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RAND energy and environmental analyses help contextualize the effects of existing and proposed energy policies on the environment. Building on a long history of policy research, RAND helps balance the need for environmental protections and economic development.

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Beth Katz

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in education, Loyola Marymount University; B.A. in environmental science and policy, Columbia University

Lauren Kendrick

Assistant Policy Analyst
B.S. in applied physics, California Institute of Technology

Julie Kim

Senior Engineer
B.S. in civil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D. and M.S. in civil engineering, Stanford University; Executive Program in advanced project management, Stanford University; Executive Program in infrastructure in market economy, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government

Lisa Klautzer

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; Mag.Iur. in law, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

Debra Knopman

Vice President, RAND Corporation; Director, RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in geography and environmental engineering, Johns Hopkins University; M.S. in civil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.A. in chemistry, Wellesley College

Aaron Kofner

Research Programmer
M.S. in applied economics and management, Cornell University; M.A. in urban planning and transportation policy, University of California, Los Angeles

Beth E. Lachman

Senior Operations Research Analyst
B.S. in operations research, Cornell University; M.S. in operations research, Stanford University

Krista S. Langeland

Associate Physical Scientist
A.L.B. in natural sciences, Harvard University; Ph.D. in materials science, California Institute of Technology

Tom LaTourrette

Senior Physical Scientist
Ph.D. in geology, California Institute of Technology; B.A. in geology, University of California, Berkeley

Christopher Lau

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in economics, Duke University; B.A. in biology, UC Berkeley; B.A. in economics, UC Berkeley

Robert J. Lempert

Director, Frederick S. Pardee Center for Longer Range Global Policy and the Future Human Condition; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in applied physics, S.M. in applied physics and science policy, Harvard University; B.A.S. in physics and political science, Stanford University

Thomas Light

Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.S. in economics, Cornell University; B.S. in economics and accounting, University of Oregon

Bonny Lin

Associate Political Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, Yale University; M.A. in Asian studies, University of Michigan; B.A. in government, Harvard College

Aviva Litovitz

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; Ph.D. in chemistry, Cornell University; B.ArtsSc. in arts and science and chemistry, McMaster University

Kathleen Loa

Assistant Policy Analyst
B.A. in chemistry, Oberlin College; M.P.P., University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy

Zhimin Mao

Assistant Policy Analyst
M.S. in public policy and management, Carnegie Mellon University; B.S. in business and technology management, Clarkson University

Geoffrey McGovern

Associate Social Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, Binghamton University; J.D., Harvard University; M.A. in political science, Binghamton University; B.A. in political science, Wittenberg University

Lisa Miyashiro

Research Programmer & Analyst; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.S. in public policy/admin/analysis, Carnegie Mellon University; B.A. in interdisciplinary field studie, UC Berkeley

Joy S. Moini

Senior Project Associate
M.P.P. in public policy, Georgetown University; B.A. in urban studies, Loyola Marymount University

Edmundo Molina-Perez

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.S. in systems engineering and policy analysis, Delft University of Technology; B.S. in civil engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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