About Me
Hi, I'm David! I'm a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University working in Professor Patrick Reed's Decision Analytics For Complex Systems group. I completed my PhD in Environmental and Water Resources Systems with Dr. Reed in August, 2022. Prior to joining Dr. Reed's lab, I worked as a design engineer with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service focusing on the design and implementation of engineering systems for stormwater management and non-point source pollution mitigation. I received a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College and a Masters of Engineering Degree from Cornell University.
Equitable adaptation to a changing world
My research focuses on addressing the complex challenges facing water resources systems that stem from climate change and population growth. My PhD thesis developed cooperative and adaptive strategies for water supply management, focusing on representing power dynamics and equity issues in multi-actor systems.
Selected Publications
Gold, D. F., Reed, P. M., Gorelick, D. E., & Characklis, G. W. (2022). Power and Pathways: Exploring Robustness, Cooperative Stability, and Power Relationships in Regional Infrastructure Investment and Water Supply Management Portfolio Pathways. Earth's Future, 10(2), e2021EF002472.
Gold, D. F., Reed, P. M., Trindade, B. C., & Characklis, G. W. (2019). Identifying actionable compromises: Navigating multi‐city robustness conflicts to discover cooperative safe operating spaces for regional water supply portfolios. Water Resources Research, 55(11), 9024-9050.
Gold, D.F., Reed, P.M., Gorelick, D. E., & Characklis, G. W. (In Review). Advancing Regional Water Supply Management and Infrastructure Investment Pathways that are Equitable, Robust, Adaptive, and Cooperatively Stable