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Name Thesis Title Date of PhD Current Employment
Joule Bergerson Future electricity generation: An economic and environmental life cycle perspective on near-, mid-, and long-term technology options and policy implications.. 2005 Post-doctoral Fellow
University of Calgary
Alberta, Canada
Matthew Dombroski A physical dispersion and behavioral response model for risk assessment of radiological dispersion device events. 2005 Post-doctoral Research Assistant
Lawrence Livermore National Labs
Livermore, CA
Umit Guvenc A scenario-based integrated risk assessment and risk communicaiton methodology: A case study in xenotransplantation. 2005 Associate Manager
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Princeton, NJ
Robert W. Pinder Atmospheric ammonia: Emission estimates, model evaluation, and opportunities for cost-effective controls of particulate matter. 2005 Post-doctoral Researcher
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC
Sara Eggers An analytical approach to the adequacy of consumer information. 2005

Jaegul Lee Innovation in automobile emission control technologies: Government actions, sources of innovation, and innovation strategies. 2005 Post-doctoral Fellow
Engineering and Public Policy
Carneige Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Shalini Vajjhala Mapping alternatives: Facilitating citizen participation in development planning and environmental decision making. 2005 Fellow
Resources for the Future
Washington, DC
G. William Strauss Portable electronic devices onboard commercial aircraft: Assessing the risks. 2005 Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Engineer
Naval Air Warfare Center
Patuxent River, MD
Elizabeth Wilson Managing the risks of geologic carbon sequestration: A regulatory and legal analysis. 2004 Assistant Professor, Science, Technology and Public Policy
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Hisham Zerriffi Electric power systems under stress: An evaluation of centralized versus distributed system architectures. 2004 Visiting Fellow
World Resources Institute
Washington, DC
Joseph DeCarolis The economics and environmental impacts of large-scale wind power in a carbon constrained world. 2004 Environmental Scientist
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Atmospheric Protection Branch
Research Triangle Park, NC
Pedro Ferreira Interconnected communication networks provisioned selfishly. 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Information Management & Systems
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Shannon Lloyd Using life cycle assessment to inform nanotechnology research and development. 2004 Research Associate
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
David Stikkers Risk regulation of transportation fuels: An analysis of stakeholder behavior and regulatory outcomes. 2004 Analyst
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC
James Wilkinson Development and application of air quality modeling tools to determine uncertainty in biogenic emissions, source impacts, and area of influence. 2004 Eugene, OR
Hisham Zerriffi Electric power systems under stress: An evaluation of centralized versus distributed system architectures. 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow
Program on Energy & Systainable Development
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Li-Chiou Chen Computational models for defenses against internet-based attacks. 2003 Assistant Professor
Department of Information Systems
Pace University, Pleasantville, NY
Dan Kovacs Perceptions of chemicals in society: Three perspectives. 2003 Senior Scientist
Decision Partners
Lake Milton, OH
Joshua Mindel An interdisciplinary analysis of spot & futures markets for a telecommunications commodity. 2003 Assistant Professor of Information Systems
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Anand Rao A technical, environmental, and economic assessment of amine-based carbon capture systems for greenhouse gas control. 2003 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Engineering & Public Policy
Carngeie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Anshu Bharadwaj Gasification and combustion technologies of Argo-Residues and their application to rural electric power systems in India. 2002 Scientist
National Aerospace Laboratories
Propulsion Division
Bangalore, India
Daniel J. Fryxell Broadband Local Access Networks: An Economic and Public Policy Analysis of Cable Modems and ADSL 2002 Associate Consultant
McKinsey & Company
Washington, DC
Felicia Wu Bt or not Bt? Tools for regulatory decisions concerning genetically modified corn? 2002 Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Timothy L. Johnson Electricity without carbon dioxide: Assessing the role of carbon capture and sequestration in US electric markets 2002 Physical Scientist
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC
Martin T. Schultz Performance assessment in water quality regulation. 2002 Environmental Engineer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agencey
Washington, DC
Bin Shui Consumer lifestyles approach: A paradigm for understanding the role of consumers in energy use and environmental impacts 2002 Postdoctoral Fellow
