MARTIN T. SCHULTZ
Department of Engineering and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
E-mail: mschultz@andrew.cmu.edu
Phone: (412) 860-5709
Education
- Ph.D., Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002.
Research area: Regulatory design and decision-support for water quality
management.
Committee: Mitchell Small, Scott Farrow, Paul Fischbeck, Jeanne VanBriesen
- M.S., Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 2000.
- M.P.Aff, Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, 1994.
Research: Agricultural water conservation program evaluation, valuation
of irrigation water rights.
- B.S., Wildlife Biology, University of Montana, 1985.
Employment
- 2002 - Present; Research Associate, Center for the Study & Improvement
of Regulation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1997 - 2002; Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1995 - 1997; Research Associate, LBJ School of Public Affairs,The University of Texas at Austin
- 1994 - 1995; Visiting Scholar, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, the University of Texas at Austin Linkage Project, Dhaka Bengladesh
- 1994; Planner (Temporary), Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Austin, TX
- 1992 - 1994; Graduate Student/Teaching Assistant, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
- 1990 - 1992; Fisheries Biologist, Frank Orth & Associates, Inc.,
Bellevue, WA
- 1989; Fishery Biologist (Temporary), National Marine Fisheries Service,
Cook, WA
- 1989, Biologist (Temporary), Grant County Public Utilities,
Ephrata, WA
- 1986 - 1988, Fisheries Extension Volunteer, Accelerated Rural Development/U.S. Peace
Corps, Lampang, Thailand
- 1983 - 1985; Forestry Technician (Seasonal), Selway District, Nez Perce National Forest, Grangeville, ID
Peer-Reviewed Publications (Including Submitted) and Chapters in Edited Volumes
Schultz, M.T., Small, M.J., Farrow, R.S. and Fischbeck, P.S.,
State water policy insights from a reduced-form model, Forthcoming in Journal
of Water Resources Planning and Management.
Schultz, M.T., Small, M.J., Fischbeck, P.S., and Farrow, R.S., Reduced-form
modeling of a large-scale water quality model, submitted to Environmental
Modeling and Assessment, October 2002.
Farrow, R. S., Schultz, M. T., Celikkol, P., and G. Van Houtven, Pollution
trading in water quality limited areas: Use of benefits assessment and efficient
trading ratios, submitted to American Journal of Agricultural Economics,
August 2002.
Schultz, M. T., 2001, A critique of EPA’s index of watershed indicators,
Journal of Environmental Management 62 (4): 429-442.
Schultz, M. T. and Small, M. J., 2001, Integrating performance in the design
of a water pollution trading program, Chapter 17 in P. S. Fischbeck and
R. S. Farrow (editors), Improving Regulation: Cases in Environment,
Health, and Safety, Resources for the Future, Washington D.C. 461p.
Conference and Seminar Presentations
Uncertainty Analysis of a Large Scale Water Quality Model for Regulatory
Decision Support (with Paul Fischbeck, Mitchell Small, and Scott Farrow).
Sponsored Presentation at Institute for Operations Research and Management
Science (INFORMS) Annual Conference, San Jose, California, November 18,
2002.
Pollution Trading in Water Quality Limited Areas: Use of Benefits Assessment
and Efficient Trading Ratios (with Scott Farrow, Pinar Celikkol, and George
VanHoutven). Presented by Scott Farrow at Allied Social Science Association/American
Economics Association (ASSA/AEA) Conf., Atlanta Georgia, January. 6, 2002.
Incorporating Uncertainty into an Evaluation of Economic Benefits under
Clean Water Act Regulations, (with Mitchell Small and Scott Farrow). Presented
at National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) Seminar Series, U.
S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington D.C., November 9, 2000.
Point/Non-point Source Water Pollution Trading under a Total Maximum Daily
Load Program, (with Mitchell Small and Scott Farrow). Presented at Mid-Atlantic
Conference of the American Water Resources Association, Matamoras, Pennsylvania,
April 15, 1999.
