Kendall Science Fellows Program
The Kendall Science Fellows Program was established in 2008 to honor Nobel Prize winning physicist Henry Kendall, co-founder of UCS and long-time chair of our board. Kendall was known for his unique ability to shake up the status quo and catalyze new thinking, and UCS looks to Kendall Fellows to do the same.
Fellows work on policy-relevant research and priority is given to scientists working on innovative and forward-looking projects that are primarily scientific, technical, or analytic in nature. Approximately every two years, UCS will announce a competition for fellowships (up to two years in length) in one to two areas identified by UCS and approved by the Kendall Science Fellowship Advisory Committee.
The first class of Kendall Science Fellows is now in place, and we were delighted to see the spirit of innovation alive and well in their proposals.
Current Kendall Fellows
Regina R. Clewlow, Kendall Science
Fellow in Clean Vehicles, joined UCS in
September 2011. With Jim Kliesch, research director of the Clean Vehicles
program, as her supervisor and mentor, she is examining demand for
high-speed rail and air transportation systems, their environmental impacts, and
their performance under climate policies. She is
based in our Cambridge office through spring 2012 and in the DC office during
summer 2012. See Ms. Clewlow's bio.
Dr. Jeremy Richardson, Kendall Science Fellow in Clean
Energy Innovation, joined UCS in early January 2012 and
will be working from our DC office through August 2013. He will explore the fundamental cultural and economic
drivers of coal production in West Virginia. Steve Clemmer, director of energy research,
is his supervisor and mentor, and he is supported by both economists and scientists in the
Climate and Energy Program. See Dr. Richardson's bio.
Dr.
Jalonne White-Newsome, Kendall Science Fellow in Climate Change and
Public Health, joined UCS’s Climate and Energy Program in early August
2011, and is based in the Washington, DC UCS office. She’s working on the
public health impacts and costs of extreme heat in several US cities to inform
future adaptation plans in a changing climate. Brenda Ekwurzel, senior scientist, is her supervisor and mentor. See Dr. White-Newsome's bio.
About UCS: Founded in 1969, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent, science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and safer world. For more about our work on climate and energy. Learn more about the Union of Concerned Scientists.
About the Kendall Science Fellows Program: The program is being established to honor Nobel Prize winning physicist Henry Kendall who was with UCS from our beginnings and was the long-time chair of our board. Kendall was known for his unique ability to shake up the status quo and catalyze new thinking, and UCS looks to Kendall Fellows to do the same.
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