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ASILOMARINTERNATIONALCONFERENCEONCLIMATEINTERVENTION
MARCH2226,2010-PacificGrove,CA
ConferenceAttendeeBiographiesTomAckerman
ProfessorofAtmosphericSciences,UniversityofWashington
Bio:ProfessorofAtmosphericSciencesandDirectoroftheJointInstitutefortheStudyofthe
AtmosphereandOcean(JISAO),UniversityofWashington;formerpositions:DOEARMChiefScientist
andProfessor,PennStateUniversity
RogerAines
CarbonFuelCycleProgramLeader
Bio:RogerAinesleadstheCarbonFuelCycleProgramatLawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory
wherehehasbeeninvolvedindevelopmentofnewcarbondioxidecapturemethods.Hehasstudiedthefeasibilityoflarge-scalecapturefromatmosphericsourcesbyconsideringtheoverallenergyand
footprintissuesassociatedwithsuchanendeavor,focusingonresearchneedsforcapturemethods
andenergysources.RogerhasaPhDinGeochemistryfromCaltech.
PaolaAlpresa
AerospaceEngineer.CEOofspinoffLYNZOSS.L.
Bio:BorninAlgeciras,Spain(20-Oct.-1983).ReceivedMasterinAerospaceEngineeringinNov-2007,
andMasterinAstrophysicsin7-Jul-2009.IamcurrentlyCEOofaspin-offfromtheUniversityofSevilla,
LYNZOSS.L.
JimAmonette
SeniorResearchScientist,GeochemistryGroup
Bio:PhDSoilChemistry1988(IowaStateUniversity);JoinedPNNLasgeochemistin1986;TerrestrialC
sequestrationinsoilssince2000;Biocharchemistryandglobalclimatechangemitigationpotential
since2005.
IvelisseAviles
SeniorGeneralEngineer,GAO
Bio:Ph.D.-IndustrialEngineering&ManagementSciences,NorthwesternUniversity.ResearchatNIST
focusedonstatisticalexperimentaldesignandmixed-effectsmodels.ScientificAdvisortoHouse-
Member,110thCongress.CurrentlymanagingGAOsGeoengineeringTechnologyAssessment.
GovindasamyBala
AssociateProfessor
Bio:Dr.BalaispresentlyanAssociateProfessorattheIndianInstituteofScience,Bangalore,India.Dr.
Balasmainresearchinterestsaremodelingclimatechange,geoengineering,globalcarboncycle,and
landcoverchange.Hehaspublishedabout50researchpapersonclimatechange.
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ScottBarrett
Professor
Bio:ScottBarrettisLenfest-EarthInstituteProfessorofNaturalResourceEconomicsatColumbia
University.HislatestbookisWhyCooperate?TheIncentivetoSupplyGlobalPublicGoods(Oxford
UniversityPress).
RogerBarry
DistinguishedProfessor
Bio:RogermovedtoBoulderin1968andfrom1976-2008wasDirectoroftheNationalSnow&Ice
DataCenter.HefocusesonArcticandmountainclimatesandcryosphericscience.
RichardBenedick
Ambassador,ret.;President,NationalCouncilforScienceandtheEnvironmentBio:BenedickplayedamajorroleinglobalenvironmentalaffairsaschiefUSnegotiatorandaprincipal
architectofthe1987MontrealProtocol,andasSeniorAdvisortomajorUNconferencesandPacific
NorthwestNationalLaboratory.McGraw-HillselectedhisOzoneDiplomacyforananthologyof
twentieth-centuryenvironmentalclassics.
GregoryBenford
ProfessorofPhysics
Bio:GregoryBenfordisaprofessorofphysicsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine.In1995hereceived
theLordPrizeforcontributionstoscience.Hisresearchinbothastrophysicsandplasmaphysicshas
beensupportedbyNSF,NASA,AFOSR,DOEandotheragencies.HeisanongoingadvisortoNASA,
DARPA(DefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency)andotheragencies.
RobertJ.Berg
Trustee,WorldAcademyofArtandScienceBio:Privatesector,governmentofficial,thinktankseniorfellow,NGOCEO,senioradvisortofourparts
oftheUN.Cross-cuttingtheme:publicadministrationimplicationsofcopingwithclimatechange,
particularlygeo-engineering.
RobertBindschadler
EmeritusScientist
Bio:Expertinthedynamicsofglaciersandicesheetsincludingtheirimpactonglobalsealevel.
Experiencedintheoretical,remotesensingandfieldworkmethodstomonitor,studyandpredictice
sheetbehavior.
JasonBlackstock
Fellow,CentreforInternationalGovernanceInnovation
ResearchScholar,InternationalInstituteforAppliedSystemsAnalysis
Bio:Jasonsresearchexplorestheintersectionofscienceandinternationalaffairs,currentlyfocusing
onscientificandsocio-politicalimplicationsofgeoengineering.HeisaResearchScholaratIIASAand
FellowatCIGI.
DanielBodansky
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Professor
Bio:DanielBodanskyistheWoodruffProfessorofInternationalLawattheUniversityofGeorgiaSchool
ofLaw.HeservedasClimateChangeCoordinator,USDepartmentofState,from1999-2001.
PeterBoyd
DirectorofOperations,CarbonWarRoom,Inc.
Bio:PeterjoinedasDirectorofOperationsafterservingasLaunchProjectDirectorfortheCarbonWar
RoomsinceFebruary2009,followingovertenyearsintheVirginGroup,servinghislasttwoasCEOof
VirginMobileSouthAfrica.
MaxwellBoykoff
AssistantProfessor,EnvironmentalStudiesProgram
Fellow,CooperativeInstituteforResearchinEnvironmentalScience(CIRES)
Bio:BoykoffisanAssistantProfessorintheCenterforScienceandTechnologyPolicy,withinthe
CooperativeInstituteforResearchinEnvironmentalScience(CIRES)attheUniversityofColorado-
Boulder,teachinginEnvironmentalStudies.
StewartBrand
Co-founder,GlobalBusinessNetwork;author,WholeEarthDiscipline
Bio:StewartBrandispresidentofTheLongNowFoundationandco-founderofGlobalBusiness
Network.HecreatedandeditedtheWholeEarthCatalog(NationalBookAward),andco-foundedthe
HackersConferenceandTheWELL.HisbooksincludeTheClockoftheLongNow;HowBuildingsLearn;
andTheMediaLab.Hisnewbook,titledWholeEarthDiscipline:AnEcopragmatistManifesto,is
publishedbyVikingintheUSandAtlanticintheUK.HegraduatedinBiologyfromStanfordandserved
asanInfantryofficer.
PeterBrewerSeniorScientist,MontereyBayAquariumResearchInstitute(MBARI)
Bio:Dr.Brewerisanoceanchemistwhosecurrentinterestsincludethegeochemistryofgashydrates,
thebio-geochemicalimpactsofthegrowingoceanicfossilfuelCO2signalandthemultipleimpactsof
oceanacidification.Heservedasco-ChairoftheNSFDecadalReportOceanSciencesattheNew
Millennium,ontheIPCCCarbonCaptureandStoragespecialreport,andontheUSNationalMethane
HydratesAdvisoryCommittee.
MarkBrown
AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofGovernment
Bio:MarkBrownstudiespoliticaltheory,researchethics,sciencepolicy,andthepoliticsofexpertise.
HeistheauthorofScienceinDemocracy:Expertise,Institutions,andRepresentation(MITPress,2009).
LopaBrunjes
ExecutiveVP,BiocharEngineering;BiocharProjectManager,CarbonWarRoom,Consultant,Global
Cooling
Bio:Lopahasbeendeeplyinvolvedinlaunchingthebiocharindustryforthelast2years,andis
interestedinexploringbiocharasabridgetootherclimateinterventionmethods.
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MartinBunzl
ProfessorofPhilosophy,Director,RutgersInitiativeonClimateandSocialPolicy
Bio:MartinBunzlisaphilosopherofscienceanddirectstheRutgersInitiativeonClimateandSocial
Policy.Hisclimatepolicyworkhasfocusedthreeareas:geoengineering,Chinesedevelopmentplans,
andcitizenattitudestowardgovernmentpolicy.
WilBurns
Co-Chair,InternationalEnvironmentalLawCommittee,AmericanBranch,InternationalLawAssociationBio:Dr.WilBurnsisEditor-in-ChiefoftheJournalofInternationalWildlifeLaw&Policy,aswellasCo-
ChairoftheInternationalEnvironmentalLawCommitteeoftheInternationalLawAssociation.Heis
alsotheformerChairoftheInternationalEnvironmentalLawsectionoftheAmericanSocietyof
InternationalLaw.
AntonioJBusalacchiJr.
