Professor of civil and environmental engineering
He has been called “America's Poet Laureate of Technology,” having authored more than 15 popular books on engineering and technology, most of which deal with engineering’s close reliance on failure to perfect designs and the evolution of common items such as the pencil and bridges. As an expert on the evolution of engineering design, Petroski is uniquely qualified to speak about the nation’s aging critical infrastructure.
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Jonathan Wiener
Professor of law, environmental policy and public policy
Expertise: Energy Policy and the Environment
He specializes in global climate policy, and worked on the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change.
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Professor of civil and environmental engineering
Expertise: Energy Policy and the Environment > Infrastructure
He has been called “America's Poet Laureate of Technology,” having authored more than 15 popular books on engineering and technology, most of which deal with engineering’s close reliance on failure to perfect designs and the evolution of common items such as the pencil and bridges. As an expert on the evolution of engineering design, Petroski is uniquely qualified to speak about the nation’s aging critical infrastructure.
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Associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
Expertise: Energy Policy and the Environment > Pollution Cleanup
She specializes in using bacteria and natural systems to remove toxic pollutants from the environment.
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Expertise: Climate and Energy > Energy Policy and the Environment
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Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy and a faculty fellow at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Expertise: Energy Policy and the Environment > Policy
His work focuses on how public policies to promote clean energy can effectively leverage private sector investments. Previously, he served as deputy assistant secretary for environment and energy at the U.S. Department of Treasury.
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Professor of climate sciences
Expertise: Climate and Energy > Energy Policy and the Environment
His research focuses on how climate emissions and air pollution affect human health and food security globally. Shindell has testified before Congress and the World Bank on climate and air quality issues, and chairs the science advisory panel to the international Climate and Clean Air Coalition.
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Director of the Environmental Economics Program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Expertise: Climate and Energy > Energy Policy and the Environment
Murray researches the economics of climate change policy, including the design of cap-and-trade policy.
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Associate professor of environmental politics
Expertise: Energy Policy and the Environment
She studies how decentralized governance (federal vs. state vs. local authority) affects water management and climate change policies. She also has studied how voter mobilization efforts affect vote-by-mail turnout versus turnout at traditional polling places.
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Director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Expertise: Climate and Energy > Energy Policy and the Environment
He specializes in climate change and energy policy, the Clean Air Act, and adaptive use of current environmental laws to address evolving challenges related to the environment.
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