Graduate Student News

Since its inception in the summer of 2001 the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research has seen quite a few faces pass through its doors.  Our alums are working in a variety of interesting positions at the interface of science and decision making:

Shep Ryen received his Masters in Environmental Studies and has been working for the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science in Washington, D.C. since the summer of 2005.

Anne Ruggles received her law degree after completing an externship at the Center.  She recently accepted a position as Executive Director of the Alaska Bird Observatory and moved to Fairbanks where she watches moose from her front porch every morning.

Edouard Von Herberstein received his Masters in Environmental Studies and is working for Glacier Re in Switzerland.

Jessica Lowrey received her Masters in Environmental Studies and is working with the Western Water Assessment in Boulder.

Erik Fisher received his Ph.D. in Environmental Studies and is working as a postdoc at Arizona State University jointly for the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes (CSPO) and the Center for Nanotechnology and Society (CNS).

Adam Briggle received his Ph.D. in Environmental Studies and is working as a postdoc in the Netherlands at the University of Twente on a project called 'Evaluating the Cultural Quality of New Media.'

Joel Gratz received a Masters in meteorology and policy as well as an MBA and is working at ICAT Managers, a Boulder-based hurricane and earthquake insurance company, in a role that combines both science and business responsibilities.