National Center of Atmospheric Research
Boulder, CO
Kanchana Wanichkorn The role of fixed wireless access networks in the deployment of broadband services and competition in local telecommunications markets. 2002 National Information Technology Committee Secretariat
National Electronics & Computer Technology Center
Bangkok, Thailand
Henry H. Willis Ecological risk perception and ranking: Towards a methods for improving the quality of public participation in environmental policy. 2002 Associate Policy Researcher
The RAND Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA
Jayatirtha (Jai) Asundi Issues in software development: Outsourcing, architecture design and organization. 2001 Assistant Professor
Information Systems
University of Texas, Dallas
Richardson, TX
Patrick L. Gurian Setting drinking water standards: Historical perspective and simulation modeling. 2001 Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Architectural & Environmental Engineering
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Guodong Sun Effectiveness, efficiency, and governance: An integrated study of China's air pollution management. 2001 Research Fellow
Harvard University
Kennedy School of Government
Cambridge, MA
Margaret R. Taylor The influence of government actions on innovative activities in the development of environmental technologies to control sulfur dioxide emmisions from stationary sources. 2001 Assistant Professor
Goldman School of Public Policy
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Shu-Ling (Sonia) Yeh Integrated assessment and uncertainty analysis of air pollution emission control and health impacts. 2001 Research Director
Carolina Transportation Program
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Hiroshi Hayakawa Automobile risk perceptions and insurance decisions: A Japan-US comparison during deregulation. 2000 McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Kathy Notarianni The role of uncertainty in improving fire protection regulation. 2000 Professor & Director
Center for Firesafety Studies
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
Neil D. Strachan Adoption and supply of a distributed energy technology. 2000 Senior Research Fellow
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Arlington, VA
James J. Corbett An assessment of air pollution and environmental impacts from international maritime transportation including engineering controls and policy alternatives. 1999 Assistant Professor
Graduate College of Marine Studies
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Kara Morgan The development and evaluation of a risk ranking method. 1999 Senior Advisor for Risk Analysis
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Rockville, MD
John R. Shultz The risk of accidents and spills at offshore production platforms: A statistical analysis of risk factors and the development of predictive models. 1999 LANMAS Coordinator
U.S. Department of Energy
Germantown, MD
John Chung-I Chuang Economies of scale in information dissemination over the internet. 1998 Assistant Professor
School of Information Management & Systems
University of California , Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
James Follin Environmental risks, decision making and public perception. 1998 Project Leader
Bettis Laboratories
Environmental Affairs
West Mifflin, PA
Visliki Hartonas-Garmhausen Formal verification of computer systems. 1998 Systems Engineer
EADS, Military Aircraft
Munich, Germany
Charles D. Linville Mathematical and computational techniques for research prioritization with an application to global climate change research 1998 Research IT Project Leader
Archer Daniels Midland
Decatur, IL
Heather MacLean Life cycle models of conventional and alternative-fueled automobiles 1998 Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Donna Riley Human Factors in Exposure Analysis for Consumer Paint-Stripper Use 1998 Assistant Professor
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Neil A. Stiber Decision-making tools for environmental cleanup and redevelopment 1998 Environmental Scientist
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC
Daniel Teitelbaum Technological changes and pollution control: An adaptive agent-based analysis. 1998 Senior Scientist
Nutech Solutions
Arlington, VA
Rahul Tongia Energy Development, especially for third-world countries. 1998 Research Engineer (Research Faculty)
Department of Engineering and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Qiong Wang Pricing of integrated-services networks 1998 Technical Staff Member
Lucent Technologies
Bell Laboratories
Murray Hill, NJ
James Jason West Studies in natural and human system response relevant to global environmental change. 1998 Atmospheric & Oceanic Science Program
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Hung-Yao Yeh Designing wireless local loops using low tier technology: An approach to providing basic telecommunications service in less developed countries. 1998 Member of Technical Staff
Lucent Technologies
Whippany, NJ
Karen Chess Quality design of emission control strategies and control technology development. 1997 Fuel Tech, Inc.
