Gary Dirks

Sr Director

Professor of Practice, Sustainability Initiative
Professor of Practice, Algae Technology and Innovation, Arizona Center for (AzCATI)
Professor of Practice, Knowledge Enterprise (KE)
Professor of Practice, LightWorks
Senior Director & Professor of Practice, Global Futures Laboratory, Julie Ann Wrigley (GFL)
Professor of Practice, Sustainability, School of (SOS)
Professor of Practice, Future of Innovation in Society, School for the (SFIS)

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14 Article
1 Chapter
1 Review article

From aristotle to heraclitus
Van Der Leeuw, S. E. & Dirks, G. W., Mar 2026, In: Ecology and Society. 31, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Society Building as Collaborative Selection of Information-Processing Dimensions?
Van Der Leeuw, S. & Dirks, G., Sep 10 2025, In: Global Perspectives. 6, 1, 143744.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Unlocking the green economy in Guyana: Leveraging agro-industrial residues for sustainable energy and carbon mitigation
Ketwaru, P., Chhetri, N., Deng, S., Dirks, G. & Stechel, E., Jun 2025, In: Energy for Sustainable Development. 86, 101706.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Illusion of Control
van der Leeuw, S. & Dirks, G., Apr 8 2024, In: Global Perspectives. 5, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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INTENTIONAL AND RESPONSIBLE ENERGY TRANSITIONS: Integrating Design Choices in the Pursuit of Carbon-Neutral Futures
Miller, C. A., Rivera-Matos, Y., Barreto, A. L. E. & Dirks, G., Jan 1 2022, Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions. Taylor and Francis, p. 353-370 18 p.
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NSF Engines Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine SWSIE
Nielsen, D. (CoI), Neithalath, N. (CoI), White, D. (CoI), Solis, P. (CoI), Flory, J. (CoI), Johnson, B. (CoI), Keeler, L. (CoI), Mathews, M. (CoI), Ariaratnam, S. (CoI), Barclay, S. (CoI), Dirks, G. (CoI), Goodnick, S. (CoI), Rittmann, B. (CoI), Guston, D. (CoI), Westerhoff, P. (CoI), Pataki, D. (CoI), Candan, K. (CoI), Garcia, M. (CoI), Miller, C. (CoI), Santanam, R. (CoI), Vivoni, E. (CoI), Anderies, M. (CoI), Rice, S. (CoI), Guardaro, M. (CoI), Green, M. (CoI) & Schlosser, P. (PI)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
3/1/24 → 2/28/26
Project: Research project
JRP FY 2023 - Long-Term Strategy and Pathway Development for Electric Vehicle Charging
Miller, C. (PI), Keeler, L. (CoI) & Dirks, G. (CoI)
INDUSTRY: Domestic Company
8/1/23 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
PhD in Innovation in Global Development (University of Guyana Program)
Chhetri, N. (PI), Dirks, G. (CoI) & Chhetri, N. (CoI)
Conservation International Foundation
8/1/20 → 12/31/24
Project: Research project
The Foresight Initiative
Bliss, D. (CoI), Westerhoff, P. (CoI), Corman, S. (CoI), Liu, H. (CoI), White, D. (CoI), Davulcu, H. (CoI), Cooke, N. (CoI), Ahn, G.-J. (CoI), Finn, E. (CoI), Maciejewski, R. (CoI), Bliss, N. (PI) & Dirks, G. (CoI)
DOD: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
6/1/14 → 10/31/15
Project: Research project
Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership (ATP3) - A Raft Partnership
McGowen, J. (CoI) & Dirks, G. (PI)
DOE: Golden Field Office
1/31/13 → 3/31/19
Project: Research project

Gary Dirks

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From aristotle to heraclitus

Society Building as Collaborative Selection of Information-Processing Dimensions?

Unlocking the green economy in Guyana: Leveraging agro-industrial residues for sustainable energy and carbon mitigation

The Illusion of Control

INTENTIONAL AND RESPONSIBLE ENERGY TRANSITIONS: Integrating Design Choices in the Pursuit of Carbon-Neutral Futures

NSF Engines Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine SWSIE

JRP FY 2023 - Long-Term Strategy and Pathway Development for Electric Vehicle Charging

PhD in Innovation in Global Development (University of Guyana Program)

The Foresight Initiative

Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership (ATP3) - A Raft Partnership

Gary Dirks

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