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The most recent of his 48 books are Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems (committee chair) , National Academy Press, 1992; Environmental Literacy and Beyond, 1993; Implementing Integrated Environmental Management, 1994; Ecological Toxicity Testing: Scale Complexity and Relevance, 1995; Rehabilitating Damaged Ecosystems, Second Edition, 1995; and Handbook of Ecotoxicology, 1995.
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ROBERT COSTANZA is director of the Maryland International Institute for Ecological Economics, and professor in the Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies at the University of Maryland. Before joining the University of Maryland, Costanza held positions at Louisiana State University and the Illinois Natural History Survey.
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With Ralph Alpher in 1948, Herman made the first theoretical prediction that the universe should now be filled with a cosmic microwave background radiation, which is key evidence for the validity of the Big Bang model of the origin of the universe. Awards to Herman include the 1993 Henry Draper Medal of the National Academy of Sciences, the Magellanic Premium of the American Philosophical Society (1975)
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Lindstedt-Siva served on the National Science Board and the EPA Science Advisory Board panels on environmental risk reduction and bioremediation as a spill cleanup method. She serves on the National Academy of Sciences Polar Research Board.
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Before joining the University of Illinois, Schaeffer served for 12 years as science adviser and chief of toxicology and statistics at the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Schaeffer's interests are in toxicology, statistical modeling, bioassay development, and theoretical and conceptual aspects of ecosystem "health." He has published numerous papers on these topics.
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Soileau has helped ARCO reduce costs and increase operating and hydrocarbon recovery efficiency through the application of innovative concepts, including unmanned remote offshore platforms, enhanced oil recovery methods, and nearshore oil field development using long-reach directional drilling, and subsea gas field development. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a graduate of Louisiana State University.
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His undergraduate degree is in earth science (geological concentration) from Pennsylvania State University, and he holds a master's degree in environmental engineering from Louisiana State University.
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