Dr. Keith Florig is Senior Research Engineer in the Department of
Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, where he
conducts research on public policy issues involving health, safety,
environment, and security risks. His areas of specialization include
risk assessment, risk communication, radiation protection, and
environment and development. His research has been published in the
journals Science, Risk Analysis, Health Physics, and Environmental
Science and Technology, among others.
Since 1996, Dr. Florig has coordinated research involving China for the Center for the Integrated Study
of the Human Dimensions of Global Change. In collaboration with colleagues
at Tsinghua University’s
School of Public Policy & Management, Renmin University’s
School of Environment and Natural Resources, and other Chinese
institutions, he has conducted research on the health impacts of air pollution
in China, the management of pollution emissions from Chinese industry,
environmental risk perception, and the factors that influence China’s choice of
energy technologies.
Dr. Florig serves on the Public Policy and Nonionizing Radiation
Committees of the National
Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. He is also a
member of the Society for Risk
Analysis
Dr. Florig holds degrees in Engineering and Public Policy (Ph.D.),
Nuclear Science and Engineering (M.S.), Instrumentation (M.S.), and
Physics (B.S.), all from Carnegie Mellon. Before joining the CMU
faculty in 1996, Dr. Florig worked for six years in Washington, DC at
the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and at Resources for the
Future.
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