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Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Pages 161-168

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... He is an active participant in national and international advisory committees concerned with climate and air pollution, and has served on the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Radiative Forcing Effects of Climate, the Climate Research Committee, and the Board on Global Change.
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... , and the NRC Committee on the Science of Climate Change.
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... She also brings expertise in evaluating research progress, having recently served on the NRC Committee on Metrics for Global Change Research. James W
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From page 164...
... Notable committee appointments include the Potsdam Institute of Climate Change Research Science Advisory Board, the U.K. Tyndall Institute for Climate Change Scientific Advisory Committee, and the NRC Committee on the Human Dimension of Global Change.
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... Her research interests focus on the human dimensions of global climate change, especially concerning the use of technical and scientific knowledge in climate-related policy and adaptation in less developed countries, the impact of technocratic decision making on democracy and equity, and natural resources (especially water) governance.
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... Dr. Mosley-Thompson has served on a number of NRC committees concerned with climate and polar regions, including the Committee on Glaciology, the Polar Research Board, and the Board on Global Change.
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... In previous positions at Amoco, he helped develop strategies for converting gas to liquids and oxygenates and for implementing chemical technologies, managed the engineering and process evaluation group for new chemical products development, and led a team to develop new reactor technology for converting methane to syngas.
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