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Memberships, Appointments and Awards

Richard G. Newell, Gendell Associate Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics, was awarded the 2006 Petry Research Prize for the Economics of Climate Change. Newell and co-recipient, William Pizer of Resources for the Future, were recognized for their paper “Discounting the Distant Future: How Much Do Uncertain Rates Increase Valuation?” published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, July 2003. They are the first recipients of the prize, given by the Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AERE). The award is sponsored by Glen Petry, professor emeritus of finance at Washington State University, to encourage and recognize international research on the economic consequences of greenhouse gases, and carries a $7,500 cash prize.

Research Associate Jeffrey S. Pippen received the Clarence F. Korstian Award for outstanding service to the Duke Forest. The award was presented at the fall Annual Duke Forest Gathering and Symposium celebrating its 75th anniversary.

The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) announced the election of Jonathan B. Wiener, professor of law and of environmental policy, as its next president at the December 2006 annual meeting. Wiener serves as president-elect for 2007. His term as president for 2008 begins with the annual meeting in December of this year. The SRA is the professional society of experts in risk analysis whose focus on health, safety and environmental risks, addresses everything from pollution, traffic safety and disease to hurricanes, dam failures, global climate change and terrorism. SRA membership is about 2000 worldwide.