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Meet Our UCS Experts

Don Anair, Senior Analyst/Engineer
Berkeley, CA

Don Anair, a senior analyst/engineer, is an expert on diesel pollution, advanced vehicle technologies, and alternative fuels.

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Angela Ledford Anderson, Director, Climate and Energy Program
Washington, D.C

Angela Ledford Anderson is the director of the UCS Climate and Energy Program. She is leading UCS's efforts to persuade government officials to enact policies that encourage clean energy and result in global warming emission reductions.

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Jasmin Ansar, Western States Climate Economist
Berkeley, CA

Jasmin Ansar is an economist with the Climate program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. The focus of her work is designing and advocating for effective global warming policies with particular emphasis on proposals currently being reviewed in California and as part of the Western Climate Initiative.

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Doug Boucher, Director of the Tropical Forest and Climate Initiative, and acting coordinator for international climate/energy
Washington, D.C

Doug Boucher is the director of the Tropical Forest and Climate Initiative at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). He is leading UCS's efforts to persuade Congress to pass climate legislation that provides financial support for preserving tropical forests to curtail global warming emissions.

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Rachel Cleetus, Senior Climate Economist
Cambridge, MA

Rachel Cleetus, an economist with the Climate program, designs and advocates for effective global warming policies at the federal, regional, state, and international levels.

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Steve Clemmer, Director of Energy Research, Climate and Energy Program
Cambridge, MA

Steve Clemmer, director of energy research, Climate and Energy Program, is an expert on renewable-energy project implementation at the state and federal levels.

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Regina R. Clewlow, Kendall Science Fellow in Clean Vehicles
Cambridge, MA

Regina R. Clewlow is a UCS Kendall Science Fellow in Clean Vehicles. Her research is focused on examining demand for and environmental impacts of high-speed rail and air transportation systems.

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Nancy Cole, Director of Outreach, Climate and Energy Program
Cambridge, MA

Nancy Cole is the director of outreach for UCS's Climate and Energy Program.

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Ethan Davis, Energy Analyst
Cambridge, MA

Ethan Davis is an energy analyst with expertise in sustainable energy systems.

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Jonathan Dean, Adviser on Global Security Issues
Washington, D.C

Ambassador Jonathan Dean, adviser on global security issues, is an expert on issues related to national and European security, arms control, and international peacekeeping.

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Jeff Deyette, Senior Energy Analyst
Cambridge, MA

Jeff Deyette is an energy analyst with expertise in renewable energy and resource and environmental management.

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Brenda Ekwurzel, Climate Scientist, Assistant Director of Climate Research and Analysis
Washington, D.C

Brenda Ekwurzel is leading UCS's climate science education work aimed at strengthening support for strong federal climate legislation and sound U.S. climate policies.

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Steve Frenkel, Midwest Office Director
Chicago, IL

Steve Frenkel is the Midwest office director for the Union of Concerned Scientists and is an expert in energy policy.

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David Friedman, Deputy Director and Senior Engineer
Washington, D.C

David Friedman is the deputy director of the Clean Vehicles Program at UCS and is an expert on advancements in conventional, fuel cell, and hybrid electric vehicles, with an emphasis on clean and efficient technologies.

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Peter Frumhoff, Director of Science & Policy
Cambridge, MA

Peter Frumhoff, director of science and policy, is a global change ecologist with expertise in climate change impacts, climate science and policy, tropical forest conservation and management, and biological diversity.

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Laura Grego, Senior Scientist, Global Security Program
Cambridge, MA

Laura Grego, a scientist in the Global Security Program, is an expert on space security issues.

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Francesca Grifo, Senior Scientist and Director, Scientific Integrity Program
Washington, D.C

Francesca Grifo, senior scientist and director of the Scientific Integrity Program, is an expert in biodiversity conservation, environmental education, and scientific integrity.

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Lisbeth Gronlund, Senior Scientist & Co-Director, Global Security Program
Cambridge, MA

Lisbeth Gronlund, co-director of the Global Security Program, is an expert on technical issues related to ballistic missile defenses, ballistic missile proliferation, international fissile material controls, and nuclear arms control.

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Doug Gurian-Sherman, Senior Scientist, Food & Environment Program
Washington, D.C

Doug Gurian-Sherman, a senior scientist with the Food and Environment Program, is a widely cited expert on biotechnology and genetically engineered food.

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Noel Gurwick, Senior Scientist
Washington, D.C

Noel Gurwick, a senior scientist with the Food and Environment Program, studies carbon and nitrogen cycling in terrestrial, groundwater, and stream ecosystems.

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Daniel Kalb, California Policy Manager
Berkeley, CA

Dan Kalb, California policy manager, is an expert on environmental policy in California.

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Jim Kliesch, Research Director
Washington, D.C

Jim Kliesch, an engineer with expertise in clean and efficient vehicle technologies, is a senior engineer with UCS.

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Kevin Knobloch, President
Cambridge, MA

Kevin Knobloch, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on environmental and arms control issues.

