $400
Canada-wide Science Fair 1997: Honorable Mention Physical Science, Canadian Acoustical Association Award, Canadian Association of Physicists, Petro-Canada Peer Prize - $1,400 (summation)
Ottawa Regional Science Fair 1997: 1st Place Physical Science, Bell Canada Travel Grant, Sigma Xi Research Award, Spectroscopy Society, University of Ottawa Physics Department, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Award - $2,900 (summation)
Ontario Scholar 1997
Interests
University of Waterloo Warriors Men’s Varsity Cross-country Team 2000
University of Waterloo Stage Band and Chamber Ensembles 1997-2002 (Solo Trumpet)
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