Energy & Environmental Policy Faculty

John Byrne jbbyrne@udel.edu
Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) and Distinguished Professor of Energy & Climate Policy; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1980. Climate change; political economy; technology, environment and society; sustainable development; energy & environmental justice. For his contributions to Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 1992, he shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
(Bio Sketch) (Curriculum Vitae)

Young-Doo Wang youngdoo@udel.edu
CEEP Associate Director, and Professor; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1980. Energy and environmental policy; economic analysis of alternative energy options; econometric applications.

Russell W. Peterson
Distinguished Policy Fellow. Former President of the Audubon Society, Past Chairman of President's Council on Environmental Quality and Former Governor of the State of Delaware.

Allen Barnett abarnett@udel.edu
Research Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and CEEP Senior Fellow for Solar electric project; Ph.D., Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1966. Solar electric technology; Solar hydrogen; Solar policy.

Paul T. Durbin 18512@udel.edu
Professor, Department of Philosophy, and CEEP Senior Policy Fellow; Ph.D., Aquinas Institute, 1966. Technology and society; philosophy of science; environmental ethics.

Steven Hegedus ssh@udel.edu
Scientist, Institute of Energy Conversion, and CEEP Policy Fellow. Photovoltaic solar energy technology and applications, solar cell design and characterization; impact of federal and local energy policy on solar markets.

William F. Ritter william.ritter@udel.edu
Professor and Department Chair, Bioresources Engineering and CEEP Senior Policy Fellow; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1971. Groundwater pollution; waste management; water quality modeling; surface water contamination; irrigation management.

Yda Schreuder ydas@udel.edu
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and CEEP Senior Policy Fellow; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1982. Global resources, development, and environment; sustainable development; growth management.

Richard T. Sylves sylves@udel.edu
Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations and CEEP Senior Policy Fellow; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1976. Energy and Environmental policy; disaster policy and emergency management; public policy analysis; public administration.

Robert Warren rwarren@udel.edu
Professor, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy and CEEP Senior Policy Fellow; Ph.D., UCLA, 1964. Planning theory, cultural theory, governance, environmental politics, telecommunications.

CEEP Research Staff

Kristen Hughes khughes@udel.edu
Policy Fellow; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2009. Energy and environmental policy; climate change; local, state and federal (U.S.) initiatives; community-based movements.

Lado Kurdgelashvili ladokurd@udel.edu
Policy Fellow; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2008. Energy policy and economics; power sector restructuring; sustainable energy modeling; climate change.

Adjunct Faculty

Cesar Cuello ccuello@intec.edu.do
Professor, Santo Domingo Technological Institute and Universidad de Ciencias Sociales (Dominican Republic), and CEEP Policy Fellow; Ph.D., Delaware, 1997. Sustainable development; philosophy of science, technology, and society; environmental philosophy.

Steven M. Hoffman smhoffman@stthomas.edu
Professor and Director, Environmental Studies Program, University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), and CEEP Policy Fellow; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1986. Technology and society; political economy; energy and environmental policy.

Jong-dall Kim jdkim@kyungpook.ac.kr
Associate Professor and Director, Research Institute for Energy, Environment, and Economy, Kyungpuk National University (Korea), and CEEP Policy Fellow; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1991. Energy and environmental policy analysis; sustainable development; integrated resource planning.

Cecilia Martinez martinezceci@comcast.net
Leadership Fellow, Archibald Bush Foundation (Minnesota), and CEEP Policy Fellow; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1990. Technology, environment and society; political economy; energy and environmental policy.

Ralph M. Nigro, P.E. rnigro@udel.edu
CEEP Policy Fellow, Co-director, Mid-Atlantic Industrial Assessment Center, and CEEP Instructor;Vice President, Applied Energy Group, Inc. Electricity planning and policy; sustainable energy; utility economics; energy auditing and performance analysis.

Subodh Wagle subodh@prayaspune.org
President, Prayas (environmental NGO located in Pune, India) and CEEP Policy Fellow; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1996. Sustainable livelihoods; grassroots environmental movements; technology, environment and society; political economy.

Staff

Rechilda 'Chil' Alba albar@udel.edu
Staff Assistant; BS Secretarial Administration