DirectorandProfessor,EarthSystemScienceInterdisciplinaryCenter
Bio:AntonioBusalacchiistheDirectorofESSICandaProfessorintheDepartmentofAtmospheric&
OceanicScience.TonycametotheUniversityofMarylandin2000,afterservingasChiefoftheNASA/GoddardLaboratoryforHydrosphericProcesses.TonyreceivedhisPh.D.degreein
oceanographyfromFloridaStateUniversityin1982.Hehasstudiedtropicaloceancirculationandits
roleinthecoupledclimatesystem.Hisinterestsincludethestudyofclimatevariabilityandprediction,
tropicaloceanmodeling,oceanremotesensing,anddataassimilation.Hisresearchintheseareashas
supportedarangeofinternationalandnationalresearchprogramsdealingwithglobalchangeand
climate,particularlyasaffectedbytheoceans.Presently,heservesasChairmanoftheJointScientific
CommitteefortheWorldClimateResearchProgrammeandChairmanoftheNAS/NRCBoardon
AtmosphericSciencesandClimate.HeisaFellowoftheAmericanMeteorologicalSociety(AMS),
AmericanGeophysicalUnion,andin2006wasselectedbytheAMStobetheWalterOrrRoberts
InterdisciplinaryScienceLecturer.
ChristianoCampos
EnvironmentalEngineer
Bio:MasteranddoctorateonClimateChange.EnvironmentalengineeratPetrobrasR&DCenter.
Coordinatingaresearchprojectaboutclimatechangeimpacts,VulnerabilityandAdaptationof
Petrobras.
FeiChai
ProfessorofOceanographyandClimateChange
Bio:Dr.Chaiisanoceanographerwithinterestsintheroleofironinregulatingbiologicalproductivity
andcarboncycleandimpactofclimatechangeonmarineecosystems.
ElizabethChalecki
VisitingProfessor,InternationalStudiesProgram,BostonCollege
Bio:ElizabethChaleckiisaVisitingProfessorinInternationalStudiesatBostonCollege.Herexpertise
liesintheareasofclimatechangeandsecurity,internationalenvironmentalpolicy,andnon-traditional
securitythreatanalysis.
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ArtCharo
SeniorProgramOfficer,SpaceStudiesBoard,NationalResearchCouncil
Bio:ArtCharo(Ph.D.Physics,1981)directsstudiesattheNationalResearchCouncilrelatedtoNASA
andNOAAresearchandoperationalEarthobservationprograms.HealsoorganizedarecentNRC
workshopongeoengineering.
FranciscoChavez
SeniorScientist,MBARIBio:FranciscoChavezisabiologicaloceanographerinterestedinclimatechangeandvariability
regulationofoceanecosystemsandaFellowofAAAS;honoredfordistinguishedresearchonglobal
carboncycling.
FrederickChilders
SeniorPhysicalScientistatGAO
Bio:MSPhysics,UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoandSBPhysics,MIT.Over40yearsofindustrial
R&DinteraWattpulsedpowerengineeringandpulsedintenserelativisticelectronbeamphysics.
HelpedsetuptheDepartmentofHomelandSecuritysillicitnuclearmaterialdetectionoffice.
RitaColwell
UniversityofMaine
GarryCook
PrincipalResearchScientist
Bio:Dr.Cookisanecologistworkingonthemanagementoftropicalsavannas.Hisresearchis
concernedwiththeimpactsoffiremanagementongeochemicalcycling.Withcolleagueshequantified
theemissionsofgreenhousegasesfromAustraliansavannaburningandshowedthattheyproduceas
muchCO2peryearasallAustralianfossilfuelburningandthroughemissionsofmethaneandnitrousoxidecontributetoabout35%ofAustraliasaccountableemissions.Heidentifiedthepotentialto
managesavannastoreducetheiremissions.WorkingwithIndigenouspartnershehelpedprovidethe
sciencebehindtheestablishmentland-basedgreenhousegasabatementprogramsacrossthe
extensiveIndigenouslandsofnorthernAustralia.Hehasdevelopedacomputersimulationmodelto
tracksignificanceofsavannamanagementregimesonemissionsandcarbonstocks.
PaulCraig
ProfessorEmeritus,Engineering,UCDavis,MemberSierraClubNationalEnergyCommittee
Bio:Physics,CalTech:EngineeringProfEmeritusatUCDspecializinginenvironmentalpolicy.Member
andpastchairofvariousSierraClubNationalEnergyCommitteesppcraig@ucdavis.edu
KimCranston
CEO,TransparentDemocracy.org
Bio:KimCranstonisC.E.O.ofTransparentDemocracy;ChairoftheBoardoftheGlobalSecurity
Institute;BoardMember:ClimateResponseFund&LosAltosCommunityFoundation;aninvestor;and
awriter.
PaulCrutzen
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DirectorEmeritus
Bio:BorninAmsterdamin1933,PaulJ.Crutzenwastrainedasacivilengineer.In1959hejoined
StockholmUniversitytostudymathematics,mathematicalstatistics,andmeteorology.Hisresearchis
especiallyconcernedwiththenaturalandanthropogenicallydisturbedphotochemistryofozone.He
wasDirectorofResearchattheNationalCenterofAtmosphericResearchinBoulder,Colorado,1977-
1980,andthereafteruntilhisretirementin2000,attheMaxPlanckInstituteforChemistryinMainz.
HealsoconductedresearchatScrippsInstitutionofOceanography.CrutzenreceivedtheNobelPrize
forChemistryin1995.
DuaneDale
DFDAssociates
DavidDean
SeniorAdvisor
Bio:DavidDeanisSeniorAdvisortoUnderSecretaryStevenKooninattheDepartmentofEnergy.
KennethDenmanSeniorScientistandAdjunctProfessor
Bio:Dr.DenmanisaseniorscientistwithFisheriesandOceansCanada,locatedattheCanadianCentre
forClimateModelingandAnalysis.HewasaCoordinatingLeadAuthorinWorkingGroup1oftheIPCC
Second(SAR)andFourth(AR4)assessmentreports.Hestudieshowoceanecosystemsand
biogeochemicalcyclesarerespondingtoclimatechange.
FloydDesChamps
USDirector,GLOBEInternational
Mr.FloydDesChampsistheUSDirectorforGLOBE(GlobalLegislatorsOrganisation)International.He
hasspentoveradecadedevelopinglegislationonclimatechange,science,andtechnologyintheUSSenate.Healsohasextensiveexperienceinthedesignanddevelopmentofenergytechnologies.
LisaDilling
AssistantProfessor,EnvironmentalStudiesandmemberoftheCenterforScienceandTechnology
Policy,UniversityofColorado,Boulder
Bio:LisaDillingisAssistantProfessorofEnvironmentalStudiesattheUniversityofColorado,Boulder.
Hercurrentresearchfocusesontheuseofinformationindecisionmakingrelatedtoclimatechange.
JudyDroitcour
AssistantDirector,CenterforEvaluationMethodsandIssues,AppliedResearchandMethods,U.S.
GovernmentAccountabilityOffice2004TestDriveUserBio:Sociology,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity.Currentfocus:technology/foresight.Priorresearch:
developingmethods(i.e.crossdesignsynthesis);analyzingrecordlinkageandprivacy;identifyingbias
inrandomizedstudies;estimatinghiddenpopulations.
MelanieFitzpatrick
ClimateScientist,UnionofConcernedScientists
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Bio:MelanieFitzpatrick,aglaciologistwithover15yearsofpolarexperienceandadoctoratein
GeophysicsfromtheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattle,isaclimatescientistwiththeUnionof
ConcernedScientistsinCambridge,MA.
JamesFleming
ProfessorofScience,TechnologyandSociety,ColbyCollege
Bio:JamesFlemingslatestbookisFixingtheSky:TheCheckeredHistoryofWeatherandClimate
Control(ColumbiaUniversityPress,2010);hisfullprofileisavailableat
http://www.colby.edu/profile/jfleming
JamesFournier
President,BiocharEngineering
Bio:JimFournier,presidentBiocharEngineeringCorp;developingtechnologyinColorado;former
industrialdesigner,softwaredeveloper,industrialecologist,serialentrepreneur;studiedarchitecture,
physics&chemistry;leftMITtofoundfirstcompany.
EdFriemanScripps
WilliamFulkerson
SeniorFellowatInstituteforaSecureandSustainableEnvironment,TheUniversityofTennessee
Bio:MyprofessionalcareerwasatOakRidgeNationalLabinvolvedenergyandenvironmentalR&D.I
retiredasanAssociateLabDirectoin1994.SinceretirementIhavechairedtheLaboratoryEnergyR&D
WorkingGrouporLERDWGoftheDOENationalLabs.Iorganize5onedaymeetingsinD.C.todiscuss
energyR&DPolicyandthelatestdevelopmentsinenergyscienceandtechnology.Thegrouphashada
continuinginterestingeoengineeringthankstoMikeMacCracken,EhsanKhanandothers.PhDRicein
ChemicalEngineering,62.
