Ron Meyers
Associate Professor of Practice
Bio
Ron Meyers is a faculty member at Virginia Tech’s Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability, Associate Professor of Practice in VT’s department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation in Blacksburg, and Director of the VT Renewable Energy Facilities Siting Project. Meyers’ research and teaching focus on the human dimensions of renewable energy siting, including meaningful public engagement, energy policy, sustainable design, eco-solar photovoltaics, and agri-photovoltaics. He also conducts research on environmental and animal ethics.
Areas of Specialization
- Renewable Energy Siting
- Research methods: qualitative, quantitative (survey research), and psychometrics
- Social/economic/environmental considerations in renewable energy siting
- Environmental ethics