GCRI Welcomes Professional Assistant Steven Umbrello

We’re pleased to announce our newest affiliate, Professional Assistant Steven Umbrello. Steven has been helping GCRI with a variety of projects for some time now and we’re delighted to recognize him for his contributions. Here’s his bio from the GCRI People page.

Steven is a B.A. student in philosophy of science at University of Toronto Mississauga. Steven is also Owner & Executive Editor of the Leather Library Blog, a website dedicated academic philosophy, psychology and literature. As a Professional Assistant, Steven contributes to GCRI’s overall research …

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GCRI Welcomes Research Associate Caroline Zaw-Mon

We’re pleased to announce our newest affiliate, Research Associate Caroline Zaw-Mon. Here’s his bio from the GCRI People page.

Caroline is a Risk Project Manager at the University of Denver. Caroline holds an M.A. in International Studies from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver (2009), an International M.B.A. from Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver (2009), and a B.S. in History (2001) from Vanderbilt University. As a Research Associate, Caroline contributes to GCRI research on nuclear war …

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GCRI Welcomes Research Associate Dave Denkenberger

We’re pleased to announce our newest affiliate, Research Associate Dave Denkenberger. Here’s his bio from the GCRI People page.

Dave is an energy efficiency engineer at Ecova and GCR researcher. Dave holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of Colorado at Boulder (2010), an M.S.E. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University (2005), and a B.S. in Engineering Science from Pennsylvania State University (2002). As a Research Associate, Dave contributes to GCRI research on integrated assessment and response options.

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Grant Wilson Promoted To Deputy Director

I am delighted to announce that Grant Wilson has been promoted to Deputy Director of GCRI. He was previously a Professional Associate. The promotion acknowledges the growing leadership role that Grant has come to play for GCRI. Grant is now right there with Tony Barrett and myself in helping build the organization. His legal background and nonprofit experience have been especially valuable. He is also contributing to GCRI’s research, in particular his law article Minimizing global catastrophic and existential risks from emerging technologies through international …

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GCRI Welcomes Research Assistant Kaitlin Butler

We’re pleased to announce our newest affiliate, Research Assistant Kaitlin Butler. Here’s her bio from the GCRI People page.

Kaitlin is a Research Assistant for the Consortium for Climate Risks in the Urban Northeast, a NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments project. Kaitlin holds an M.A. in Climate and Society from Columbia University (2011) and a B.A. in Sociology from Vassar College (2007). As a GCRI Research Assistant, Kaitlin contributes to GCRI research on environmental change, law & policy, and psychology & communications.

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GCRI Welcomes Research Associate Tuncay Alparslan

We’re pleased to announce our newest affiliate, Research Associate Tuncay Alparslan. Here’s his bio from the GCRI People page.

Tuncay is an Assistant Professor in Mathematics and Statistics at American University. Tuncay holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Cornell University (2006), an M.S. in Operations Research from Cornell University (2005), and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey (2001). As a Research Associate, Tuncay contributes to GCRI research on uncertainty and integrated assessment.

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