AlanGadian
SeniorResearchScientist,NCAS
Bio:ResearchscientistwithparticularinterestintheCloudWhiteningGeoengineeringScheme.My
researchbackgroundisinatmosphericmodeling,fromclimatetomicroscalemeteorologicalscales,
withparticularinterestinclouddynamicsandmicrophysics.
AlfonsoGanan-Calvo
Professor,ChairofFluidMechanics
Bio:BorninCordoba,Spain(11-Aug.-1962).ReceivedPhDinMechanicalEngineeringin1989atthe
UniversityofSevilla.IamProfessorandChairofFluidMechanicsattheDepartmentofAerospaceEngineeringandFluidMechanics.Authorofmorethan75papersinSCIjournalswithmorethan1700
citations(H=21),andinventorinmorethan140patentfilesworldwide(about50currentlyallowed).
Presidentandco-founderofIngeniatrics,OneNebandothers.NationalPrizeofResearchJuandeLa
Cierva2009.
JohnGibbons
S&TAdvisortoPres.Clinton(1993-8)Ret.Nowsemi-retired
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Bio:Physics,energy,environment,population,publicpolicy,technologyassessment.Duke;OakRidge,
OTA,W.H.OfficeofEnergyConservation;OSTP(Dir),Asst.toPresforS&T,ComptonFellow(MIT),
SeniorFellowNAE.
JosephGolden
Seniormeteorologist,NOAA/CIRES-retired
Bio:JosephH.GoldenhadservedNOAAinanumberofprogressivelymoreresponsiblepositions
duringhis42yearsofFederalservice.HisearlycareerbeganinMiamiinthemid1960's,asaHurricane
SpecialistattheNationalHurricaneCenter(hurricaneforecastinginsummer,andPublicandMarine
Forecasterduringremainderofyear),andhealsoworkedasaresearchmeteorologistattheNational
HurricaneResearchLaboratory.HeparticipatedactivelyinNOAAshurricanemodificationexperiments
duringProjectSTORMFURY.In1991,hewasaskedtoassumetheroleofDirector,NOAAAtmospheric
ModificationProgram(AMP)inNOAA'sOfficeofOceanicandAtmosphericResearch.Dr.Golden
managedtheAMPProgramwithsixStatesandtheNavajoNationuntilitsterminationbytheCongress
in1995.HemovedtoNOAAsForecastSystemsLabinJanuary,2000asaSeniorMeteorologist.
DanielleGuttmanKleinPresident,GuttmanInitiatives
Bio:DanielleGuttmanKleinisthePresidentofGuttmanInitiatives.InsupportoftheClimateResponse
Fund,Ms.Guttmanhelpedtodesign,developandimplementtheInternationalConferenceOnClimate
InterventionTechnologies.
ChuckHakkarinen
Retired(previously,researchmanageratElectricPowerResearchInstitute)
Bio:RetiredfromEPRIin2002after28yearsmanaginggeosciencesresearchspanningallscalesfrom
buildingdownwashtoglobalclimatechange.CurrentlychairstheNSFClimateSimulationLaboratory
AllocationPanel.
StevenHamburg
ChiefScientist
Bio:StevenHamburg,EDFsChiefScientist,isresponsibleforthescientificintegrityofEDFspositions
andprograms.HisresearchfocusesontheterrestrialCcycleandtheimpactsofdisturbanceon
ecosystemstructureandfunction.
DanielHarrison
VisitingScholar,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia
Bio:DanielHarrisonhasadegreeinengineeringfromtheuniversityofSydney.Hehasworkedasan
oceanengineerbothinindustryandacademia.Hisprimaryresearchinterestsareinoceanenrichmentforenhancedfoodproductionandgreenhousegasmitigation,andinGISapplicationstofisheries
management.
JenniferHaverkamp
ManagingDirectorforInternationalPolicyandNegotiations,EnvironmentalDefenseFund
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Bio:JenniferisaformerU.S.tradenegotiatorandanexpertininternationalenvironmentalandtrade
law.SheleadsEDFsinternationalclimatepolicyteamandadvisesourdomesticexpertsonthe
internationalaspectsofU.S.climatelegislation.
DavidHawkins
Director,ClimatePrograms
Bio:StaffAttorney,NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil(NRDC)1971-1976;AssistantAdministratorAir,
Noise,andRadiation,USEPA,1977-January1981;Co-directorAirProgram,NRDC,1981-1990;Director,
AirandEnergyProgram,NRDC,1990-2000;DirectorNRDCClimateCenter2000-2008;DirectorNRDC
ClimatePrograms,2008-present.
E.DanHirleman
Head,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,PurdueUniversity
Bio:E.DanHirlemanisProfessorandWilliamE.andFlorenceE.PerryHeadoftheSchoolof
MechanicalEngineeringatPurdueUniversity.Hisresearchinvolvesopticaldiagnosticsofparticlesand
sprays.
MartinHoffert
ProfessorEmeritusofPhysics(EarthSystemsGroup)NewYorkUniversity
Bio:FormerChair,Dept.AppliedScience,NYU.Fellow,AAAS;PresentlyChiefScientist,Versatility
Energy;SeniorFellow,BreakthoughInstitute;COB,AspenGlobalChangeInstitute.Education:B.S.60,
U.ofMichigan,M.S,64;Ph.D,68,Polytech.Inst.ofBklyn,M.A.69NewSchoolSoc.Res.;Forty+year
careerinaerospace,geophysics,climatemodeling,terrestrialandspace-basedsolarandwindpower&
policiesenablingtransformativehigh-techtomitigateadverseglobalwarming.
AndreasFelixHofmann
PostdoctoralResearcheratMBARIBio:BorninBavaria,studiesofbiologyandbioinformaticsgavemetheopportunitytoconductmarine
chemicalPhDresearchattheNetherlandsInstituteofEcology,whichfinallybroughtmetoMBARI.
DeborahIglesias-Rodriguez
NationalOceanographyCentre
RobertJackson
NicholasProfessorofGlobalEnvironmentalChangeandProfessorofBiology,DukeUniversity
Bio:RobJacksonsresearchexamineshowpeopleaffecttheearth,includingstudiesoftheglobal
carbonandwatercycles,biosphere/atmosphereinteractions,andglobalchange.HedirectsDuke's
CenteronGlobalChange.
DaleJamieson
DirectorofEnvironmentalStudies;ProfessorofEnvironmentalStudiesandPhilosophy,NewYork
University
Bio:DaleJamiesonisaphilosopherbydiscipline,authorofEthicsandIntentionalClimateChange
(1996),co-editorofClimateEthics(2010),andnowwritingabookonethicsandclimatechange.
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VladimirJankovic
Lecturer
Bio:VladimirJankovicisaclimatehistorianwhosepublicationsincludeReadingtheSkies(2000),
ConfrontingtheClimate(2010)andarticlesonthepoliticsofenvironmentalknowledge,sociologyof
atmosphericsciencesandmedicalclimatology.
DavidKeith
CanadaResearchChairinEnergyandtheEnvironment,Director,ISEEEEnergyandEnvironmental
SystemsGroup
Bio:ProfessorKeithhasworkedneartheinterfacebetweenclimatescience,energytechnologyand
publicpolicyfortwentyyears.Hisworkintechnologyandpolicyassessmenthascenteredonthe
captureandstorageofCO2,thetechnologyandimplicationsofglobalclimateengineering,the
economicsandclimaticimpactsoflarge-scalewindpowerandtheprospectsforhydrogenfuel.Asa
technologist,Davidhasbuiltahigh-accuracyinfraredspectrometerforNASA'sER-2anddeveloped
newmethodsforreservoirengineeringincreasethesafetyofstoredCO2.Henowleadsateamof
engineersdevelopingtechnologytocaptureofCO2fromambientairatanindustrialscale.
RobertN.KleinII
PresidentandCEO,KleinFinancialCorporation;ChairmanoftheICOC.CaliforniaInstituteof
RegenerativeMedicine
Bio:RobertKlein,J.D.Pres.KleinFinancialCorporation;authorandChairmanGoverningBoard
CaliforniaStemCellInitiative;BoardJDRFInternational;TimeMagazineWorlds100MostInfluential
2005;ScientificAmerican50leadersshapingscience.
GernotKlepper
SeniorScientist
Bio:GernotKlepperisseniorscientistandexpertinthefieldofenvironmentalandresourceeconomicsattheKielInstitutefortheWorldEconomy,Germany.Hisresearchinterestsareinclimatechangeand
globalchangeaspectsofresourceeconomics.HeisCo-DirectoroftheKielEarthInstitute,Chairmanof
theGermanNationalCommitteeonGlobalChangeResearch,andamemberoftheScientific
CommitteeofIHDP.Allinstitutionshaveaspecialfocusininterdisciplinary,integrativeresearch.
