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Appendix A: Biographical Information on Board Members and Staff
Pages 333-344

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From page 333...
... Frieman was awarded a National Science Foundation Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship in 1964, the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 1970, the Department of Energy Distinguished Service Medal in 1984, and the Richtmyer Award from the American Physical Society in 1984. He has served on numerous science advisory panels and committees, including the Vice President's Space Advisory Board, the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science, the White House Science Council, and the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.
From page 334...
... Clark is the Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development at Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government.
From page 335...
... Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. After doing research in underwater sound and ocean acoustics, he served for a dozen years in a number of governmental and intergovernmental positions, including deputy director of Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Department of Defense, assistant secretary of the Navy for research and development, assistant executive director of the United Nations Environmental Program, and administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
From page 336...
... Dr. Harwood returned to Michigan State University in 1990 to assume teaching and research responsibilities and continue extension activities in sustainable development.
From page 337...
... Mahlman has served on the Joint Scientific Committee of the World Climate Research Program, been a Councilor of the American Meteorological Society, chaired the advisory committee for National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mission to Planet Earth, and is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Department of Energy's Climate Change Prediction Program. He is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, was awarded the Presidential Distinguished Rank Award, and received the American Meteorological Society's highest honor, the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal.
From page 338...
... He received the Distinguished Member Award for Research Achievement from the Texas A&M University Chapter of Sigma XI, the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Geosciences and Earth Resources Council, and the Distinguished Service Award of the National Science Foundation for "his lasting impact on the
From page 339...
... Throughout his business career, Mr. Miller has taken an active part in public service, contributing as chairman of the Conference Board, the National Alliance of Business, the President's Committee on HIRE, and the US Industrial Payroll Savings Bond Committee, as well as co-chair of the US-USSR Trade Economics Council and the Polish-US Economic Council.
From page 340...
... He conceived and implemented widely used planning tools for these purposes including the Long Range Energy Alternative Policy system, the Water Evaluation and Planning system, and the PoleStar System for integrated sustainable development analysis. He has provided policy assessments for numerous governments and private organizations throughout the world.
From page 341...
... He has authored and coauthored nine books and numerous technical publications, many of which focus on the economies of technical change and agricultural development. He has served on the President's Council of Academic Advisors and assumed the role of Agricultural Economist for the Rockefeller Foundation at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines.
From page 342...
... He previously served as president of the American Meteorological Society, on the President's National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, on the Secretary of Energy's Advisory Board, and on several National Research Council boards and panels. He is President of the Black Environmental Sciences Trust.
From page 343...
... Sigman joined the National Research Council as a research associate with the Board on Sustainable Development and the Committee on Global Change Research in February 1997. She holds an A.B.


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