CCSP Workshop, November 2005 Biographical Information Joel Scheraga
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Joel ScheragaDirector, Global Change Research, Environmental Protection Agency Dr. Joel D. Scheraga is the National Program Director for the Global Change Research Program and the Mercury Research Program in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development. He directs policy-relevant assessments of the potential impacts of global change (particularly climate change and climate variability) on air quality, water quality, ecosystems, and human health. Dr. Scheraga is also the EPA Principal Representative to the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), which coordinates and integrates scientific research on climate and global change supported by the U.S. Government. He was a Lead Author of the CCSP Strategic Plan released in 2003. Dr. Scheraga is actively involved in international research and assessment activities. He has served as a faculty member for the annual International Water Management Course held by the Swiss Federal Institute of Environmental Science and Technology in Switzerland. He is a co-author of the 2005 Health Synthesis Report that is part of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. He was a co-editor and lead author of the book, Climate Change and Human Health: Risks and Responses, released by the World Health Organization (WHO) in December 2003. He also co-authored the 2003 WHO report, Methods of Assessing Human Vulnerability and Public Health Adaptation to Climate Change. He co-authored a white paper in 2003 on the effects of climate change on water quality in the Great Lakes Region for the US/Canada International Joint Commission’s Water Quality Board. And he was a Lead Author of the 1997 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) North American Regional Assessment, and an Assisting Lead Author for the 1994 IPCC Technical Guidelines for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations. Dr. Scheraga has been a member of several official U.S. Delegations to the international meetings of the IPCC. Dr. Scheraga received an A.B. degree in geology-mathematics/physics from Brown University in 1976, an M.A. in economics from Brown University in 1979, and a Ph.D. in economics from Brown University in 1981. Prior to joining EPA, he was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Rutgers University from 1981-1987, and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University from 1985-1986. He has published numerous articles on global climate change, environmental economics, public policy, the integration of science and policy in multidisciplinary programs, and applied microeconomics and microeconomic theory. Dr. Scheraga was the recipient of the 2004 inaugural Horace Mann Distinguished Gradual School Alumni Award presented by Brown University. The award is given to Graduate School alumni who have made distinguished contributions to society through their scholarship and related professional activities. He has also received five EPA Bronze Medals. |
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