TimKruger
Founder,CquestrateandDirector,OxfordGeoengineering
Bio:FounderofCquestrateaddingalkalinitytoenhancethecarbonsinkcapacityoftheoceans.
DirectorofOxfordGeoengineeringaddressingthetechnicalandsocialaspectsofallgeoengineering
concepts.
KellyKryc
ProgramOfficer,GordonandBettyMooreFoundation
Bio:KellyKrycispaleoceanographerwithexpertiseinmajorandtraceelementsedimentchemistry.
SheiscurrentlyaProgramOfficerfortheMarineMicrobiologyInitiativeattheGordonandBetty
MooreFoundation.
KlausLackner
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Professor
Bio:KlausLackneristheEwingWorzelProfessorofGeophysicsatColumbiaUniversity,theChairofthe
DepartmentofEarthandEnvironmentalEngineering,andtheDirectoroftheLenfestCenterfor
SustainableEnergyattheEarthInstitute.
RichardLampitt
ResearchScientist
Bio:Iamanobservationalbiogeochemistwithamainfocusonthefactorsthatcontrolthedownward
fluxofmaterialfromthetopoftheoceanintotheinterior.
LeeLane
ResidentFellow,AmericanEnterpriseforPublicPolicyResearch
Bio:LeeLaneisaresidentfellowattheAmericanEnterpriseInstituteandco-directoroftheAEI
GeoengineeringProject.HehaspreviouslyservedasexecutivedirectoroftheClimatePolicyCenter.
JohnLatham
SeniorResearchAssociate,NCAR,Boulder,CO,USA,ProfessorEmeritus,UniversityofManchester,UKBio:WorkingwithothersontheCloudWhiteninggeoengineeringidea,whichIfirstproposedin
Nature1990.FormerlyHeadofAtmosphericSciences,UniversityofManchester.Severalawards
fromRoyalMeteorologicalSociety.
AnthonyLeiserowitz
Director,YaleProjectonClimateChange
Bio:AnthonyLeiserowitz,Ph.D.isDirectoroftheYaleProjectonClimateChange.Hisresearch
investigatesthepsychological,cultural,andpoliticalfactorsunderlyingpublicclimatechangerisk
perceptions,policypreferences,andbehavior.
ChrisLennard
PostDoctoralFellowinClimatology,UniversityofCapeTown
Bio:ChrisLennard'sresearchcentersaroundunderstandingSouthernAfricanclimateandtheimpact
ofclimatechangeintheregionthroughproducinghighresolution,regional-scaleinformationusing
numericalandstatisticaldownscalingtechniques.
AndrewLenton
ResearchScientist,CSIRODivisionofMarineandAtmosphericResearch
Bio:Iamaoceanbiogeochemicalmodeler,myfocushasbeenonthehistoricalandfutureevolutions
oftheglobalandregioncarbonsinksanddevelopmentofsamplingstrategies.
EliLewine
Analyst
Bio:ElijoinedtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficein2009andiscurrentlyamemberoftheNatural
ResourcesandEnvironmentTeam.HereceivedhisMPPfromAmericanUniversity.
AlbertLin
ProfessorofLaw,UniversityofCalifornia,Davis
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Bio:AlLinhasresearchinterestsinenvironmentallaw.FormerlyatrialattorneyfortheU.S.
DepartmentofJustice,AlreceivedaM.P.P.fromtheKennedySchoolofGovernmentandaJ.D.from
theUCBerkeleySchoolofLaw.
DianaLiverman
Director,InstituteoftheEnvironment,UniversityofArizonaandSeniorResearchFellow,Environmental
ChangeInstitute,OxfordUniversity
Bio:DianaLivermanisageographerwithattheUniversityofArizona(directingtheInstituteofthe
Environment)andOxfordUniversity.Herresearchfocusesonthehumandimensionsofglobal
environmentalchangeincludingclimateimpactsandpolicy.
AndrewLockley
Environmentalist
Bio:Longstandingenvironmentalcampaigner,notablywithFriendsoftheEarth(formerboard
member).Currentlywritingpaperonmethanegeoengineering,withtheintentionofstartingaPhDat
Leeds.
JaneLong
PrincipleAssociateDirectoratLargeforLawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory
Bio:Dr.LongiscurrentlythePrincipalAssociateDirectoratLargeforLawrenceLivermoreNational
Laboratoryworkingonenergyandclimate.SheisalsoaFellowintheLLNLCenterforGlobalSecurity
Research.Hercurrentinterestsareinreinventionoftheenergysystemandadaptationinresponseto
climatechange.
ThomasE.Lovejoy
BiodiversityChair
Bio:BiodiversityChairattheHeinzCenterforScience,Economics,andtheEnvironmentbasedinWashington,DCandwasPresident2002-2008.Beforeassumingthisposition,LovejoywastheWorld
BanksChiefBiodiversityAdvisorandLeadSpecialistforEnvironmentforLatinAmericaandthe
CaribbeanaswellasSeniorAdvisortothePresidentoftheUnitedNationsFoundation.In2010hewas
electedProfessorintheDepartmentofEnvironmentalScienceandPolicyatGeorgeMasonUniversity
(initiallyhewilldevote50%ofhistimetotheHeinzCenter).Lovejoyalsodevelopedthenow
ubiquitousdebt-for-natureswapprogramsandledtheMinimumCriticalSizeofEcosystemsproject.
HealsofoundedtheseriesNature,thepopularlong-termseriesonpublictelevision.In2001,Lovejoy
wasawardedtheprestigiousTylerPrizeforEnvironmentalAchievement.In2009hewasthewinnerof
BBVAFoundationFrontiersofKnowledgeAwardintheEcologyandConservationBiologyCategory.In
2009hewasappointedConservationFellowbytheNationalGeographic.LovejoyholdsB.S.andPh.D
(biology)degreesfromYaleUniversity.
MichaelMacCracken
ChiefScientistforClimateChangePrograms,ClimateInstitute
Bio:Modelingairqualityandnaturalandhuman-inducedclimatechange(1968-1993);climatechange
andimpactassessmentswhileseniorscientistwithUSGCRPOffice(1993-2002);recently,importance
ofnon-CO2GHGsandregionallyfocusedgeoengineering.
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DouglasMacMynowski
SeniorResearchAssociateinControlandDynamicalSystems
Bio:DouglasMacMynowskireceivedhisPhDatMITin1992,spent6yearsmanagingindustrial
researchatUTRC,andhasbeenatCaltechfor9yearsworkingondynamicsandcontrolinvariousfields
includingclimate.
BryanMartel
EnvironmentalCapitalGroup
AndrewMatthews
Assistantprofessor,Anthropology,UCSantaCruz
Bio:Iamaforesterturnedenvironmentalanthropologist,andamnowworkingoncarbonmarketsand
forestsinMexico.Ihaveaninterestinhowscientificknowledgeofbiogeochemicalcyclesisentering
policyandproposedtechnologiesofclimateintervention.
KatelinMcQueen
ExecutiveAssistant,GuttmanInitiatives
LuizGylvanMeiraFilho
VisitingResearcher,InstituteforAdvancedStudies,UniversityofSoPaulo
Bio:Ph.D.UniversityofColorado,Dept.ofAstro-geophysics,1970.Co-chairofIPCCWGI,1991-1995,
vicepresidentofIPCC,1995-2001,PresidentofBrazilianSpaceAgency,1994-2001.
JerryMelillo
SeniorScientist
Bio:JerryMelillo,anecologistfocusingonbiogeochemistry,isaSeniorScientistandDirectorEmeritus,
TheEcosystemsCenteroftheMBL,WoodsHole,MassachusettsandaProfessorofBiology,BrownUniversity.
JanotMendlerdeSuarez
InternationalExpertinGEF-IWProjectProcessing,InterimGuineaCurrentCommission;Steering
Committee,GlobalForumonOceans,CoastsandIslandsandleader,WorkingGrouponClimate,
OceansandSecurity
Bio:JanotMendlerdeSuarezhasservedfortenyearswiththeGEF(GlobalEnvironmentFacility)
InternationalWatersportfoliotostrengthenparticipative,equitableandsustainablewatergovernance
throughtransboundarycooperationinknowledge-sharingandexperientiallearningforadaptive
ecosystem-basedmanagement,incooperationwithgovernmentsanddevelopmentorganizationsin
over180countries,SheisaformermemberoftheCentreforDevelopingAreasResearch,DepartmentofGeography,RoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon,withcurrentresearchinterestinclimateequity.
