Dr. Ted Caplow
Founder and Chair
Dr. Ted Caplow, an engineer and social entrepreneur, is trained in renewable energy, environmental science, and hydrodynamics. He conceived and built the Science Barge — a closed-cycle floating urban farm powered by renewables and irrigated with rainwater — that became the prototype for NY Sun Works Hydroponic Classrooms. Holding a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Columbia, an M.S. in mechanical engineering from Princeton, and a B.A. from Harvard, Ted founded NY Sun Works, BrightFarms, Fish Navy Films, and the Children’s Prize, and co-founded Caplow Manzano Architecture. He works to design novel systems, structures, and products that are inherently sustainable and resilient.