Faculty featured in Tulane Today for contributions during Future of Energy Forum
November 11, 2025
BY Emily capdeville
Cristóbal Molina Baeza, the Favrot Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture and Built Environment, was featured in an article in Tulane Today that focused on his participation in this year’s Future of Energy Forum at Tulane. The article, "From Geology to Policy, Tulane Researchers Redefine the Future of Critical Minerals," is available on the Tulane Today website.
Molina Baeza who holds a Ph.D. from Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB) in addition to the B.Arch and M.Arch degrees that he earned at Tulane, researches Chile’s Atacama Desert, the heart of global lithium production.
His contributions at the Energy Forum highlight the need for researchers in multiple disciplines to come together to find the best solutions for mining communities, the economy and the environment.
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