Jennifer Eaglin, PhD

Dr. Jennifer Eaglin is an associate professor of environmental history/sustainability at Ohio State University. Her research examines the history of alternative energy development in Brazil. Eaglin’s first book, Sweet Fuel: A Political and Environmental History of Brazilian Ethanol (Oxford University Press, 2022), explores the history of Brazilian sugar-based ethanol development from the 1930s to the 2000s and the associated environmental and social costs that accompanied the industry’s growth. Eaglin’s work has appeared in Environmental History and Latin American Research Review. Her work has been supported by various organizations, including the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the Conference on Latin American History, and the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine. During her time at the Wilson Center, she will be working on her next book project on the Brazilian nuclear energy industry.