Batavia, IL
John Howard An analysis of security incidents on the internet 1989-1995. 1997 Senior Member of Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories
Livermore, CA
Karen Jenni Attributes for risk evaluation. 1997 Principal
Geomatrix Consultants
Denver, CO
Stuart Siegel Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of the Title IV acid rain provisions of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments 1997 Research Fellow
IBM-T.J. Watson Research Center
Yorktown Heights, NJ
Peter Ashcroft Integration of air and ground-based methane measurements with those of the NASA Earth observing system. 1996 Senior Scientist
Remote Sensing Systems
Santa Rosa, CA
Linda (Jean) Camp Privacy and reliability in internet commerce. 1996 Associate Professor
Department of Informatics
Indiana University
Bloomfield, IN
Sharon A. Jones A methodology for evaluating the usefulness of global-change information for long-term decision making: A case study of fisheries management in the Pacific Northwest. 1996 Associate Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
Garrick Louis Regional integrated municipal solid waste management in the Northeastern United States. 1996 Assisant Professor
Department of Systems & Information Engineering
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Larisa Naples Outcomes-based evaluations for educational programs in engineering: A focus on the construction industry's needs. 1996 Educational Evaluation Consultant
LMN Evaluations
Walnut Creek, CA
Paul Parfomak Electricity utility conservation programs: Empirical studies of impacts and cost-effectiveness. 1996 Analyst
Congressional Research Service
Washington, DC
Elena Shevliakova An application of statistical methods for modeling impacts of climate change on terresterial distribution of vegetation. 1996 Post Doctoral Fellow
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Tse-Sung Wu Measuring environmental performance: Sources and implications of uncertainty. 1996 Corporate EHS
Genentech, Inc.
South San Francisco, CA
Rosy W. Chen Integrated material selection for the environment: A systematic methodology and computer prototype development for engineering material selection with consideration of life cycle enviromental burdens. 1995 China Director
Any Media Access Systems
Lucent Technologies
Qingdao, P.R. China
Luis Cifuentes Social costs of air pollution related mortality. 1995 Professor
Depto. Ing. Industrial Y de Sistemas
P. Universidad Catolica De Chile
Santiago, Chile
Joseph Mertz, Jr. Using a cognitve architecture to design instructions. 1995 Associate Director
Center for University Outreach
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Lucien Randazzese Profit and the academic ethos: The activity and performance of university-industry research centers in the United States 1995 Analyst
Dean and Company
Vienna, VA
Richard Sonnenblick A framework for improving the cost-effectiveness of demand-side management program evaluations. 1995 President
Enrich Consulting, Inc.
Campbell, CA
William Wescott The influence of organizational factors on the effectiveness of environmental management. 1995 Founder and CEO
Brain Oxygen, Inc.
Redmond, WA
Thomas Åstebro Why size and adoption of technological innovations are related: The case of the adoption of computer-related manufacturing technologies in the U.S. metal-working industries. 1994 Assistant Professor
Department of Management
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Milind Kandlikar Reconciling uncertainties in integrated science and policy models: Applications to global climate change. 1994 Works out of home:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Paula Labieniec The risk implications of approaches to setting soil remediation goals at hazardous waste contaminated sites. 1994 Self-employed Consultant
Chesterfield, VA
Irving Lachow The Global Positioning System: Managing the tensions between defense needs and civilian applications. 1994 Professor of Systems Management
National Defense Univeristy
Washington, DC
Laura Painton-Swiler Combinatorial optimization under uncertainty with applications to engineering synthesis and design reliability models. 1994 Principal Member of Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, NM
Hubert Vasseur Manufacturing quality and process precision: A cost-based analysis. 1994 Quincy SousSenart
France
Anand Patwardhan Incorporating time dynamics and uncertainty in policy analysis: Evaluating responses to sea-level change. 1993 Professor
S.J. Mehta School of Management
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Powai, Mumbai, India
Hector Salgado A simulation analysis on dynamic channel assignment for open access personal communication services. 1993 Director, Technical Standards
Qualcom, Inc.
