Jackson Coldiron

Bio

Jackson is a recent master's graduate from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, where he specialized in Water Resource Management. At emLab, he is working on the Spatial Planning for Climate Change (SPARCLE) initiative and specifically mapping the suitability of multifunctional landscapes—namely agrivoltaics and agroforestry—within Sub-Saharan Africa. Last summer, Jackson worked with Bren's PhD student Anna Boser in Zambia. Together, they built relationships with local researchers and professionals to initiate collaboration on irrigation mapping research using satellite data. Before Bren, he double-majored in Urban Land Economics and Finance at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and worked in social impact and environmental partnerships for a coconut water company in New York City. In his free time he enjoys running, backpacking, spending time in the ocean, and learning about plants.