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Appendix B--Biographic Information on the Committee on Scientific Tools and Approaches for Sustainability
Pages 116-120

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... He served as chair of the National Research Council Board on Radioactive Waste Management and of the Water Science and Technology Board. He served as a member of the Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the US Environmental Protection Agency.
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From page 117...
... She directed the Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological Research team for 6 years and other large interdisciplinary research teams funded by the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Institutes of Health. She was designated a US Presidential Faculty Fellow, has served on the National Research Council Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, and was a member of the National Research Council's Committee on a New Biology for the 21st Century: Ensuring That the United States Leads the Coming Biology Revolution.
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From page 118...
... He received awards for research from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Public Health Association, the Association of American Geographers, and the Society for Risk Analysis. He served as area editor for social sciences and then editor-in-chief of Risk Analysis: An International Journal during the period 2002–2103, and he continues as associate editor for environmental health for the American Journal of Public Health.
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... Dr. Kling leads an interdisciplinary research group that focuses on water quality and agricultural practices; has published over 60 journal articles and refereed book chapters; has received seven awards from professional associations for her research; has been principal investigator or coprincipal investigator on over $7 million of grants, including grants from the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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... From 2001 through 2005, he served as the American Chemistry Council's vice president for the Responsible Care initiatives, a performance program that includes environmental, health, and safety management; product stewardship; security; and other aspects of the business value chain. He has served on a number of National Research Council bodies, including the Committee to Review the Structure and Performance of the Health Effects Institute, the Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter, and the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.
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  • risk analysis
  • work focuses
  • gas development
  • associate editor

  • agency science
  • previously served
  • harvard school
  • environmental defense
  • environmental policies

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