JuanMoreno-Cruz
PostdoctoralFellowintheEnergyandEnvironmentalSystemsgroup,UniversityofCalgary
Bio:Moreno-CruzhasaPhDinEconomicsfromtheUniversityofCalgaryandaB.Sc.andM.Sc.in
ElectricalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofLosAndes,inBogota,Colombia.Moreno-Cruzsresearch
focusesontheinteractionofclimatechange,technologicalchangeandeconomicgrowth.Hiswork
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analyzestherolegeoengineeringtechnologiesplayinachievingsustainableeconomicdevelopment;
consideringuncertainty,strategicbehaviorandtransitionaldynamics.
M.GrangerMorgan
DepartmentHeadandProfessor
Bio:M.GrangerMorganisHeadoftheDepartmentofEngineeringandPublicPolicyatCarnegie
MellonUniversity.Hisresearchaddressesproblemsinscience,technologyandpublicpolicyincluding
climatechange.
DavidMorrow
Candidate,A.M.inPublicPolicy,UniversityofChicago,HarrisSchoolofPublicPolicyStudies
Bio:DavidMorrowholdsaPh.D.inPhilosophyfromTheCityUniversityofNewYork.Herecentlyco-
authoredapaperonresearchethicsforgeoengineeringwithBobKoppandMichaelOppenheimer.
SusanneMoser
Director,SusanneMoserResearch&Consulting
Bio:usanneMoser,Ph.D.(Geography,1997,ClarkU.)isDirectorofSusanneMoserResearch&ConsultinginSantaCruz,CA;previously,sheservedasaResearchScientistatNCAR.Herworkfocuses
onadaptationtoclimatechange,resilience,decisionsupport,andcommunicationofclimatechange
risks.
ArmandNeukermans
Consultant
Bio:ArmandNeukermansleadsagroupofscientistsandengineersthatseekstodemonstrate
feasibilityofthetoolsneededformarinecloudwhiteningwithseawaternuclei(Latham-SalterCloud
Albedomodification).HeholdsanMSEEandMSMEfromLouvainUniversityandaPhDinapplied
physicsfromStanford.
JohnOrcutt
DistinguishedProfessorofGeophysics/Director,NAFOceanObservatoriesInitiativeCyberinfrastructure
Bio:JohnOrcuttisatScrippsandreceivedtheEwingMedalfromUSN&AmericanGeophysicalUnion
in1994.HeChairsMEDEAsOceanPanelandwaselectedtotheAmericanPhilosophicalSocietyin
2004.
AndreasOschlies
Professor,MarineBiogeochemicalModelling,IFM-GEOMAR,UniversityofKiel,Germany
Bio:Studiedtheoreticalphysicsandphysicaloceanography(Cambridge(UK),Kiel,PhDin1994),moved
ontomarinebiogeochemicalmodeling(Toulouse,Kiel),thenchairinphysicaloceanography(NOCSSouthampton),since2004professorofmarinebiogeochemicalmodelingatIFM-GEOMAR.
AndyParker
SeniorPolicyAdviser
Bio:AndyworksintheRoyalSocietysSciencePolicyCentre,focusingonclimatechange,energyand
environment.HeleadsontheSocietysgeoengineeringwork,includingthe2009study
GeoengineeringtheClimate.
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EdwardParson
JosephL.SaxCollegiateProfessorofLaw,ProfessorofEnvironment&NaturalResources,Universityof
Michigan
Bio:Parsonstudiesinternationalenvironmentallawandpolicy,theroleofscienceandtechnologyin
policy-making,andthepoliticaleconomyofregulation.Inadditiontohisresearchagenda,hehas
servedinmultiplepolicyandadvisorypositionsintheUnitedStates,Canada,andinternationally.
ShobitaParthasarathy
AssistantProfessorandCo-Director,Science,Technology,andPublicPolicyProgram,FordSchoolof
PublicPolicy,UniversityofMichigan
Bio:Parthasarathysresearchfocusesonthegovernanceofcontroversialscienceandtechnologyin
comparativeandinternationalperspective.Sheistheauthorofmultiplearticlesandabook,entitled:
BuildingGeneticMedicine:BreastCancer,Technology,andtheComparativePoliticsofHealthCare
(Cambridge,MA:MITPress,2007).
GraemePearmanDirector,GraemePearmanConsultingPtyLtd,formallyChiefCSIRODivisionofAtmosphericResearch
Bio:DrGraemeIPearmanAM,FAA,ATSE,FRoySocVic,BSc(Hon),PhD.GraemeChiefoftheCSIRO
AtmosphericResearch,19922002.Hecontributedover150journalpapersprimarilyonaspectsofthe
globalcarbonbudget;isnowaconsultanttoprivateandpublicsectororganisationsandAdjunctSenior
ResearchFellow,SchoolofGeographyandEnvironmentalScience,MonashUniversity.Current
interestsincludeholisticstrategiesforresilientenergyfuturesandemissionsreductions;transport
technologies/fuels;dimensionsofhumanbehaviourintheclimate-changeissue.
SethPerlman
AttorneyBio:SethPerlmanistheseniorpartneratPerlman&Perlman,LLP,aleadingnonprofitlawfirm.Mr.
Perlmanhaslitigatedinseveralstateandfederaljurisdictionsonissuesrelevanttothephilanthropic
community.
TimothyPersons
ChiefScientist,U.S.GovernmentAccountabilityOffice
Bio:Dr.PersonsleadstheproductionofTechnologyAssessmentsforandservesasanexpertscience
andtechnologyadvisortotheU.S.CongressandtheGAO(e.g.,keyhighly-specializednationaland
internationalsystems,engineeringpolicies,bestpractices,andoriginalresearchstudiesinthefieldsof
engineering,computer,andthephysicalandbiologicalsciencestoensureefficient,effective,and
economicaluseofS&Tingovernmentprograms).
VictorPerton
VictorianCommissionertotheAmericas
ArthurPetersen
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ProgramDirector,MethodologyandModelingProgram,NetherlandsEnvironmentalAssesmentAgency
(PBL);VisitingProfessor,LondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience(LSE);ResearchAffiliate,
MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)
Bio:ArthurPetersenholdsPhDsinatmosphericphysics&chemistryandphilosophyofscience.Atthe
NetherlandsEnvironmentalAssessmentAgencyheleadsresearchprojectsonuncertaintyassessment
andsustainabilityassessment.
VenkatachalamRamaswamy
Director,NOAA/GFDL,andLecturerwithrankofProfessor,DepartmentofGeosciencesandPrinceton
EnvironmentalInstitute,PrincetonUniversity
Bio:Principalresearchareas:Numericalmodelingoftheglobalclimatesystem;radiativeandclimatic
influencesoftracegases,aerosolsandclouds;diagnosesofclimatechangethroughsynthesisof
observationsandmodeling.
PhilRasch
ChiefScientistforClimateScience,PNNLAtmosphericSciencesandGlobalChangeDivision
Bio:Dr.PhilipRaschservesastheChiefScientistforClimateScienceatthePacificNorthwestNationalLaboratory(PNNL),aDepartmentofEnergyOfficeofScienceresearchlaboratory.Dr.Raschisknown
forhisworkingeneralcirculation,atmosphericchemistryandclimatemodeling.Heisparticularly
interestedintheroleofaerosolsandcloudsintheatmosphere,andhasworkedontheprocessesthat
describethesecomponentsoftheatmosphere,thecomputationaldetailsthatareneededtodescribe
themincomputermodels,andontheirimpactonclimate.
GregRau
SeniorResearchScientist
Bio:Thirtyyearsexperienceincarboncyclingandmitigationresearch.Twenty+yearswithInstituteof
MarineSciences,UC-SantaCruz;alsowithCarbonManagementProgram,LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory.
SteveRayner
JamesMartinProfessorofScienceandCivilization,DirectoroftheInstituteforScienceInnovationand
Society,UniversityofOxford
Bio:FormerlyamemberofIPCCWGIII,UKRoyalCommissiononEnvironmentalPollution,andRoyal
SocietyWorkingGrouponClimateGeoengineering.WithElizabethMaloneheco-editedthefour
volumeworkHumanChoiceandClimateChange.
CatherineRedgwell
ProfessorofInternationalLaw,UniversityCollegeLondonBio:Catherineisaninternationallawyerspecialisingininternationalenergyandenvironmentallaw.
ShewasamemberoftheRoyalSocietyWorkingGrouponGeoengineeringtheClimate.
JennieRice
SeniorAnalyst,StrategicPlanning,PacificNorthwestNationalLaboratory
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Bio:JennieRicehastwentyyearsofexperienceintegratingeconomicsandmanagementscience
techniquestoprovideinsights,recommendations,anddecisionsupporttoolsfordecisionscomplicated
byuncertainty,risk,andmultipleobjectives.