Miami, FL
Jun Zhang A parametric approach to the quantitative assessment of possible health risks from power frequency fields. 1993 EDS
Plano, TX
Robert Axtell Theory of model aggregration for dynamical systems with application to problems of global change. 1992 Senior Fellow
Economic Studies Program
The Brookings Institution
Washington, DC
Marek Druzdzel Probabilistic reasoning in decision support systems: From computation to common sense. 1992 Associate Professor
School of Information Science
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Mark Hall Models for concurrent engineering design. 1992  
Michael Maharik Public perception of the risks of an unfamiliar technology: The case of using nuclear energy sources for space missions. 1992 Netanya, Israel
Catherine A. Peters Experimental and semi-empirical thermodynamic modeling of coal tar dissolution in water-miscible solvents. 1992 Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Xiaolin Xi Energy System Development and CO2 Emissions in China. 1992 Research Profesor
Office of Policy Research
Chinese Academy of Engineering
Beijing, P.R. China
H. Christopher Frey Probabilistic modeling of innovative clean coal technologies: Implications for technology evaluation and research planning. 1991 Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Jayant R. Kalagnanam Decision support systems for operations planning and management, electronic commerce in supply chains and robust quality control for manufacturing processes. 1991 Research Staff Member
IBM-T.J. Watson Research Center
Yorktown Heights, NY
Jon F. Merz Toward a standard disclosure for medical informed consent: Development and demonstration of a decision-analytic methodology. 1991 Research Assistant Professor of Bioethics
Center for Bioethics
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
David Reed An engineering, economic and public policy analysis of resdiential fiber optic networks: Interdisciplinary implications for the telephone company /cable television cross-ownership ban. 1991 Chief Technology Officer
CableLabs
Louisville, CO
Jinhong Xie Optimal dynamic pricing for a new product in the presence of positive demand externalities. 1991 Associate Professor
Department of Marketing
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Lan Xue Technology choice and manufacturing performance: An empirical analysis of the implementation of computer integrated manufacturing technologies. 1991 Executive Associate Dean and Professor
School of Public Policy & Management
Tsinghua University
Beijing, P.R. China
Cynthia J. Atman Network structures as a foundation for risk communication: An investigation of structure and formal differences. 1990 Professor, Industrial Engineering
Director, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Yehuda Bassok Multi-plant coordination in electronic manufacturing systems with random demands and random arrivals of raw material. 1990 Associate Professor
Department of IOM
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Allen Hughes The value of information characterized by disaggregated attributes of a medical device risk management system. 1990 Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of State
Technology Transfer and Control
Washington, DC
Kathryn J. Jackson Building a better mouse: Examination of product development processes and product design quality in the cursor control industry. 1990 Executive Vice President
River System Operations & Environment
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knoxville, TN
Urbano (Al) Aldolfo Lopez-Gomez Communicating very low probability events. 1990 Adolfo Lopez & Associates
Santiago, Chile
Daniel Resendiz-Carrillo Risk-based framework for the selection of socially optimal dam safety goals. 1990 Subdirecto Tecnico
Comision Federal DeElectricidad
Col. Cuauhtemoc, Mexico
Paul Zahray Electronic dissemination of scholarly journals: An economic and technical analysis. 1990 Principal Technical Staff Member
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Middletown, NJ
Samuel Anderson An engineering-policy analysis of the mobile satellite industry. 1989 Senior Principal Engineer
Hughes Network Systems
Germantown, MD
Chris Elsaesser Explanation of Bayesian conditioning for decision support systems. 1989 Principal Engineer
The MITRE Corporation
McLean, VA
Ike Ezekoye An examination of the prospects for wide scale use of methanol in motor fuels: Technical, economic and policy issues. 1989 Research and Development Center
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA
Samuel Rod Estimation of historical pollution trends using mass balance principles: Selected metals and pesticides in the Hudson-Raritan Basis, 1880-1980. 1989 Deceased
John Toll Environmental microbiotechnology: Public policy decision making for an emerging environmental technology. 1989 Seattle, WA
Eric Arnett Gunboat diplomacy and the bomb: Nuclear profliferation and the U.S. Navy. 1988 Intelligence Analyst
U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Intelligence Research
Washington, DC
Susan (Bereiter) Bailey Troubleshooters' information utilization in computer-controlled manufacturing systems. 1988 District Manager
Network Management Systems Planning
AT&T
Bedminster, NJ
Grace Hammonds Crowd-pleasing cryptosystems: Utility evaluations for standardization decisions. 1988 Vice President
AGCS, Inc.
