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and preferences from the
citizenry; generate better scientific knowledge; make more consistent
application of that knowledge in risk management decision making; and
are more efficient and effective.
The Center's intellectual program will be directed
by an Executive Committee whose members include Hadi Dowlata-badi, Scott
Farrow, Baruch Fischhoff, Lester Lave, and Granger Morgan (chair), all
of EPP, and Elaine Faustman of the University of Washington. Independent
advice and guidance will be obtained from an external Center Advisory
Committee whose membership will include outstanding academics, persons
with substantial government regulatory experience, leaders with industry
experience, and leaders from the health and environmental action communities.
The Center has already hired two research staff
members. Dr. Carol Goldburg (GSIA Ph.D. 1994) has returned from
Dartmouth College where she worked on a variety of problems in environmental
economics. Dr. Alain Nadai will arrive later this year from the
Centre d'Economie Industrielle at Ecoles des Mines, Paris where he has
worked on eco-labeling and other environmental problems.
Initial financial support for the Center and
for Center-related activities will be provided by Carnegie Mellon University
academic resources, grants from NSF and from several corporations including
Exxon and Ford, several industry trade associations including ACM and
API, and from private foundations including the A. W. Mellon Foundation.
Additional sources of support are being actively solicited.
Murrin-Macey Recipient
of Andy Award
EPP Business Manager, Denise Murrin-Macey, is the recipient of this
year's Carnegie Mellon Andy Award in the category "Excellence in University
Citizenship." The Andy Awards recognize staff members whose outstanding
dedication and performance have had a significant impact on the  university.
In addition to her contributions in EPP, Denise has served on numerous
university committees, including the FMP General Ledger Advisory Committee
(representing CIT); the Health Care Advisory Team; Tuition Remission
Task Force; Planning Committee of the 25th Anniversary Celebration for
the Carnegie Mellon Child Care Center; CIT Staff Recognition Awards
Committee; Staff Council's Strategic Plan Force, Benefits Committee,
and Communications Committee. She is currently Chair of Staff
Council. The nomination notes that "While doing all this, for
years Denise has also been going to school on a part-time basis, taking
one or two night courses each semester. It is a major indication
of her drive and dedication that she successfully completed a B.A. in
Business Administration from LaRoche College this spring."
Also nominated for an Andy in the categories
of Excellence in Process Improvement and Excellence in Satisfying Customers
was EPP staff member Mike Berkenpas |
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Pandis Named
First Gerard G. Elia Professor of Engineering
Spyros
Pandis (ChemE/EPP) has been named the first Gerard G. Elia Career Development
Professor of Engineering. Dean of Engineering, John Anderson, explained
that "a career development chair is designed to both reward the accomplishments
of a young teacher and scholar as well as promote the person's future
development" said noted that "by all measures, Prof. Pandis is an excellent
choice for this chair."
Pandis, an Associate Professor, works in the
area of air pollution, doing both advanced computer modeling and laboratory
and field studies, many of them focused on understanding the complex chemical
processes involved in the creation and life of very fine particles.
Together with John Seinfeld, his former faculty advisor at Cal Tech, Dr.
Pandis is co-author of the recently published text book, Atmospheric Chemistry
and Physics: From air pollution to climate change, already widely
viewed as the leading text book in this field.
Carnegie Mellon, MIT and
RFF Meet to Coordinate Regulatory Research
Carnegie
Mellon is not the only institution with plans for a new expanded program
of research to address problems related to health, safety and environmental
regulation. The Consortium on Environmental Challenges
at MIT directed by Prof. Dave Marks and the Center for Risk Management
at Resources for the Future, directed by Terry Davies, also have active
efforts underway in this area.
In order to compare notes, arrange for complementary
efforts, and begin to lay the ground work for more serious collaboration,
a group of 20 senior researchers from the three programs met in Washington
on May 4 and 5. After a dinner and informal social get-together,
two-thirds of a day was spent in formal briefings to share the details
of research planned and underway. The final hours of the meeting
were then spent in exploring opportunities for cooperative activities.
Among several specific agreements reached was a decision that someone
from each institution would join the advisory board of the other two programs.
Fischhoff Named University
Professor
Baruch
Fischhoff (SDS/EPP) has been named a University Professor at Carnegie
Mellon, the highest academic rank bestowed on members of the faculty.
A psychologist, Fischhoff is widely known for his work on risk perception
and risk com-munication. He joined EPP faculty in 1987, and has
been a central player in building the Department's programs of research
and education in risk analysis, communication and management.
Professor Fischhoff is a member of the Institute
of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and is a recipient of
both the American Psychological Association's Early Career Awards for
Distinguished Scientific Contribution and Contribution to Psychology in
the Public Interest, as well as the Distinguished Contribution Award of
the Society for Risk Analysis.
Five other EPP faculty, Alfred Blumstein (Heinz/EPP),
Otto Davis (SDS/EPP), Lester Lave (GSIA/EPP), Herb Toor (ChemE/EPP), and
Robert White (ECE/EPP) are University Professors. |
