The National Academies Institute of Medicine Committee on Decision Making Under Uncertainty
Meeting One
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Meeting Location:
The National Academies Keck Center
Room 110
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
1:30–3:00 p.m. | Discussion of Charge |
George Gray, Ph.D. Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development, EPA |
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3:00–3:30 p.m. | Adjourn Open Session |
Meeting Two
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Meeting Location:
The National Academies Keck Center
Room 110
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
12:30–1:30 p.m. | Uncertainty Analysis at the EPA |
Michael Callahan Formerly: EPA, ORD Regional Science Liaison, Region 6 |
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1:30–2:45 p.m. | Robert Brenner Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Review Office of Air and Radiation |
Bryan Hubbell Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Innovative Strategies and Economics Group |
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2:45 p.m. | Adjourn Open Session |
Friday, January 11, 2008 | |
8:30–9:00 a.m. | Incorporation of Risk and Uncertainty Analysis Principles into Decision Making Within the Army Corps of Engineers |
Todd S. Bridges, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Environmental Sciences U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center |
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9:00–9:30 a.m. | Discussion with the Committee |
9:30–10:00 a.m. | Stakeholder Views About the Use of Probabilistic Risk Assessments at EPA |
Carol J. Henry, Ph.D., D.A.B.T. Retired, American Chemistry Council |
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John Balbus, M.D., M.P.H. Chief Health Scientist, Program Director Environmental Defense Fund |
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10:00–10:30 a.m. | Discussion with Panelists |
10:30 a.m. | Adjourn Open Session |
Meeting Three
Friday, February 15, 2008
Meeting Location:
The National Academies Keck Center
Room 100
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
9:00–9:40 a.m. | A Brief History of Uncertainty Analysis and Decision Making at the EPA |
Granger Morgan, Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University |
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9:40–10:30 a.m. | Uncertainty and Decision Making at the FDA |
Robert Buchanan, Ph.D. Director, Office of Science Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food and Drug Administration |
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10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Uncertainty and Decision Making: Challenges at the EPA |
Marianne Horinko The Horinko Group Formerly, Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA |
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Lynn Goldman, M.D. Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Former, Assistant Administrator for Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA |
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Dan Greenbaum Health Effects Institute |
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12:00–12:30 p.m. | Discussion |
12:30–1:30 p.m. | Break for Lunch |
1:30–3:30 p.m. | Community Involvement in EPA Decision Making Under Uncertainty |
Peggy Shepard Executive Director, West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. |
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Nicky Sheats, Ph.D., J.D. Director, Center for the Urban Environment John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy Thomas Edison State College |
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Julia Brody, Ph.D. Executive Director, Silent Spring Institute |
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3:30–4:30 p.m. | Discussion with Panelists |
4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |