Dr. Margaret Cook

Dr. Margaret Cook is the Deputy Director - Climate Equity and Resilience at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC). Her research focuses on the Energy-Water-Climate Nexus and partnering with communities to advance their energy, water, equity, and resilience goals. Dr. Cook's previous research focused on the effects of drought and heat waves on power plants and water recycling in the oil and gas industry. She has previously worked at the Texas Legislature, the U.S. Department of Energy, Apache Corporation, and Austin Energy.