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Faculty Member Name: Matthias Ruth
Title: Roy F. Weston Chair in Natural Economics; Director, Center for Integrative Environmental Research, Division of Research; Director, Environmental Policy Program, School of Public Policy; Co-Director, Masters of Engineering and Public Policy, A. James Clark School of Engineering and School of Public Policy
Department: School of Public Policy
College: School of Public Policy
Personal Web Page: www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/faculty/ruth
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Telephone Number: 301.405.6075
Statement of energy interests and expertise:
Professor Ruth's research focuses on dynamic modeling of natural resource use, industrial and infrastructure systems analysis, and environmental economics and policy. His theoretical work heavily draws on concepts from engineering, economics and ecology, while his applied research utilizes methods of non-linear dynamic modeling as well as adaptive and anticipatory management.
Professor Ruth's recent interdisciplinary research projects include an assessment of impacts of climate change policies on selected industries, their technology choice, resource use and emissions, and an integrated assessment of climate change impacts on urban infrastructure systems and services. The former project is targeted towards an identification of "smart" industrial, energy and climate change policies - policies that promote significant efficiency improvements in industry without jeopardizing economic performance. The latter project cuts across social and engineering sciences, computer modeling, planning and policy making with the goal of generating consensus about mitigation and adaptation strategies to address climate change in an urban context. |