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Gregory Kulacki, Senior Analyst, China Project Manager
Cambridge, MA

Gregory Kulacki is a respected expert on the People's Republic of China.

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Dave Lochbaum, Director, Nuclear Safety Project
Washington, D.C

David Lochbaum, Director of the Nuclear Safety Project, is one of the nation's top independent experts on nuclear power.

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Edwin Lyman, Senior Scientist, Global Security
Washington, D.C

Edwin Lyman, a senior scientist in the Global Security Program, is an expert on nuclear weapons policy, nuclear materials, and nuclear terrorism.

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Jeremy Martin, Senior Scientist
Washington, D.C

Jeremy Martin, a senior scientist in the Clean Vehicles Program, evaluates the impact of biofuels and fuel policy on global warming pollution and oil dependence.

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Margaret Mellon, Senior Scientist, Food & Environment Program
Washington, D.C

Margaret Mellon, senior scientist with the Food and Environment Program, is one of the nation's most respected experts on biotechnology and food safety.

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Alden Meyer, Director of Strategy & Policy
Washington, D.C

Alden Meyer, director of strategy and policy for the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on international and domestic climate change policy.

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Kranti Mulik, Senior Economist
Washington, D.C

Kranti Mulik is a senior economist in the Food & Environment Program and has expertise in land use and climate change as well as global agricultural markets.

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Jeffrey O'Hara, Agricultural Economist
Washington, D.C

Jeffrey O’Hara is an agricultural economist in the Food & Environment Program at UCS where he researches and advocates for federal programs that provide financial incentives to farmers engaging in environmentally sustainable practices.

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Liz Perera, Senior Washington Representative
Washington, D.C

Liz Martin Perera, senior Washington representative for Climate Change Policy at UCS, has extensive expertise the public health impacts of climate change and climate change policy.

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Karen Perry-Stillerman, Senior Analyst, Food & Environment Program
Washington, D.C

Karen Perry-Stillerman, a senior analyst in the Food and Environment Program, leads the Union of Concerned Scientists' effort to protect the food supply from crops that are genetically engineered to produce pharmaceutical and industrial chemicals.

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Maureen Reno, Senior Energy Economist
Cambridge, MA

Maureen Reno is an energy economist with expertise in the development of clean energy technologies and sustainable energy policies in the electricity sector.

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Kathleen M. Rest, Executive Director
Cambridge, MA

Kathleen Rest, executive director of the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on public health and the environment.

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Jeremy Richardson, Kendall Science Fellow in Clean Energy Innovation
Washington, D.C

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Michelle Robinson, Director, Clean Vehicles Program/DC Office Co-Director
Washington, D.C

Michelle Robinson, director of the Clean Vehicles Program, is a recognized expert on state and federal transportation policy.

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John Rogers, Senior Energy Analyst/Advocate
Cambridge, MA

John Rogers, a senior analyst in the Climate & Energy Program at UCS, manages the energy and water project, which is helping implement a range of renewable energy, climate, and other clean energy policies.

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Todd Sanford, Climate Scientist
Washington, D.C

Todd Sanford is a climate scientist with the Climate and Energy Program at UCS where he focuses on the public health impacts of and the financial costs associated with climate change.

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Lexi Shultz, Climate and Energy Legislative Director
Washington, D.C

Lexi Shultz, Climate and Energy Legislative Director at the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on federal climate change policy.

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Erika Spanger-Siegfried, Senior Analyst, Climate & Energy Program
Cambridge, MA

Erika Spanger-Siegfried manages the energy and water project, a collaboration between the Union of Concerned Scientists and a multi-disciplinary team of more than 40 scientists from across the region.

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Justin Tatham, Washington Representative
Washington, D.C

Justin Tatham is the Washington representative for the Food & Environment program and specializes in agriculture, food, and farm bill policy.

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Ellen Vancko, Nuclear Energy & Climate Change Project Manager
Washington, D.C

Ellen Vancko is a widely respected authority on energy issues and brings to UCS more than 30 years of experience as an energy policy analyst and advocate.

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Marchant Wentworth, Washington Representative, Clean Energy Program
Washington, D.C

Marchant Wentworth, legislative representative for the Clean Energy Program, is an expert on renewable energy and energy efficiency policy.

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Jalonne L. White-Newsome, Kendall Science Fellow in Climate Change and Public Health
Washington, D.C

Jalonne L. White-Newsome is a Kendall Science Fellow at UCS and is an expert in climate change and public health.

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Laura Wisland, Senior Energy Analyst
Berkeley, CA

As an energy analyst in the Clean Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Laura Wisland focuses on developing state policies that will effectively increase the amount of renewable energy used in California.

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David Wright, Senior Scientist & Co-Director, Global Security
Cambridge, MA

David Wright, co-director of the Global Security Program, is an established expert on the technical aspects of arms control, particularly those related to missile defense systems,missile proliferation, and space weapons.

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Stephen Young, Senior Analyst & Washington Representative, Global Security Program
Washington, D.C

Stephen Young is an expert on a wide range of arms control and international security issues, including national missile defense and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

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