JamesRhodes
PostGraduateResearcher,ScrippsInstituteofOceanography,UCSD
Bio:JamesRhodesconductsresearchontechnical,economic,andpolicydimensionsofenergyand
environmentalissueswithparticularemphasisonbio-energy,climatechange,andassociatedpolicy
frameworks.
AllisonRobertshaw
Director,ZennstrmPhilanthropies
Bio:AllisonjoinedZennstrmPhilanthropiesin2008andbringswithherovertenyearsexperiencein
climateandenergyissuesfromtheNGO,business,governmentandphilanthropicsectorsinboth
EuropeandtheUnitedStates.AllisonholdsaBSFSinEconomicsfromtheSchoolofForeignServiceat
GeorgetownUniversity,andanMScintheHistoryofEconomicDevelopmentfromtheLondonSchool
ofEconomics.
AlanRobock
ProfessorII(DistinguishedProfessor)
Bio:Ph.D.inMeteorology,MIT;Professor,UniversityofMaryland,1977-1997;StateClimatologistof
Maryland,1991-1997;Professor,Rutgers1998-present;Fellow,AmericanMeteorologicalSocietyand
AmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience(AAAS);President,AtmosphericSciences
Section,AmericanGeophysicalUnion;Chair-Elect,AtmosphericandHydrosphericSciencesSection,
AAAS.
DanielRosenfeldProfessor
Bio:Myspecialtyiscloud-aerosolinteractionsimpactsoncloudmicrostructure,precipitationand
climate,focusingontheissueaircraft,satelliteandmeasurementsandmodelsimulations,aswellas
experimentingwithcloudseeding.IamtheChairoftheAMScommitteeforplannedandinadvertent
weathermodification,andthechairofAtmosphericScienceprogramattheHebrewUniversityof
Jerusalem.
LewRothstein
ProfessorofOceanography,UniversityofRhodeIslandBio:LewRothsteindesignsmodelsofthefundamentalprocessesassociatedwiththeoceancirculation,
ecologyandbiogeochemistryonscalesrelevanttoglobalandregionalclimatedynamicsandextremeweatherevents.
LynnRussell
Professor
Bio:LynnM.RussellisaProfessorofAtmosphericChemistryatScrippsInstitutionofOceanography.
Herresearchinterestsareinaerosolevolutioncomposition,anddynamicsinthetroposphere.Dr.
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RussellreceivedherB.S.inchemicalengineeringandA.B.ininternationalrelationsfromStanford
University.ShereceivedherPh.D.fromtheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology.
StephenSalter
EmeritusProfessorofEngineeringDesign;DirectorArtemisIntelligentPower
Bio:Mechanicselectronicsinvention.CambridgeUniversityPhysics.EdinburghUniversityAIrobotics.
Renewableenergy,wave,windtidal-stream.Mineclearance,explosionsuppression,wavetankstraffic
congestion,floodprevention,digitalhydraulics,cloudalbedogeoengineering.
StephenSchneider
MelvinandJoanLaneProfessorforInterdisciplinaryEnvironmentalStudies,Professor,Departmentof
BiologyandSeniorFellow,WoodsInstitutefortheEnvironment
JerrySchubel
President&CEO,AquariumofthePacificBio:Dr.JerryR.SchubelispresidentandCEOoftheAquariumofthePacific.SchubelholdsaPh.D.in
oceanographyfromJohnsHopkinsUniversity.HeisamemberofNOAAScienceAdvisoryBoard.
StephenSeidel
Vice-PresidentforPolicyAnalysisandGeneralCounsel
Bio:SteveSeidelhasbeeninvolvedinglobalenvironmentalissuesforover25years.WhileattheUS
EPA,heplayedaleadingroleinthedevelopmentandimplementationoftheMontrealProtocolandat
theCouncilonEnvironmentalQuality,hesupportedeffortsthatresultedintheKyotoProtocol.
RussellSeitz
FellowoftheDepartmentofPhysics,HarvardUniversity
Bio:PhysicistRussellSeitzfocusedondiplomaticperceptionsofmodelswhileatHarvardsCenterForInternationalAffairs.Henowworksonconservingwaterandreducingclimateforcingwithbright
waterhydrosols.
SybilSeitzinger
ExecutiveDirector,InternationalGeosphere-BiosphereProgramme(IGBP)
Bio:SybilSeitzingerisExecutiveDirectorofIGBP,aresearchprogrammethatstudiesthephenomenon
ofGlobalChangeincludingtheinteractivephysical/chemical/biologicalprocessesthatdefineEarth
Systemdynamics,andtheroleofhumanactivitiesonthesechanges.
JohnShepherd
ProfessorialResearchFellowinEarthSystemScience,SchoolofOcean&EarthScience,UniversityofSouthampton
Bio:JohnShepherdisanoceanographerandEarthsystemscientistwithaspecialinterestintheroleof
theoceansinclimatechange,especiallyinpastnaturalchangesofclimate.Hewasafoundermember
oftheGENIEmodelingprojectandoftheTyndallCentreforClimateChangeResearch,andrecently
chairedtheRoyalSocietystudyonGeoengineeringtheClimate:Science,Governanceand
Uncertainty
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StevenSmith
SeniorScientist,JointGlobalChangeResearchInstitute
Bio:Smithsresearchfocusesonlong-termsocio-economicscenariosandtheinterfacebetweensocio-
economicsystemsandtheclimatesystemintheareasofaerosols/pollutants/greenhousegases,
historicalsulfurdioxideemissions,energyefficiency,renewableenergy,andthecarbon-cycle.
RobertSocolow
Professor,MechanicalandAerospaceEngineering,PrincetonUniversity
Bio:RobertH.SocolowteachesinboththeSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedScienceandthe
WoodrowWilsonSchoolofPublicandInternationalAffairs.WithecologistStephenPacala,Socolow
leadstheUniversity'sCarbonMitigationInitiative.Hisresearchfocusesontechnologyandpolicyfor
fossilfuelsunderclimateconstraints.Hewasawardedthe2003LeoSzilardLectureshipAwardbythe
AmericanPhysicalSociety:Forleadershipinestablishingenergyandenvironmentalproblemsas
legitimateresearchfieldsforphysicists,andfordemonstratingthatthesebroadlydefinedproblems
canbeaddressedwiththehighestscientificstandards.SocolowearnedaB.A.inl959(summacum
laude)andPh.D.intheoreticalhighenergyphysicsinl964fromHarvardUniversity.
RichardSomerville
DistinguishedProfessorEmeritusandResearchProfessor,ScrippsInstitutionofOceanography,
UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego
Bio:RichardSomerville,professoratScrippsInstitutionofOceanographysince1979,isaCoordinating
LeadAuthoroftheIPCCFourthAssessmentReportandaco-authorofthe2009Copenhagen
Diagnosis(www.copenhagendiagnosis.org).
JayaramanSrinivasan
Chairman,DivechacentreforClimateChange,IndianInstituteofScience,Bangalore,India
Bio:Iaminterestedinunderstandingtheimpactofclimatechangeonmonsoons.IwasaleadauthorinthesecondandfourthassessmentofIPCC(WG1)
CourtneySt.John
OutreachCoordinatorforNavysTaskForceClimateChange,OfficeoftheOceanographeroftheNavy
Bio:CourtneySt.JohnreceivedamastersdegreeinenvironmentalplanningfromClemsonUniversity
andpriortohercurrentpositionwasaJohnA.KnaussMarinePolicyFellowintheOfficeofthe
OceanographeroftheNavy.
StuartStrand
ResearchProfessorinDepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,UniversityofWashingtonBio:Dr.Strandhasbeenapioneerinresearchonbiotreatmentofwastewaters,bioremediation,and
phytoremediation.Recentworkincludesacarbonbalanceofsequestrationofcropresiduesinthe
deepocean.
PabloSuarez
Associatedirectorofprograms,RedCross/RedCrescentClimateCentre;ResearchScholar,
InternationalInstituteforAppliedSystemsAnalysis(IIASA)
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Bio:Dr.PabloSuarezisaresearcherandpractitioneronclimateriskmanagement,addressing
institutionalintegrationacrossdisciplinesandgeographicscales.Hehasworkedwithhumanitarianand
developmentorganizationsinover40countries.
MasahiroSugiyama
Researcher,CentralResearchInstituteofElectricPowerIndustry,Socio-EconomicResearchCenter
Bio:ResearcheratCIREPIinJapan(electricutilitiesresearchinstitute)withabackgroundofclimate
scienceandtechnologypolicy.Currentworkingonbothmitigation(withelectrictechnologies)and
geoengineering.
