Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
Director, Office of Science at the US Department of Energy
As director of the US Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe looks to accelerate critical innovations for sustainable living and environmental justice.
Why you should listen
An award-winning researcher in the fields of soil science, global change science and political ecology, Berhe has previously chaired the US National Committee on Soil Science and the US delegation to the International Union of Soil Sciences' General Assembly at the World Congress of Soil Sciences. She was also a founding researcher of the ADVANCEGeo Partnership, a program to empower scientists to improve research environments by reducing exclusionary behaviors.
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe’s TED Talks
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Live from TED Countdown Summit 2023
Compass: Notes from Session 1 of TED Countdown Summit 2023
July 12, 2023
TED Countdown Summit 2023 kicked off in Detroit, Michigan, with a wide-ranging, solution-filled session of TED Talks and performances meant to inspire action on the world’s toughest challenge: climate change. Over the course of four days, the Summit seeks to change the conversation on climate change and tell a new, true story about how a […]
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In Case You Missed It: Highlights from day 4 of TED2019
April 19, 2019
Day 4 of TED2019 played on some of the more powerful forces in the world: mystery, play, connection, wonder and awe.
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Mystery: Notes from Session 8 of TED2019
April 18, 2019
To kick off day 4 of TED2019, we give you (many more) reasons to get a good night’s sleep, plunge into the massive microbiome in the Earth’s crust — and much, more more. The event: Talks from TED2019, Session 8: Mystery, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and TED’s science curator David Biello When […]
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