Stoneham, MA
Jana Milford Photochemical air pollution control strategy development. 1988 Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
David Morgan The application of environmental models in the development, use and regulation of agricultural chemicals. 1988 RETEC
Pittsburgh, PA
Manaalur Sandilya Decision making under uncertainty: The problem of catastrophe avoidance. 1988 Vice President & Actuary
Max Re Europe, Limited
Dublin, Ireland
Martin Weiss Technological choice in voluntary standards committees: An empirical analysis. 1988 Chairman
Department of Information, Science and Telecommunications
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Daryl Ditz Courting needless risks: The United States Environmental Protection Agency and hazardous waste incineration at sea. 1987 Senior Program Officer
Toxics Program
World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC
Keith Florig Population exposures to power-frequency fields: Concepts, components and control. 1986 Research Engineer (Research Faculty)
Department of Engineering and \ Pubic Policy
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Charles Wiecha An empirical study of how visual programming aids in comprehending quantitative policy models. 1986 Senior Manager
IBM Research
Yorktown Heights, NY
Ben Wise An experimental comparison of uncertain inference systems. 1986 Senior Scientist
SAIC
Arlington, VA
Conrad Eustis Industrial cogeneration: The implications of alternative policies on energy conservation, pollutant reduction, and savings to consumers of electricity. 1985 Analyst
Portland General Electric
Portland, OR
John Moteff An analysis of the potential benefits arising from federally sponsored research and development of advanced ceramic automotive engines. 1985 Specialist in Science & Technology
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
Karl Perusich X-Ray lasers: Strategic problems and potential as an in-orbit exoatmospheric ballistic missile defense system. 1985 Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Purdue Technologies Program
Indiana University at South Bend
South Bend, IN
Eden S. Fisher An assessment of the effectiveness of alternative physical containment strategies in recombinant DNA facilities. 1984 Executive Director, Engineering and Technology Innovation Management Program;
Professor of the Practice, Engineering and Public Policy
Jeffrey Funk The potential societal benefits from developing flexible assembly technologies. 1984 Professor
Hitotsubashi University
Institute for Innovation Research
Tokyo, Japan
Ronald Marnicio The technical, economic, and environmental aspects of rotating cup automization and dewatering of coal/water slurry mixtures. 1984 Supervising Engineer
Foster Wheeler Environmental Corp.
Boston, MA
David Scott A method for scheduling urban transit vehicle which takes account of operating labor cost. 1984 Senior Engineer
netZentry, Inc.
Palo Alto, CA
Leonard Wojcik Separation requirements for protection of high altitude satellites for co-orbital antisatellite weapons. 1984 Technical Staff Member
The MITRE Corporation
McLean, VA
Deborah Amaral Estimating uncertainty in policy analysis: health effects from inhaled sulfur dioxides. 1983 Adjunct Professor
University of North Carolina
Department of Public Policy
Chapel Hill, NC
William Marberg A technical and regulatory assessment of direct broadcast satellite systems. 1983 Director, FAA Programs
Raytheon
Washington, DC
Steve Miller Potential impacts of robotics on manufacturing costs within the metalworking industries. 1983 Practic Professor, Interim Dean
Singapore Management University
Singapore
Cary Bloyd Environmental regulations and emerging energy technologies: A case study of low-BTU coal gasification combined-cycle system. 1982 International Center for Sustainable Development
Argonne National Laboratory
Portland, OR
Felix Dayo Choice between alternative nuclear energy systems: A decision analytical model for less developed countries. 1982 Managing Director/CEO
Triple 'E' Systems Assoc. Ltd.
Goodwill House
Lagos, Nigeria
Steven Goldstein Uncertainty in life cycle demand and the preference between flexible and dedicated mass production systems. 1982 Vienna, VA
Giri Kumar-Tayi An optimization approach to environmental policy-making: A case study of coal liquefaction at process. 1982 Professor
Management Science and Information Systems
State University of New York
Albany, NY
Gilbert Miller The reliability and cost impacts of alternative levels of centralization in electric power systems. 1982 Vice President
Telecommunications Advanced and Technology
MitreTek Systems, Inc.
McLean, VA
John Molburg Mathematical models for integrated environmental/economic analysis of the coal-to-electricity system. 1982 Energy & Environmental Policy Scientist
Argonne National Laboratory
Environmental Assessment & Information Science Division
Argonne, IL
William Rish, Jr. Characterizing uncertainty in estimating impacts for energy systems: Two case studies. 1982 Hull & Associates
Solon, OH
Alex Hills Television and telephone service in Alaskan villages: A technological, economic, and organizational analysis. 1979 Distinguished Service Professor
Department of Engineering and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Lewis E. Sloter The performance of surgical implants: An engineering and policy analysis. 1979 Associate Director
Materials & Structures
U.S. Department of Defense
Washington, DC
David V. Nakles Significance of process variables on liquid effluent production in coal qualification. 1978 General Manager
R&D Services
The Retec Group, Inc.
Monroeville, PA
William P. Darby* Use of indirect indicators of physical activities and land use planning for the management of urban wastelands. 1975 Professor & Vice Dean of Student Affairs
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Michael J. Massey* Environmental control of sulfur in iron and steel making 1974 Director, Corporate Outreach & Development
Cullen College of Engineering
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Wilpen L. Gorr* A theoretical and empirical investigation of the design of optimal air pollution. 1973 Professor of Public Policy
The H. John Heinz, III School of Public Policy and Management
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA


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