Meet Our Authors

Akash Singh
Western States Policy Advocate

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

Archie Creech
Outreach Coordinator

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

Brady Watson
Senior Campaign Coordinator

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Senior Vehicles Engineer

Chanese A. Forté
Scientist

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

Christopher Williams
Research Director

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

DeShawn L. Blanding
Senior Washington Representative

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

Dylan Spaulding
Senior Scientist

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

Guest Commentary

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

Jeremy Martin
Senior Scientist and Director of Fuels Policy

Jessica Dunn
Scientist

Jennifer Knox
Policy & Research Analyst

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

Julie McNamara
Senior Energy Analyst

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

Kevin Davis
Washington Representative

Kevin X. Shen
Northeast Transportation Policy Analyst/Advocate

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

Lilly Adams
Senior Outreach Coordinator

Lisa Van Theemsche
Washington Representative II

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

Melissa L. Finucane
Vice President of Science & Innovation

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

Melissa Varga
Science Network Senior Manager

Michele Canales
Western States Policy Advocate

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

Pallavi Phartiyal
Vice President of Programs, Policy & Advocacy

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

Precious Tshabalala
Economist

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Robert Rust
China Analyst

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Sandra Sattler
Senior Energy Modeler

UCS Science Network

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Sital Sathia
Energy Justice Research Associate

Stacy Woods
Research Director

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

Steven Higashide
Clean Transportation Program Director

Sulgiye Park
Senior Scientist

Susan Muller
Senior Energy Analyst

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

Tara Drozdenko
Director, Global Security Program

Taylor Pendergrass
Director, Policy & Advocacy

Tosin Fadeyi
Science Network Senior Outreach Coordinator

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience