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kirk smith circa late 2000s john holdren tyler -rrb- co-author of nobel-winning climate report -lrb- 2007 -rrb- prize -lrb- 2012 -rrb- heinz award -lrb- 2009 250px kirk smith university of california , berkeley environmental health global health energy policy first cookstove rct contributions to ipcc kirk r. smith
 university ph.d. . of california , berkeley a.b. , m.p.h. ,
kirk r. smith

kirk r. smith is an expert on the health and climate effects of household energy use in developing nations .
he is currently a professor of global environmental health at the university of california , berkeley , where his research focuses on the relationships among environmental quality , health , resource use , climate , development , and policy in developing countries .
smith contributed a great deal to the intergovernmental panel on climate change -lrb- ipcc -rrb- , and the work of the ipcc -lrb- including the contributions of many scientists -rrb- was recognised by the joint award of the 2007 nobel peace prize .
smith is a recipient of the 2012 tyler prize for environmental achievement for his work with cookstoves , health , and climate .
he is also credited with designing and implementing the first randomized controlled trial of the health effects of indoor air pollution -lrb- iap -rrb- from cookstoves .
