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Marilyn Brown

Professor of Energy Policy, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, États-Unis

Marilyn Brown

Dr. Brown is a Professor of Energy Policy in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research has focused on the impacts of policies and programs aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of sustainable energy technologies. She has led several energy technology and policy scenario studies and is a national leader in the analysis and interpretation of energy futures in the United States. In this capacity, she has been an expert witness in hearings before Committees of both the U. S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate. In addition to more than 150 publications, her latest edited book (Energy and American Society - Thirteen Myths) was published in March 2007 by Springer. Before her arrival at Georgia Tech in August of 2006, Dr. Brown held various leadership positions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the Engineering Science and Technology Division and the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program. Dr. Brown serves on the boards of directors of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and the Alliance to Save Energy, and she Chairs the board of the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance. She is on the editorial boards of several journals, and is a member of the National Commission on Energy Policy as well as the National Academies Board of Engineering and Environmental Systems. Dr. Brown has a Ph. D. in Geography from the Ohio State University, a Masters Degree in Resource Planning from the University of Massachusetts and is a Certified Energy Manager.