JudithSwift
Director,CoastalInstitute&ProfessorofCommunicationStudies,UniversityofRhodeIsland(URI)
Bio:Swiftsresearchfocusesonthecommunicationofsciencetothepublicincludingtrainingdoctoral
studentsintechniquesfortranslation.Shealsodevelopstheatricalworkstopromotescienceliteracy
throughemotionallearning.
SamThernstromResidentFellowandCo-Director,AEIGeoengineeringProject,AmericanEnterpriseInstitute
Bio:IamaresidentfellowattheAmericanEnterpriseInstitute,whereIco-directaprojectexploring
thepolicyimplicationsof,andquestionsrelatedto,geoengineering.
BobThronson
VicePresident,GryphonCapitalManagement
Bio:Businessexecutivefocusedonturningpotentialclimatechangesolutionsintoreality.Involvedin
energyefficiencyandcarbonsequestrationprojects,andeffortstoeducatethegeneralpublicabout
oceanacidification
SimoneTilmes
ProjectScientist
Bio:SimoneTilmesisinterestedstratosphericchemistryanddynamics,UpperTroposphereLower
Stratosphere,long-rangeimpactoftropospherepollutions,theevaluationofChemistryClimate
models,andtheimpactofgeo-engineeringonstratosphericchemistryandclimate.
DennisTirpak
SeniorFellow,WorldResourcesInstitute
Bio:DennisTirpakhasworkedonclimatechangesince1985.HehasheldpositionswithTexacoand
Alcoa,theUSEPA;theUNSecretariatfortheUNFCCCandOECD.HeiscurrentlyaSeniorFellowatthe
WRIinWashingtonD.C,advisingbusinesses,governments,andinternationalorganizations.
ClaireTomkins
DirectorofResearch,CarbonWarRoom
Bio:ClaireDanielleTomkinsisanexpertinresourcemarketsandenvironmentalmanagement,with10
yearsexperienceworkingonabroadrangeofenvironmentalissuesand,recently,assessingenergy
technologies.SheholdsaPhDfromStanfordUniversityinMS&E.
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WilliamTravis
Director,CenterforScienceandTechnologyPolicyResearch,CooperativeInstituteforResearchin
EnvironmentalScience(CIRES);AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofGeography
Bio:BillTravisstudiesthehumandimensionsofclimatechange,landuseandnaturalhazards,with
projectsonsocialresponsetoextremeclimatechangeandpotentialearlywarningsofabruptchange.
LisaVanArsdale
SeniorAnalystintheNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentDivision,USGovernmentAccountabilityOffice
Bio:LisaiscurrentlyleadingaGAOprojectexamininggeoengineeringfortheChairoftheHouse
CommitteeonScienceandTechnology.Education:Undergraduatedegreeingeology,graduatedegree
inpublicadministration.
NaomiVaughan
SeniorResearchAssociate
Bio:IrecentlycompletedmyPhDthesis,ClimateChangeMitigationandGeoengineeringandnow
haveathree-yearpostattheTyndallCentreasaResearchFellowtopursuemyresearchinterests.
DavidVictor
Professor/DirectoroftheLaboratoryonInternationalLawandRegulation
Bio:DavidVictorisaprofessorattheSchoolofInternationalRelationsandPacificStudiesanddirector
oftheSchoolsLaboratoryonInternationalLawandRegulation,whichexploreswhen(andwhy)
internationallawswork.
ChrisVivian
PrincipalScientificAdvisor
Bio:ChrisadvisesUKgovernmentonissuesrelatingtothemarineenvironmentalimpactsofhuman
activities.HeiscurrentlytheChairmanoftheScientificGroupsoftheLondonConventionandProtocol.
GernotWagner
Economist,EnvironmentalDefenseFund
Bio:GernotWagnerisaneconomistintheClimateandAirProgram.Hespecializesonglobal
greenhousegasemissionreductionpathwaysandworksondevelopingandapplyingeconomically
soundclimatepolicyintheU.S.andinternationally.
JamesWang
Scientist,EnvironmentalDefenseFund
Bio:AnatmosphericscientistwithaPh.D.fromHarvard,Iconductresearchandeducatethepublicon
scientificandpolicyaspectsofglobalwarming,airquality,andanthropogenicperturbationofthe
nitrogencycle.
GregWannier
Editor,StanfordJournalofLaw,ScienceandPolicy
KellyWanser
eCert,Inc
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AndrewWatson
RoyalSocietyResearchProfessor,UniversityofEastAnglia
Bio:Fieldsofresearch:TheEarthsystem,inparticularthemarinecarboncycleandair-sea
interactions,andcontrolsonatmosphericandoceaniccompositionthroughtime.
NaomiWebber
DeputyDirector,RCUKOfficeintheUS
Bio:NaomiWebberistheDeputyDirectorfortheResearchCouncilsUK(RCUK)OfficeintheUS.RCUK
invests$4.2billionperyearintheUKinbasicresearch,trainingandinnovationactivities.
A.JoshuaWest
AssistantProfessor(ZinsmeyerEarlyCareerChairinGeochemistry),USCEarthSciences
VisitingResearcher,UniversityofOxfordEarthSciences
Bio:Anearly-careerresearcherwhofocusesonchemicalweatheringandtheglobalcarboncycle,with
interestindevelopingtechnologiesandmethodsforusingaccelerated/enhancedweatheringto
removeCO2fromtheatmosphere.
JamesonWetmore
AssistantProfessor,ConsortiumforScience,Policy&Outcomes,ArizonaStateUniversity
Bio:JamesonWetmorestudiesthehistory,sociology,politics,andethicsoftechnologytobetter
understandhowtoreflecton,shape,anddirectsocialandtechnologicalchange.Heco-edited
Technology&Society:BuildingourSociotechnicalFuture(MITPress,2008)
DanielWhaley
CEO,Climos
Bio:DanWhaleyistheCEOofClimos,aSanFranciscobasedresearchservicescompanyfoundedtoadvanceearlystagetrialsofclimateinterventiontechniques.Previouslyhestartedthefirstonline
travelcompany.
KevinWhilden
Climos
RoyWhitehurst
USGovernmentAnalyst
LeslieWickman
ResearchScientistBio:LeslieWickmancurrentlyworksasaSeniorEngineeringSpecialistatTheAerospaceCorporation,
aswellasdirectoroftheCenterforResearchinScience(CRIS)atAzusaPacificUniversity(APU).Sheis
aninternationallyrespectedresearchscientistandengineeringconsultant.Hercurrentprojectsinclude
researchonglobalclimatechangeandnationalsecurityissues,assessmentoffuturespacemission
technologies,humanfactorsissuesinextremeenvironments,andsustainablewaterreclamation
systems.
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TomWigley
Retired
Bio:WigleytrainedasameteorologistinAustralia.HewasDirectoroftheClimaticResearchUnit,
UniversityofEastAngliafrom1979to1993,beforemovingtoNCAR,Boulder,COasaSeniorScientist.
JamesWilsdon
Director,RoyalSocietySciencePolicyCentre
Bio:JamesbecameDirectoroftheSciencePolicyCentreinSeptember2008.Heisresponsibleforthe
developmentofthecentre,andfortheSociety'sUKandinternationalpolicywork.
OliverWingenter
AssociateProfessorofAtmosphericChemistry;Co-DirectorGeophysicalResearchCenter
Bio:Wingenterworksonatmospheric,oceanandclimateresearchandsolutionsusingvarious
empiricalandtheoreticalapproaches.
DavidWinickoff
AssistantProfessorofBioethicsandSociety,DepartmentofEnvironmentalScience,PolicyandManagement,UCBerkeley
Bio:AnassistantprofessoratUCBerkeleyandaHarvardtrainedlawyer,Winickoffwritesandteaches
onthegovernanceofscienceandtechnology,sitsonanumberofethicsadvisoryboardsatAcademic
MedicalCenters,andhasbeeninvolvedinlitigationattheWorldTradeOrganizationonGMO
regulation.
OranYoung
Professor,UniversityofCaliforniaatSantaBarbara
Bio:OranYoungisarenownedArcticexpertandworldleaderinthefieldsofinternationalgovernance
andenvironmentalinstitutions.Hisresearchfocusincludescollectivechoice,socialinstitutionsandinternationalregimes.
FrankZeman
AssistantProfessorNewYorkInstituteofTechnology
Bio:Dr.ZemanisthedirectoroftheCenterforMetropolitanSustainabilityattheNewYorkInstituteof
Technology.HealsoteachesgraduatelevelcoursesinEnergyManagementandEnvironmental
Technology
CharlieZender
ProfessorofEarthSystemScience,UCIrvine
Bio:Mygroupstudiesdust,snow,fire,wind,andtheirinteractionswithclimateandhealth.Ialsoteachundergraduatesaboutgeoengineering.Wediscussscientific,technical,economic,andethicalissues.
It'sprovocative!
RAPPORTEURS
BidishaBanerjee
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M.E.M.candidateatYaleForestry&EnvironmentSchool
Bio:BidishaBanerjeestudiesfast-trackclimatemitigationstrategies(includingblackcarboncontrol
andbiocharproduction),geo-engineeringgovernance,andclimatepolicyinChina,Indiaandsmall
islandstates.
NoahBonnheim
B.A.candidateatColbyCollege;B.E.candidateatDartmouthCollege
Bio:IamacurrentlypursuingaB.A.inScience,Technology,&SocietyatColbyCollegeandaB.E.in
mechanicalengineeringatDartmouthCollege.Ihavewrittenanarticleonthehistoryof
geoengineeringforWileyInterdisciplinaryReview:ClimateChangewhichhasbeenacceptedfor
publicationin2010.
GeorgeCollins
J.D.candidateatYaleLawSchool;M.E.M.candidateatYaleForestry&EnvironmentSchool
Bio:GeorgeCollinsstudiesthelawandsocioecologyofclimatechange,examiningquestionsofrisk,
responsibility,andeconomicsinlightofactuallyexistingworldwideflowsofmaterials,energy,and
greenhousegases.
RachelHauser
Sciencewriter/MSccandidateinEnvironmentalSciencesatCUasofFall2010
Bio:Asciencewriterforthepast12years,RachelworksattheNationalCenterforAtmospheric
Research.ShewillbeginamastersdegreeinsciencepolicyattheUniversityofColoradoinFall2010.
BenjaminKravitz
Graduateassistantinatmosphericsciencesprogram,RutgersUniversity
Bio:Benisa3rdPh.D.studentintheatmosphericsciencesprogramatRutgersUniversity.Hisresearch
involvesclimatemodelsimulationsofgeoengineeringwithstratosphericsulfateaerosols.
AshleyMercer
GraduateStudent,UniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyBio:MyPh.D.researchisfocusedonhowemergingscienceintersectswithpublicpolicyandmanaging
uncertainty.IhaveanMPAinenvironmentalscienceandworkedasaregulatorofscientificresearch
intheCanadianArctic.
AmandaReynolds
Student,ColbyCollege
Bio:IstudyScience,TechnologyandSociety.IaminterestedinEnvironmentalScienceandthe
historicalaspectsthatsurroundgeoengineering.
JesseReynolds
Graduatestudent,UniversityofTilburgInstituteforLaw,Technology,andSociety
Bio:JessewillsoonbeginaPh.D.-trackprojectexamingthedevelopmentandimplementationofthe
oversightofgeoengineering.Hehasstudiedtheimpactsandgovernanceofemergingtechnologies
academicallyandprofessionally.
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KateRicke
PhDstudent
Bio:KateRickeisadoctoralstudentintheDepartmentofEngineeringandPublicPolicyatCarnegie
MellonUniversity.Herdissertationresearchfocusesonlarge-ensemblemodelingofstratospheric
SRM.
GabrielleWong-Parodi
PhDCandidateintheEnergyandResourcesGroupatUCBerkeley
Bio:GabrielleisaPhDcandidateintheEnergyandResourcesGroupatUCBerkeley.Herworkfocuses
onevaluatingthequalitydecisionsmadefrompublicparticipationapproachesdesignedtohelpnon-
expertsmakethoughtfulchoicesaboutclimatechangemitigationtechnologies.
MEDIA
ChrisAikenhead
AudioVisualSupportBio:IwillbeworkingwiththeCBCtelevisioncrewwhichisfilmingadocumentaryaboutGeo-
Engineering.
LeeBuric
IndependentFilmmaker
PatrickBrereton
TelevisionDocumentarySoundRecordist
Bio:IamtheSoundRecordistfortheCBCtelevisiondocumentaryaboutGeo-Engineering.
ChristopherCokinos
AssociateProfessorofEnglish/Writer
Bio:TheauthorofTheFallenSky:AnIntimateHistoryofShootingStars(Tarcher/Penguin),I'vehad
workrecentlyintheL.A.TimesandamwritingaboutgeoengineeringforTheAmericanScholar.
JohnCollins
TelevisionDocumentaryDirectorofPhotography
Bio:IamtheDirectorofPhotography(cameraman)oftheCBCtelevisiondocumentaryaboutGeo-
Engineering.
GwynethCravens
Writer
Bio:PowertoSavetheWorld:TheTruthAboutNuclearEnergy(Knopf,2007;Vintage2008).Articles
onscience,othertopicsforTheNewYorker,NewYorkTimes,WashingtonPost,otherperiodicals.
GwynneDyer
FreelanceJournalist
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Bio:PhDhistoryKingsCollegeLondon.Twice-weeklycolumn:175papersin45countries.VariousTV
series(War,PBS1985;TheHumanRace,CBC/ABC1996).Lastbook:ClimateWars
ErikaEngelhaupt
DeputyNewsEditor
Bio:ErikaEngelhaupteditsnewsandfeaturesasScienceNewsmagazinesdeputynewseditor.Shehas
reportedonscienceandenvironmentforEnvironmentalScience&Technology,thePhiladelphia
InquirerandNPR.
JeffGoodell
Writer
Bio:JeffGoodellisabest-sellingauthorandjournalist.Hislatestbook,HowtoCoolthePlanet:
GeoengineeringandtheAudaciousQuesttoFixEarthsClimatewillbepublishedinAprilbyHoughton
MifflinHarcourt.HeisaContributingEditoratRollingStone,andhisworkhasappearedinmany
publications,includingTheNewRepublic,TheWashingtonPost,andTheNewYorkTimesMagazine.
CherylHogueSeniorcorrespondent,Chemical&EngineeringNewsBio:BasedinWashington,D.C.,CherylHoguereportsonclimatechangepolicyforChemical&
EngineeringNews.SheisontheboardofdirectorsoftheSocietyofEnvironmentalJournalists.
BenKalina
IndependentFilmProducer
Bio:Iproducedocumentariesaboutsubjectsrelatedtoscienceandtheenvironment.Iamcurrently
producingadocumentaryaboutgeo-engineeringandclimateinterventions,whichiswhyI'm
interestedinattendingtheconferenceatAsilomar.
EliKintisch
Reporter,Sciencemagazine
Bio:OutinApril,mynewbookongeoengineering,HackthePlanetwillbepublishedbyWileyand
Sons.IcoverclimateandenergypolicyforScience.
OliverMorton
EnergyandEnvironmentEditor,TheEconomist
Bio:FormerChiefNewsandFeaturesEditor,Nature,EditorinChief,WiredUK,Scienceand
Technology.Editor,TheEconomist.AuthorofMappingMarsandEatingtheSun.
JimRendon
FreelancewriterwithMotherJonesmagazine
Bio:JimRendonisafreelancejournalistbasedinBrooklyn,NY.HeswrittenforTheNewYorkTimes
Magazine,theTimesnewspaper,SmartMoney,Metropolis,MensJournalandotherpublications.
ShannonService
JournalistBio:ShannonServicehas10yearsofmediaexperienceonprojectsforHBO,PBSandsatellite
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television.Herworkhasrangedfromwarreportingtolive-streamingvideoonMountEverest.Sheis
nowaMasterscandidateatUCBerkeley.
JeffTollefson
Journalist
Bio:JeffTollefsonisaWashingtoncorrespondentforNaturemagazine.Hecoversenergyand
environmentalissues,includingscienceandtheinternationalclimatepolicy.
BetteThompson
DocumentaryFilmProducer
Bio:IamtheproduceroftheCBCtelevisiondocumentaryaboutGeo-Engineering.
JerryThompson
DocumentaryFilmmakerBio:IamthedirectorandwriteroftheCBCtelevisiondocumentaryaboutGeo-Engineering.
CLIMATERESPONSEFUNDandCLIMATEINSTITUTESTAFF
BillBennett
Marketing/communicationsconsultant
Bio:BillBennettisawriterandissuesmanagementconsultantbasedintheSanFranciscoBayarea.
CathyCook
CommunicationsforClimateResponseFund
Bio:Forover20years,CathyCookhasbeenacommunicationandstrategicplanningconsultant
focusedonthehightechindustry.
John-MichaelCross
ResearchAssociate,ClimateInstitute
CorinneKisner
DirectorofOperations,ClimateInstitute
BillKohrs
VP.FinanceandAdministration
Bio:FinancialadvisortoClimateResponseFund
EdwardSullivan
CleanTechnologyMarketingandCommunicationsConsultant
Bio:EdwardSullivanhelpscleantechandrenewableenergycompaniesbringinnovative,carbon
reducingtechnologiestomarketthroughtargetedmarketingandstrategiccommunicationscampaigns.