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ROBERTO SCHAEFFER
Roberto Schaeffer is Chair of the Energy Planning Program and Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. He holds a Ph.D. in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania in the United States, a Masters degree in Energy Planning from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Parana, Brazil.
His main interests are in energy efficiency, industrial ecology and global warming issues. Recently, he has concentrated on the energy and carbon embodied in international trade, and has contributed on many occasions to ICCP reports and assessments. Dr. Schaeffer is also Associate Editor of Energy-The International Journal.
JEFFREY LOGAN
Jeffrey Logan is a Research Scientist in the Advanced International Studies Unit of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington, D.C. His work focuses primarily on the environmental and economic impacts of energy system decisions, with a heavy geographic focus on China.
He has published extensively on China's electric power sector, natural gas industry, energy conservation efforts, and renewable energy potential. He led a 1998 study entitled "China's Electric Power Options: An Analysis of Economic and Environmental Costs, " which received wide attention. He has also advocated greater natural gas use in China as a substitute for coal and published related articles in the Oil and Gas Journal and the China Business Review.
Mr. Logan began his career at General Electric modeling satellite orbits. He later joined the Peace Corps and taught applied science in rural Nepal. A growing interest in the rapid development of Asian economies and their associated environmental and social dislocations then took him to China where he worked with the United Nations. He has five years of field experience in Asia and speaks Chinese and Nepali.
Logan has a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. He also holds a joint Masters degree in Environmental Science and Public Administration from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. He has also worked at the East-West Center in Hawaii researching the dynamics of Chinese energy and economic activity.
ALEXANDRE SZKLO
Alexandre Szklo is a Ph.D. candidate and a research assistant at the Energy Planning Program of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mr. Szklo holds a Masters degree in energy planning and a degree in chemical engineering from the same university. His other recent work includes participation in a comprehensive analysis of the impacts on Brazilian refineries of liberalizing oil product imports. He also participated in greenhouse gas emissions inventory for the Brazilian National Communication. He has also done economic and engineering analysis of the potential for combined heat and power in Brazil as well as coordinating a project aimed to building an integrated model for energy planning in Brazil.
WILLIAM CHANDLER
William Chandler is currently Senior Staff Scientist and Director of Advanced International Studies at Battelle Memorial Institute's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the international energy panel of the U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Mr. Chandler has authored or co-authored ten books, and has often published in both technical and popular journals, including Climatic Change and Scientific American. He occasionally appears on national radio and television, most recently in a Peter Jennings ABC special on climate change.
His international work has included institution building, policy development, and project finance. He led the creation of independent, not-for profit energy efficiency centers in six nations, including Russia and China. Chandler received the 1992 Champion of Energy-Efficiency Award from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy for his work. He has also led case studies of energy and climate in most of the transition economies and is lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, currently focusing on technology transfer.
Mr. Chandler manages the U.S.-Ukrainian collaborative program on energy-efficiency investment under the Gore-Kuchma Commission and is a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. He holds a B.S. from the University of Tennessee, and an MPA from Harvard University.
JOÃO CARLOS de SOUZA MARQUES
João Carlos de Souza Marques is a Masters candidate and a research assistant at the Energy Planning Program of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mr. Marques holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. His main interests are in energy efficiency and the diffusion of new energy technologies.