Emily Ruby Center for Science and Technology Policy Research 1333 Grandview Avenue UCB 488 Boulder, CO 80309-0488 Telephone: 303-735-0451 Fax: 303-735-1576 emily.ruby@colorado.edu

Emily is a Masters student in Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado, specializing in energy science and policy. She is interested in researching the development and application of energy storage (batteries, compressed air, etc.) as a means to allow further penetration of renewables onto the grid. An avid environmental activist since 1998, she has most recently been working with non-profits in the San Francisco Bay Area, researching energy policy and encouraging the adoption of local clean energy. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Science and Toxicology from University of California, Santa Cruz.