Hazardous Waste Data along the Texas-Mexico Borderlands: EPA's Hazardous
Waste Tracking System (Haztraks) (with David Eaton). Presented at Symposium
on Data Availability in the Texas Mexico Borderlands sponsored by Texas
Water Development Board, Austin, Texas, June 12, 1997.
Teaching Experience
Mathematical Modeling for Environmental Systems (19-726), Teaching Assistant,
Spring 2001, Carnegie Mellon University, Professor: Mitchell Small.
Engineering and Public Policy Undergraduate Project Course (19-451), Project
Manager, Fall 1999, Carnegie Mellon University, Professors: Paul Fischbeck and
Henry Piehler
Introduction to Engineering and Public Policy (19-101), Teaching Assistant,
Spring, 1998, Carnegie Mellon University, Professor: Henry Piehler.
Applied Econometrics (PA 692), Teaching Assistant, Spring 1994, The University
of Texas at Austin, Professor: Ken Matwiczak.
Political Economy (PA 693), Teaching Assistant, Fall 1993, The University of
Texas at Austin, Professor: Ken Matwiczak
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
U.S. EPA Fellowship (No. U-915513-01-0), September 1999-August 2000
Competitive Summer Research Award, Center for Study and Improvement of Regulation,
Carnegie Mellon, 1999
Redford Award for Outstanding Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 1994
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1993
Academic Competitive Scholarship, The University of Texas at Austin, 1992-1994
Certificate of Accomplishment, Office of the Prime Minister, Royal Thai Government,
1988
Performance Award, US Forest Service, Nez Perce National Forest, 1985
Competitive Grants
Linking Environmental and Social Performance Measurement for Management at the
National Watershed Levels: Modeling and Statistical Approaches ($649,864), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency/ National Science Foundation Science to Achieve
Results (STAR) Grant Program, with Scott Farrow, Mitchell Small, Tim Bondelid,
Andrew Solow, and George VanHoutven, 2000 – 2003.
Value Assessments in Surface Water Transfers: Deterministic and Stochastic Issues
for Buyer, Seller and Third Party ($115,064), U.S. Geological Survey Western
Regional Competitive Grant Program, with David Eaton, Pete Wilcoxen, and Al
Utton, 1997 – 1999.
Current Memberships
Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)
International Society for Environmental Information Sciences
Other Publications and Project Reports
Farrow, R. S. and Schultz, M. T., Water Pollution Trading to Achieve Water Quality
Goals, in Rx for Regulation, Center for Study and Improvement of Regulation,
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., June, 2001.
Schultz, M. T., An Application of Uncertainty Analysis to a Benefit Assessment
of Clean Water Act Regulations, Report to the Office of Economy and Environment,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., September 2000.
Schultz, M. T. and Eaton, D. J., Report on the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Waste
Trade, Report to the Center for Study of Western Hemispheric Trade, The University
of Texas at Austin, July 1997.
Schultz, M. T., Cavanagh, S. M., Gu, B., and Eaton, D. J., The Consequences
of Water Consumption Restrictions During the Corpus Christi Drought of 1996,
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin,
Report to Texas Water Development Board, January 1997.
Schultz, M. T., Meyer, D. M. and Eaton, D. J., Emergency Medical Services in
Travis County, Texas: An Assessment of Cost, Demand, and Performance, Special
Project Report, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of
Texas at Austin, 1996.
Schultz, M. T., Bari, M. F. and Anwar, F., An Assessment of Groundwater Quality
in Northwest Bangladesh and Recommendations for a Groundwater Monitoring Program,
Project Report to Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and The
University of Texas at Austin Linkage Project, February 1995.
Schultz, M. T., Estimation of Derived Demand for Surface Water on Two Rice Irrigation
Districts in the Lower Colorado River Basin, Texas, Master’s Report, May
1994. (Reprinted as LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at
Austin, Policy Paper Series: 1996, Policy Paper No. 3.)