Dr. Richard Moss, Chair of the Committee, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Princeton University

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Richard H. Moss is a visiting senior scientist at Columbia University's Earth Institute. Richard’s research focuses on (1) vulnerability and adaptation to global change; (2) uncertainty characterization and communication; and (3) scenarios/scenario planning. In addition to his research, he has held several public service positions including as Director of the US Global Change Research Program (spanning the Clinton and G.W. Bush Administrations), Head of technical support for Working Group II of IPCC, and director of climate/energy at the UN Foundation and World Wildlife Fund. He serves on several advisory boards, currently chairing the National Academy of Science's Board on Environmental Change and Society as well as this independent advisory committee on applied climate assessment. He is a fellow of the American Society for the Advancement of Science and the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in public and international affairs.

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